5 books and films that tell the story of the trauma of the Partition of India and its aftermath
- Written by Madhur Anand, Professor & Director, Global Ecological Change & Sustainability Laboratory, University of Guelph
Muslim refugees sit on the roof of an overcrowded coach railway train near New Delhi, trying to leave India after the 1947 Partition.AP PhotoEditor’s note: At midnight on Aug. 14, 1947, India achieved independence from British colonial rule and Pakistan was created as a separate homeland for Muslims. More than 200 years of British rule had...
