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Partition, Haimanti Roy
Partition, Haimanti Roy
Haimanti Roy
The Partition of India in 1947 is one of the most significant events in South Asian history. It refers to the political division of the Indian subcontinent that marked the end of British colonial rule in the region. There were three partitions in 1947—of British India and of the provinces of Bengal and Punjab—that created the new nation-states of India and a spatially fragmented West and East Pakistan. While the end of the Second World War, political outcomes of the provincial elections in 1946 and contingency were factors, long-term organizing efforts of communal organizations, both Hindu and Muslim, were also …
Connections Between East Africa And India Over 8,000 Years, Jesse Benjamin
Connections Between East Africa And India Over 8,000 Years, Jesse Benjamin
Jesse Benjamin
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