Millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs were forced to journey hundreds of miles, with many experiencing brutal violence, as the Indian subcontinent was divided into two independent nation states: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.Ĭommunities that had coexisted for a thousand years succumbed to an eruption of sectarian violence. A t midnight on 14/15 August 1947, the largest recorded forced migration began.
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