Partition 75 Years
Return to articleThe Lasting Legacies of Partition for Pakistan’s Pashtuns
August 2022 marked the 75th anniversary of the 1947 Partition of the Indian subcontinent. With the displacement of millions through divisions along religious lines and the creation of new borders and independent nations, Partition has left a legacy that echoes…
Building a Bridge through Time: Partition Through Oral Histories
Away from the unfolding negotiations between departing colonial rulers and leaders of the newly independent states of India and Pakistan, the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 ripped apart the inhabited worlds of millions. Violence and destruction swept large…
The Legacies of Partition
This month marks 75 years since the violent division of the subcontinent into the two newly independent states of India and Pakistan. In one of the largest migrations in human history an estimated 15-20 million were displaced from their homes…
Beyond the Territorial Trap in South Asia: A Pipe Dream or a Road to Peace?
75 years since India and Pakistan’s independence and still there is far more room for soul searching and problem-solving than there is for jubilation. The trauma of Partition—while not discussed much in the public discourse—still haunts national memories. Like a…
Bengal’s Multiple Partitions
The 1947 partition of India and Pakistan has been characterized as a “division of hearts,” as the prioritization of communal tensions over shared cultural bonds gave way to the violent formation of two independent nation-states. Punjab and Bengal – provinces…