Partition
British India was divided into two new countries - India and Pakistan - in August 1947
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
August 20, 20148m 56s
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Show Notes
British India was divided into two new independent countries - India and Pakistan - in August 1947. But millions of people found themselves on the wrong side of the new borders. Witness speaks to the veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar about Partition.
Picture: Kuldip Nayar (right) during a vigil at the border between India and Pakistan on 14 August, 2011. NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images