Some historians argue that partition would have been unnecessary had Britain granted self-rule earlier to India, where Hindus and Muslims had lived side by side for centuries. But the idea of a ...

The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75 years later, memories of Partition still haunt survivors.

Born four decades after the 1947 Partition of India into what eventually became three nations, Bangladeshi photographer Sarker Protick, 36, has been documenting the fragments of "united" British ...

The Partition of India and Pakistan provoked the greatest forced migration in human history. A group of Austin Desis share how it shapes their lives.

The partition of India in 1947 ranks with the Holocaust as one of the most tragic events of the 20th century. But while the Holocaust has been documented exhaustively, coverage of the 1947 ...

A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 14, 2022, Section A, Page 10 of the New York edition with the headline: Survivors of India’s 1947 Partition Turn to a YouTube Channel to Get ...

Ali Hasan Baqai and Abid Hasan Baqai, brothers split for 75 years by the partition of India and Pakistan, talk with their families on a video call, words and tears binding them but with no hope of ...