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The 1947 partition: the untold stories

  1947 partition was the world's largest mass human displacement. 1947 partition was the end of British rule in South Asia but also it marked the birth of India and Pakistan. the biggest movement of people In history, outside war and famine. It was the time when two nearly independent states were created India and Pakistan many lives were lost, and chaos unfolded during the transfer of power and the division of states along religious lines. millions of people have to flee at a moment's notice. It was estimated around 15,000,000 people alone in 1947 became homeless, making it the world's largest human displacement in history. millions of lives were lost, people were terrified, and many people witnessed their loved ones getting shot in front of their eyes.  Tens of thousands of women were abducted. 1947 partition Archives There are thousands of oral interviews were recorded in the archives of the 1947 partition. A US-based history project. their main aim is to preserve the l