Purewal, Navtej and Newbigin, Eleanor (2022) Five myths about the partition of British India – and what really happened.
Type of Research: | Other |
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Creators: | Purewal, Navtej and Newbigin, Eleanor |
Description: | This August marks 75 years since the partition of the Indian subcontinent. British withdrawal from the region prompted the creation of two new states, India and Pakistan. The process of transferring power grossly simplified diverse societies to make it seem like dividing social groups and drawing new borders was logical and even possible. This decision unleashed one of the biggest human migrations of the 20th century when more than ten million people fled across borders seeking safe refuge. Anniversaries can be a critical moment to pause and reflect on the passage of time, and reexamine history. Partition is widely seen as the outcome of seemingly irreconcilable differences and inherent religious tension in south Asia. Three-quarters of a century later it’s time to reassess some of the established historical accounts. Myths have been established around this history based on false assumptions. Here we examine five of them: |
Official Website: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/38798/ |
Your affiliations with UAL: | Research Centres/Networks > Decolonising Arts Institute |
Date: | August 2022 |
Related Websites: | https://theconversation.com/five-myths-about-the-partition-of-british-india-and-what-really-happened-187131 |
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Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2025 15:53 |
Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2025 15:53 |
Item ID: | 24510 |
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/24510 |
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