“Some young people openly admit that ‘my family carries this and so do I’.”
The partition of 1947 created two newly independent nations – India and Pakistan – and caused perhaps the largest movement of people in history, outside of war and famine.
About 12 million people became refugees. Between half a million and a million people have been killed in religious violence.
As the two nations observe 75 years since their formation, BBC reporter Nikita Mandhani spoke to young Indians and Pakistanis about how this history continues to impact them.
India, the world’s largest democracy, is celebrating 75 years of independence from British rule. This is the third story in a BBC special series about the milestone.
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