• Reading Level 5
History | Geography | Citizenship

Partition: 70 years of blood, faith and rivalry

Tomorrow it will be 70 years since India gained independence from Britain, and was split into two nations: Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India. What is the legacy of partition?

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