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Partition: How it affected me | BBC NEWS MAGAZINE Seventy years ago, in August 1947, British colonial rule in India came to an end. The country was suddenly divided into two independent states - Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan - leading to at least 10 million people leaving their homes. What followed was an unprecedented outbreak of religiously motivated and horrifying violence. Seven decades on, 12 people who now live in the UK reflect on their partition experiences - many speaking for the first time. "Even now I have bad dreams" - read their stories   The Documentary Podcast: Children of Partition

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