The Union of India is today the Republic of India and the Dominion of Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The partition involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and the Punjab, based on district-wise Hindu or Muslim majorities.

Jan 14, 2025 · Partition of India, division of British India into the independent countries of India and Pakistan according to the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament on July 18, 1947.

The 1947 Partition of the Indian subcontinent into the independent nations of Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan was accompanied by one of the largest mass migrations in human history and violence on a scale that had seldom been seen before.

Aug 14, 2022 · When Britain granted India independence, 75 years ago, the territory it had ruled over was divided, or partitioned, into India and the new state of Pakistan (with East Pakistan later...

In August 1947, when independence was granted to the former imperial domain of British India, it was partitioned into two countries – India and Pakistan.

Mar 3, 2011 · What issues were left unresolved at the time of India's partition in 1947, and how have they continued to plague both India and Pakistan since independence? India and Pakistan won...

The partition created the independent nations of Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India, separating the provinces of Bengal and Punjab along religious lines, despite the fact that ...

Aug 2, 2022 · Sehgal was one of millions of Indians and Pakistanis whose lives were disrupted—or ended—during what is now known as Partition. On its surface, the August 1947 creation of two self-governing...

The partition of India took place in 1947 and marked the end of British colonial rule. It saw the country divided into two independent countries; India and Pakistan. The new border ran through villages and towns, through families and religious sites.

Jul 26, 2024 · The Partition of India in 1947 created Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. The partition significantly affected India’s secular character, with immediate communal violence and long-term impacts on the nation’s identity and inter-community relations.