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There was one partition of the land in 1947. Harsh Mander believes that another partition is underway in our hearts and minds. How much of this culpability lies with ordinary people? What are the responsibilities of a secular government, of a civil society, and of a progressive majority? In...

Can a song trigger a murder? Can a poem spark a riot? Can a book divide a people? Away from the gaze of mainstream urban media, across India's dusty, sleepy towns, a brand of popular culture is quietly seizing the imagination of millions, on the internet and off it. From catchy songs with...

'Partition Stories' is a podcast series of those Australian Pakistanis who have witnessed partition of the subcontinent. We are releasing this series on the 75th anniversary of the Indo-Pak partition. - تقسیم کی کہانیاں ان آسٹریلین پاکستانیوں کی کہانی ہے جنہوں نے پاکستان کے قیام اور برصغیر کی تقسیم کو دیکھا ہے۔ اس واقعے کے 75 برس پورے ہونے پر یہ سیزیز نشر کی جا رہی ہے۔

Gandhi’s alienation of British India's Muslim elite means that he is at least partially responsible for the 1947 partition.