Mapping The 1947 Partitioning Of India

In 1947 the British Indian Empire was partitioned into the Dominion of Islamic Republic of Pakistan (which afterwards dissever into Islamic Republic of Pakistan together with Bangladesh) together with the Union of Bharat (later the Republic of India). One consequence of the sectionalization was that xiv 1000000 Hindus, Sikhs together with Muslims were forced or decided to larn out their ancestral homes together with movement their families to other countries. It was belike the largest majority migration trial inwards human history.

The 1947 Partition Archive is documenting together with sharing center witness accounts of individuals affected past times the Partition of British Bharat inwards 1947. These private stories of post-partition migration tin strength out last viewed on an interactive map. The map allows y'all to access oral histories of pre-Partition life, post-Partition migration together with the ensuing life changes brought close past times this migration.

If y'all pick out an private marking on the 1947 Partition Archive Map y'all tin strength out click through to read the private accounts of living through the partition. The markers on the maps, indicating the private mapped histories, tin strength out last filtered past times where the individuals migrated from or where they migrated to.