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Partition of India divided British India into the two separate nations of India and Pakistan on August 14-15, 1947. At that time, few people understood what Partition would entail or what its results would be, and the migration on the enormous scale that followed took the vast majority of contemporaries by surprise. Partition, like wars and other forms of violence affected women differently than it affected men because of the specific roles and responsibilities attached with the gender.

Understanding Partition Through The Eyes Of Women Anoushka Sharma

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Partition of India divided British India into the two separate nations of India and Pakistan on August 14-15, 1947. At that time, few people understood what Partition would entail or what its results would be, and the migration on the enormous scale that followed took the vast majority of contemporaries by surprise. Partition, like wars and other forms of violence affected women differently than it affected men because of the specific roles and responsibilities attached with the gender.

    Understanding Partition Through The Eyes of Women

    Understanding Partition Through The Eyes of Women

    Partition of India divided British India into the two separate nations of India and Pakistan on August 14-15, 1947. At that time, few people understood what Partition would entail or what its results would be, and the migration on the enormous scale that followed took the vast majority of contemporaries by surprise. Partition, like wars and other forms of violence affected women differently than it affected men because of the specific roles and responsibilities attached with the gender.

    • 5 min

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