Memories of August 15, 1947, First Independence Day of India: Bal K. Gupta

unnamed (1)Memories of August 15, 1947, First Independence Day of India

Bal K. Gupta

On August 15, 1947, British rulers partitioned India into two separate countries: India and Pakistan. (In 1971, East Pakistan became an independent country, Bangladesh) These partitions were based on religion, with the intent of India existing as a Hindu majority country and Pakistan as a Muslim majority country. However, one Muslim majority state, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), bordered both India and Pakistan. Jammu and Kashmir’s Hindu ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, wanted the state to remain independent, rather than join either India or Pakistan, though J&K had a Muslim majority.





(Ref: Forgotten Atrocities: Memoirs of A Survivor of the 1947 Partition of India)

Source: World Hindu News (WHN)