August 15, 1947 is the most important day in Indian history. People of India finally got their long awaited independence from the British government on this day. The Punjab province in Northern India was divided into two; the new Muslim country Pakistan was born from the west and the east became part of India. This partition was primarily a result of Hindus and Muslims having major differences in ideals, language, culture, and ethnicity. Although the partition of India had a huge impact on these two countries’ economy and their political system, the majority of the damage was done to the people socially. The families of more than 15 million people were split apart and dislocated. When people were moved to the other country, several riots
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The Partition of India majorly deteriorated the lives of many people in both the countries because of the several violent incidents that followed, and it still has a substantial negative effect on the people of today’s India and Pakistan. The partition socially impacted lives of citizens in a negative way as a result of the horrific incidents that took place during the migration. Most of the riots happened in the northern districts of Punjab. A commonly known name for these riots is “The Rape of Rawalpindi” (Meera). In these series of riots, approximately 200,000 to 2,000,000 people were killed (Meera). The amount of violence that took place during the partition went to a whole new degree when compared to how Hindus and Muslims treated each other under the same rule. People went to the extent of burning others alive, or even axing them to death. Especially in North India, they could not leave their house without experiencing riots, or getting into a life threatening situation (William). Furthermore, once the border was created, the tensions were high among the people who were displaced on either side. There were many Hindu and Muslim gangs that committed awful acts such as …show more content…
During the migration, the families that moved to the other country witnessed violence as never seen before (Nair). Several people were getting abducted, raped and killed by other people with opposing views. Ever since the Partition, India and Pakistan have not been in good terms. They had fought over four wars. In 1971, there was an uprising by the Bengalis of East Pakistan, a provincial state of Pakistan. Being a rival of Pakistan, India went to war with Pakistan to help its neighbor East Pakistan to become a country of their own. The Indian government wanted to do anything possible to get back at the people of Pakistan. Also, in 1999, Pakistani troops crossed into an area in Kashmir that was part of India. India responded by launching air strikes on the Pakistani army (Crispin). During the peak of this conflict, shells and air strikes were launched constantly, on a daily basis. Eventually, Pakistani troops retreated when the United States got involved in the situation, and broke up the conflict (Sanskar). The reason for the tensions between these two countries is primarily because of how Partition fueled the hatred between Indian and Pakistani citizens. The rivalry between these two countries are still evident in our current world. Despite all the efforts that the Indian government has provided to its
The Partition of India majorly deteriorated the lives of many people in both the countries because of the several violent incidents that followed, and it still has a substantial negative effect on the people of today’s India and Pakistan. The partition socially impacted lives of citizens in a negative way as a result of the horrific incidents that took place during the migration. Most of the riots happened in the northern districts of Punjab. A commonly known name for these riots is “The Rape of Rawalpindi” (Meera). In these series of riots, approximately 200,000 to 2,000,000 people were killed (Meera). The amount of violence that took place during the partition went to a whole new degree when compared to how Hindus and Muslims treated each other under the same rule. People went to the extent of burning others alive, or even axing them to death. Especially in North India, they could not leave their house without experiencing riots, or getting into a life threatening situation (William). Furthermore, once the border was created, the tensions were high among the people who were displaced on either side. There were many Hindu and Muslim gangs that committed awful acts such as …show more content…
During the migration, the families that moved to the other country witnessed violence as never seen before (Nair). Several people were getting abducted, raped and killed by other people with opposing views. Ever since the Partition, India and Pakistan have not been in good terms. They had fought over four wars. In 1971, there was an uprising by the Bengalis of East Pakistan, a provincial state of Pakistan. Being a rival of Pakistan, India went to war with Pakistan to help its neighbor East Pakistan to become a country of their own. The Indian government wanted to do anything possible to get back at the people of Pakistan. Also, in 1999, Pakistani troops crossed into an area in Kashmir that was part of India. India responded by launching air strikes on the Pakistani army (Crispin). During the peak of this conflict, shells and air strikes were launched constantly, on a daily basis. Eventually, Pakistani troops retreated when the United States got involved in the situation, and broke up the conflict (Sanskar). The reason for the tensions between these two countries is primarily because of how Partition fueled the hatred between Indian and Pakistani citizens. The rivalry between these two countries are still evident in our current world. Despite all the efforts that the Indian government has provided to its