Trying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later

75 years ago this week, British colonial rule ended in India. Two new nations emerged - Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India.

But that freedom was followed by chaos and bloodshed. Partition triggered a mass migration across a shared border, as millions of Muslims fled to Pakistan and millions of Hindus and Sikhs fled to India.

Violent attacks happened on both sides of the border. An estimated one million people were killed.

Pakistan and India still grapple with the repercussions of Partition and the effects are still felt today.

NPR's Lauren Frayer tells us about an effort to heal some of those old wounds by reconnecting elderly survivors of Partition with the homes and villages they haven't seen in decades.

Additional reporting in this episode from NPR's Diaa Hadid.

You can read more about Diaa and Lauren's reporting on this story here.

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