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Witness History: India's Partition - Part One

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India's Partition - Part One

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BBC World Service - Witness History, India's Partition - Part One

Saleem was five when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan in 1947

This is the first of two programmes remembering the partition of India in 1947.
Saleem was only five-years-old when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan.

The partition of India led to millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fleeing their homes amid horrific violence. This is the first of two programmes remembering that time.

Listen to the story of Saleem, who was only five-years-old when his family tried to escape to the new Muslim country of Pakistan.
This programme was first broadcast in 2010.

Photo: Wrecked buildings after communal riots in Amritsar, Punjab, during the Partition of British India, March 1947
Credit: Keystone Features / Stringer

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