Partition of India 1947 - COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY

Our series on the history of the Cold War period continues with a documentary on the partition of India in 1947 and the subsequent creation of the Republic of India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Consider supporting us on Patreon: Sources: Dhulipala, Venkat. (2015) Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India. Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara (2004), From Plassey to partition: a history of modern India, Delhi: Orient Blackswan. Brown, Judith M. (1994) Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy. Markovits, Claude (2004), A History of Modern India, 1480–1950.