From partition to integration: the South Asian journey
A train chugging along slowly, filled to the rafters with people forced to leave their homes - their whole lives - separated from their families. Their direction of travel was based on their faith, Hindus and Sikhs came together travelling east while Muslims migrated west. The partition of India in 1947 was the largest mass migration event in history with millions of people displaced from their homes, widespread riots and thousands of deaths. Those who once lived together as neighbours became divided by their religion. The consequence of the dissolution of the British Raj was like a dagger
