75 years ago partition separated India and Pakistan

In this September 1947 photo, hundreds of Muslim refugees crowd on top a train leaving New Delhi for Pakistan

In this September 1947 photo, hundreds of Muslim refugees crowd on top a train leaving New Delhi for Pakistan Source: AAP / AP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series

Get the SBS Audio app

Other ways to listen

India has marked 75 years since independence from British colonial rule. It follows celebrations in Pakistan over the weekend. The move, led by Britain, triggered bloodshed and violence on both sides, as well as one of the biggest migrations in human history.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Good Friday procession at Mar Gorgis Chaldean Church in Alqosh, Iraq - 18 Apr 2025
Nigethan Sithirasegaram has waited 16 years to be reunited with his wife. (SBS-Scott Cardwell).jpg
Biserka Vucenik teaching pensioners how to make black eggs (AP).jpg
Why do insurance premiums always go up, not down (Getty).jpg

Recommended for you

A stylised illustration of a person wearing a black top and patterned pants, seated on the floor with the soles of her feet pressed together and her hands resting on them. Behind her, a heart-shaped lock and key are featured.
The moon rising over Bondi Beach in Sydney.
A man wearing a t-shirt and jeans pushes a trolley in a supermarket
A stylised image featuring a man's portrait overlaid against a backdrop of people standing amidst rubble.
The sun against an orange sky.
A very close-up shot of a woman and a 7-year-old boy both smiling and wearing green and white headbands
A composite image showing photo of Peter Dutton, the Australian flag, passport and a toy kangaroo
Image showing a postal vote application form, envelope and mail boxes