The Partition of India on August 15, 1947 created the separation of Bengal into West and East, the latter becoming East Pakistan
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Video: Brinda Bose on Partition in the East | The Wire
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Pakistan: Hiding From The Taliban in Plain Sight - Maria Toorpakai at Oslo Freedom Forum Recounts
8 August 2017Maria Toorpakai who overcame cultural restrictions to become an international squash player recounts
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India: Mughals Nearly Removed from Maharashtra State Textbooks
8 August 2017History textbooks for Std VII and IX revised, Akbar’s reign reduced to three lines as focus is on Shivaji’s Maratha Empire
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Protests in various parts of India against the brutal arrest of Medha Patkar and others on fast since 27th July - Press release from NBA
8 August 2017Today people across the country protested against the high handed action of MP Police of the Dhar and Badwani administration which used excessive force leaving 48 people injured, some of them were admitted to ICU in Badwani.
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India: Rewriting history - Akbar lost to Maharana Pratap; Mahatma, Nehru missing from texts
8 August 2017BJP-ruled states are allegedly re-writing history to give it a right-wing slant. Hindu rulers are shown as victors in battles, Mahatma assassination finds no mention and RSS ideologue, Veer Savarkar, is written about in detail
