When Britain had to let go of its territories that comprise today's India and Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah vehemently wanted to become Prime Minister of undivided India, and would accept nothing less. That idea was not acceptable to a significant number of leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru etc. So, Mahatma Gandhi supported the idea of breaking up India, to enable the peoples of both communities to start living their life under independence from the british.
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partition of india
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Pakistan and India got independence from the British on 14 August 1946 and 15 August 1947 respectively. Browse the link given below you will know when, why and how Partition of Indian and Pakistan happened.
the answer is that India was from there being ruled over by the British
NO, PARTITION OF iNDIA IS VERY VERY USELESS
The British Raj, which became India and Pakistan after the partition, then Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India after eastern Pakistan spit from the west.
The dividing of India into two nations is referred to as 'Partition.'
The partition of British India took place on August 15, 1947. This event led to the creation of two independent dominions, India and Pakistan, as a result of the end of British colonial rule. The partition was marked by significant communal violence and mass migrations, as millions of people were displaced along religious lines.
World Guide to the Partition of IndiaDiscovery of India - nehruIndia - khushwant singh
The partition of India in 1947 resulted in the creation of two separate nations, India and Pakistan. This led to widespread violence and displacement of millions of people along religious lines, particularly in the border regions of Punjab and Bengal. The partition also established the principle of dividing countries along ethnic or religious lines, which has had lasting implications for the region.
The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire that led to the creation, on 14 August 1947 and 15 August 1947, respectively, of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan (it later split into the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh) and the Union of India (later Republic of India).
who was responsible for marking the boundaries of india and pakistan before partition
No it was not
a Muslim in India
In 1947, the British divided-up the Indian Empire into two nations. Pakistan, which was meant to be a homeland for Muslims living in the Indian Empire and the Union of India which was meant to be a homeland for Hindu's living in the Empire. This was called the partition of India.