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Both India and Pakistan celebrate the joyful occasion of independence with national pride, but it is tinged with the bittersweet ache of partition.

While the Partition of 1947 is a chapter that historians are constantly bringing up, one question rarely explored is what does the Partition mean for the Millennials and Gen Zs? How much do our younger generations know of the significance of the Great Divide?

Ms Marvel is one example of how South Asian creatives are bringing Indian partition to popular culture. Here are others.

A special project to recall the critical events of 100 years ago, and reflect on the place of the Border in Irish politics and culture

8 hours ago by Steve Inskeep (NPR) Play Audio Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. In August 1947, British colonizers split the Indian subcontinent into the Muslim-majority nation of Pakistan and the Hindu-majority nation of India, leading to the largest migration in human history. As a result, millions of people experienced violence and loss, ...

Embed Hub City Press In August 1947, British colonizers split the Indian subcontinent into the Muslim-majority nation of Pakistan and the Hindu-majority nation of India, leading to the largest migration in human history. As a result, millions of people experienced violence and loss, death, sexual assault, an uprooting of ancestral homes — but many of those stories were lost over the years. In her debut novel, The Parted Earth, journalist and activist Anjali Enjeti follows her charact...

Listen • 7:13 In August 1947, British colonizers split the Indian subcontinent into the Muslim-majority nation of Pakistan and the Hindu-majority nation of India, leading to the largest migration in human history. As a result, millions of people experienced violence and loss, death, sexual assault, an uprooting of ancestral homes — but many of those stories were lost over the years. In her debut novel, The Parted Earth, journalist and activist Anjali Enjeti follows her ...