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Who actually started the riots of 1947, India or Pakistan?

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OK, let's go this way. There was no role of India or Pakistan at that time as each of them neither had diplomats nor politicians. It was a result of the deep crack of relations between Hindu and Muslim. read more

Hindu Muslim riots were common in many parts of India during British and pre-British period .During the Hindu-Muslim riot of 1809, a Muslim mob killed a cow (sacred to Hindus) on the spot of Gyan Vapi well near Kashi Viswanath , and spread its blood into the sacred water of the well. read more

The Partition of India was the division of British India in 1947 which accompanied the creation of two independent dominions, India and Pakistan. The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan is today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. read more

*August 18, 1997. Bridging a great divide. India Today in *[1st photo] Rosen, A. (2012, August 15). The Birth and Partition of a Nation: India's Independence Told in Photos. Retrieved May 5, 2015. *[2nd photo] from Your Memories of 1947, BBC. [3rd and 4th photo] Bourke-White, M. (2015, April 5). 11 Devastating Pictures from the 1947 Partition. read more

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