The Partition of India – Part 4: Unholy Rush

Conflicted: A History Podcast

Zach Cornwell

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As Partition finally becomes reality in August 1947, the new boundary sparks a mass migration in the Punjab and Bengal. Atrocity and ethnic cleansing soon follow. The Sikhs, a long-ignored but well-armed religious minority, mobilize to stake their claim. Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru plunge into the fray, desperate to assuage a refugee crisis in the city of Delhi. Sources: Akbar, M.J. Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. 2011. Tharoor, Shashi. Nehru: The Invention of India. 2003. Tharoor, Shashi. Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India. 2017. Khan, Yasmin. The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan. 2007. Guha, Ramachandra. Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World. 2018. Sarila, Narendra Singh. The Shadow of the Great Game. 2005. Charles Rivers Editors. The Punjab. 2018. Charles Rivers Editors. British India. 2017. Puri, Kavita. Partition Voices: Untold British Stories. 2019. Malhotra, Aanchal. Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects From A Continent Divided. 2017. Von Tunzelmann, Alex. Indian Summer. 2007. Zakaria, Anam. The Footprints of Partition. 2015. Ahmed Akbar. Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity. 1997. Urvashi, Butalia. The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India. 1998. White-Spunner, Barney. Partition. 2017. Lawrence, James. Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India. 1997. Hamdani, Yasser Latif. Jinnah: A Life. 2020. Fischer, Louis. Gandhi. 1950. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey Harry.
0:00.7	Hello mate.
0:01.5	Got any tips for the football?
0:02.8	Your best bet is to head over to Bet Victor.
0:04.9	They're giving new customers a terrific welcome offer. If you bet a minimum of £10, they'll give you £30 in three bets. Oh, that's a steel of a deal. It's a good darn deal that'll make your squirrel for real. Neil? My name's not Neil. I know, bet it rhymed. Listen to Harry and make your best bet on the football at Betvictor.
0:03.8	18 plus opt in best bet on the football at BetVictor.
0:23.3	18 plus opt in and bet on any football marketing at odds of evens or greater no, cash out seven-day expiry terms and conditions apply.
0:29.0	Gamblerware.org.
0:29.8	There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway, the setting on your razor, and whether the party actually
0:39.3	is fancy dress. The other thing you should check is your Experian credit report, especially if you're
0:45.7	looking to borrow money. It lets you understand what lenders see so you can increase your chances
0:50.9	of getting the best deals. It's dead easy to check it and completely free.
0:56.7	See it in seconds. Download the Experian app today. Hello and welcome to Conflicted, the history
1:03.0	podcast where we talk about the struggles that shaped us, the tough questions that they pose,
1:07.7	and why we should care about any of it. Conflicted is a member of the Evergreen Podcast Network.
1:13.5	And as always, I'm your host, Zach Cornwell.
1:16.2	You are listening to Part 4 of a multi-part series on the Partition of India.
1:21.9	As you may have guessed by now, this is a long series.
1:24.8	In fact, it'll probably end up being the longest one I've ever done.
1:28.2	Up until now, that distinction belonged to our four-part exploration of the Soviet-Afghan
1:33.1	war. But this partition series will have one, maybe two more installments. The end is certainly near,
1:39.6	but there's a lot more story left to tell. After all, this is just one of those topics that if
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Zach Cornwell, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Zach Cornwell and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.