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500,000–800,000 brutally massacred; Ten million people forced to flee their homes; 90,000 women abducted by men of the ‘other’ religion A riveting account of the partition of the Punjab in 1947, this book is a holistic study of the first major case of ethnic cleansing after the Second World War. Besides shedding new light on the events through secret British reports, it contains poignant accounts by eyewitnesses, survivors and even participators in the carnage, from both sides of the border. With interviewees from both sides of the the book aims to give a balanced account of Partition, and show how religious differences are no bar to peaceful coexistence, unless highlighted by divisive forces. It will be of immense interest to anyone even remotely curious about the happenings of the most traumatic event in recent Indian history. Heartrending eyewitness accounts bring alive the tragedy of Partition; Also contains interviews of some who masterminded or participated in the Partition massacres; Sheds new light on the reasons for Partition; Contains excerpts from secret British fortnightly reports.