by Mohammed Barber “We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings” Mohammed Ali Jinnah, 1947 The Second World War was a game changer for India, and though Independence became tantalisingly close in 1945, partition was a more
6. The Road to Independence and Partition Part 1: World War II
Britain did not fight the Second World War, the British Empire did by Mohammed Barber Yasmin Khan As global conflict engulfed the world once again, Britain’s political will to hold onto India was as strong as ever. Despite the efforts
Even the Crows: A Divided Gujarat
A documentary looking at the atrocities of the 2002 Gujarat riots and its after effect in modern day Gujarat has been released with its first screening taking place in the Khalili Lecture Theatre at the University of London. A screening