POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Partition Of India, Yishuv, Putting-Out System
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1 of immigration and asylum: from 1900 to the. Thesis: the result of the partition of british india on indian and pakistani population movements. Partition of british india in august 1947 was one the largest forced movements of persons in contemporary history. On this day the british had given up power to the states of india and pakistan. This resulted in millions of muslims, hindus and sikhs fleeing from religious persecution and violence. Partition was the result of imperial design, internal socioeconomic and class- based factors, and the role of prominent individuals such as mohammed ali jinnah, Debate occurred about the status of those crossing the new indian and. Refugees travelled out of their country of origin in three ways: train, motorized transport, or on foot. Prior to 1947, refugees in india and pakistan were dealt with privately through friends, relatives, or charitable organizations. After 1947, once refugees numbers increased massively the governments of both countries got involve.
