Every Indian is more or less aware of the partition of India, in 1947, for the good or the worse. For some even after multiple generations, it is a wound, that is far from healing, for there is next to no effort has been made to provide any restitution or even any kind of solace. On the contrary copious policies have been made that made the trauma ever-fresh in the memory. And the socio-political situation in India still made the real victims, that is the majority to carry the burden of that trauma.
In this video, we will find an intriguing discussion on the book “1947-1957 India: The Birth of a Republic”.
The intricacies of the partition and the nature of independence in 1947 are deliberately being shunned by historians. Did Congress ever make any effort to stop the partition? What does dominion status really mean? What was the nature of the so-called independence in 1947? And why 1947, or even 15th August for that matter? What was the role of Congress in the transfer of population after partition? We will learn about these crucial matters in this session.

About The Speakers:
Chandrachur Ghose: He is an Independent researcher and writer on economics, environment, history, and politics. Author of books that unveil modern India’s biggest political mysteries.
Anand Ranganathan: He is a scientist, an author, and a famous face on television debates on Politics, Media, and Science. His columns have appeared in Swarajya, DNA, etc.