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Road to Partition

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Partition was the largest mass migration in modern history, leaving a trail of chaos and violence. It tore British-ruled India in two, forming an independent India and Pakistan. Esma came to us with an idea for an episode about partition. She co-hosts NPR's Politics Podcast and is one of NPR's White House correspondents.

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