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16. Partition

Empire

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Isn't That Interesting?

Around the time of partition, it's thought that between 10 to 12 million people were on the move in opposite direction. And if they passed each other, and just remember that these are people who've been forced to give up everything. So zameen is something that has an enormous resonance with Indian people. It means they're land. Kavita, you've got an amazing story that you garnered of somebody who took a jar full of Earth from his home when he had to leave. She kissed it every day afterwards.

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