PA Images/Reuters Updated at 0512 GMT (1312 HKT) 15 August 2022 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, with independence activists during the Dandi March — a non-violent act of civil disobedience on April 6, 1930. Gandhi would become widely known as the man credited with securing India’s independence . PA Images/Reuters In August 1947, the Indian subcontinent gained independence from the British and two nations were born. But the borders of the new countries — Hindu-majority and Muslim-majority Pakistan — were drawn hastily, sparking one of the largest mass migrations in history and sparking some of the worst sectarian violence the subcontinent has ever seen. The legacy of this violent separation has reverberated ever since, including several wars the two countries have fought against each other. Seventy-five years later, the birth of the two nations remains one of the most fascinating stories of the 20th century. We look back at the creation of India and Pakistan, and the remarkable moments they have seen, from the freedom fighters to their leaders and the many ordinary people whose lives have been shaped by their partition.
