Just finished reading 'India Wins Freedom' by Abul Kalam Azad. Totally convinced, that the partition of the Indian sub-continent was wrong. It was very painful to see how a few terribly minor incidents went on to turn the tables in favor of Muslim League , and in favor of partition resulting in thousands of deaths, large-scale suffering and the starting point of a potentially never-ending state of animosity between two neighboring nations. The entire sub-continent has been left behind in terms of development. A free united India with provincial autonomy to the extent desired by the respective states as suggested by Cabinet Mission would have been put India on path of a highly progressive and modern nation. Hope we learn from the history and understand the background of our current status and act as appropriate so that the wrongs of the past is corrected to the extent possible. Divisive politics had hurt India then and it will hurt India now. Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it, fits very well here.
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