Hajari, Nisid Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition

Abstract

Describes how a cycle of rioting and violence leading up to the partition of India and birth of Pakistan resulted in brutal and widespread ethnic cleansing on both sides of the border, creating a divide between India and Pakistan that persists decades later. Prologue: a train to Pakistan -- Fury -- Jinnah and Jawaharlal -- Madhouse -- "Pakistan murdabad!" -- Indian summer -- Off the rails -- "Stop this madness" -- Ad hoc jihad -- Himalayan quagmire -- The last battle.