Nearly 70 years ago, British India was partitioned along mostly religious lines - Muslims in the newly-created East and West Pakistan; Hindus, Sikhs and others in what remained of India. But, of course, it was never that simple. Here, Professor Ali Asani talks about the distinctiveness of South Asian Islam and the way in which political narratives emerged in the period leading up to Partition.

Nearly 70 years ago, British India was partitioned along mostly religious lines - Muslims in the newly-created East and West Pakistan; Hindus, Sikhs and others in what remained of India. But, of course, it was never that simple. Here, Professor Ali Asani talks about the distinctiveness of South Asian Islam and the way in which political narratives emerged in the period leading up to Partition.

Tens of thousands of women were abducted, raped and killed during Partition. Catherine Warner, who is a College Fellow in the Department of South Asian Studies and the Department of History at Harvard, talks about what happened to many of them during - and long after - the intense violence they experienced.

Tens of thousands of women were abducted, raped and killed during Partition. Catherine Warner, who is a College Fellow in the Department of South Asian Studies and the Department of History at Harvard, talks about what happened to many of them during - and long after - the intense violence they experienced.

Jennifer Leaning is the François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. In this extract, Professor Leaning talks about the violence that erupted during the traumatic migration caused by Partition.

Jennifer Leaning is the François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. In this extract, Professor Leaning talks about the violence that erupted during the traumatic migration caused by Partition.

Sunil Amrith is the Mehra family professor of South Asian Studies at Harvard.

Sunil Amrith is the Mehra family professor of South Asian Studies at Harvard.