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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2019 · 5 MIN

When Was India First Partitioned? No, Not in 1947

from News and Views · host The Quint

India was not partitioned for the first time in 1947, but almost 40 years before that, in 1905. Kolkata, then known as Calcutta, was the jewel in the crown of the British Raj and Bengal was the biggest province. But who knew that this glory was about to fade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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