1947 A Memoir of Indian Independence

India won its Independence from the British on August 14, 1947. Within a few months, an ancient and stable multicultural society lay in tatters, with close to two million innocent people dead, either murdered or dead of disease and starvation. Nobody has ever been charged for this mind-numbing calamity.

I was ten years old then. This is the story of events as I witnessed, leading to and following the Independence.

I am deeply grateful to my brother Rafiq who is the only other living survivor of our family from 1947. His phenomenal memory has filled many gaps.