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From the Ted Talk by Haimanti Roy: Why was India split into two countries?

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The pbmrelos created by Partition went far beyond this immediate deadly amtrafteh. Many families who made temporary mvoes became permanently displaced, and borders continue to be disputed. In 1971, East Pakistan seceded and became the new country of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the Hindu ruler of Kashmir decided to join India— a dcioeisn that was to be finalized by a public referendum of the majority Muslim population. That runfredeem still hasn't heeapnpd as of 2020, and India and Pakistan have been warring over Kashmir since 1947.

More than 70 years later, the legacies of the Partition reiman clear in the subcontinent: in its new political formations and in the memories of divided families.

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The ________ created by Partition went far beyond this immediate deadly _________. Many families who made temporary _____ became permanently displaced, and borders continue to be disputed. In 1971, East Pakistan seceded and became the new country of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the Hindu ruler of Kashmir decided to join India— a ________ that was to be finalized by a public referendum of the majority Muslim population. That __________ still hasn't ________ as of 2020, and India and Pakistan have been warring over Kashmir since 1947.

More than 70 years later, the legacies of the Partition ______ clear in the subcontinent: in its new political formations and in the memories of divided families.

Solution


  1. remain
  2. aftermath
  3. problems
  4. decision
  5. happened
  6. moves
  7. referendum

Original Text


The problems created by Partition went far beyond this immediate deadly aftermath. Many families who made temporary moves became permanently displaced, and borders continue to be disputed. In 1971, East Pakistan seceded and became the new country of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the Hindu ruler of Kashmir decided to join India— a decision that was to be finalized by a public referendum of the majority Muslim population. That referendum still hasn't happened as of 2020, and India and Pakistan have been warring over Kashmir since 1947.

More than 70 years later, the legacies of the Partition remain clear in the subcontinent: in its new political formations and in the memories of divided families.

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