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The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 forced one of the largest mass migrations in world history: up to twelve million people were forced to leave their homes and more than a million died following the Partitioning of India.

It's sixty years since Partition and the 91¸£ÀûÉç is marking the anniversary with India & Pakistan 07" - a new season of programming looking at those countries following independence.

The project will follow the progress of a Muslim, a Hindu and a Sikh as they retrace their families' journeys during the Partition of India, which took place in August 1947.

Indie Padda, from Crawley, is a Sikh teenager who has been with the 91¸£ÀûÉç on that major journey. During her trip she has made diaries for the 91¸£ÀûÉç Video Nation series - watch out for them on this site later - and also produced audio diaries which you will soon be able to hear on 91¸£ÀûÉç Southern Counties Radio.

Shots from the Golden Temple - links in this page.

During partition, Indie'sÌý paternal grandmother fled from a village between Faisalabad and Shekhupura called Haripur. Their family was the only Sikh family in the village.

They were sheltered secretly by her father’s best friend, a Muslim called Noorah. Noorah said he’d try and get them to the border, but it was too dangerous and he delayed until he did eventually help them escape, but only a short way.

While they were living in secret – for around a month – people in the village got to hear they were there. People came to the house wanting to loot their possessions but Noorah’s family protected them.