{"id":88,"date":"2014-09-30T17:20:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T21:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2015-02-11T14:33:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T19:33:03","slug":"india-partition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/india-partition\/","title":{"rendered":"India: Partition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment181\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/10\/uKerDqpu5pzCJQngq_xRbFgANHVzY0eTr6Uqi2TH04M.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/10\/uKerDqpu5pzCJQngq_xRbFgANHVzY0eTr6Uqi2TH04M.jpeg\" alt=\"Hindus and Muslims on the move in 1947, when India and Pakistan divided along sectarian lines\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181\" height=\"331\" width=\"509\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hindus and Muslims on the move in 1947, when India and Pakistan divided along sectarian lines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like many of the missionary women, Barry spent the monsoon season in the hills of North India, where her in-laws, missionaries stationed in what would become Pakistan, could join her in the cool, dry weather.\u00a0 By August 1947, Barry was about to give birth to a second child.\u00a0 On August 14, 1947, Pakistan became an independent nation.\u00a0 The next day, Great Britain transferred its power to India, and Jawaharlal Nehru became India\u2019s first Prime Minister.\u00a0 The partition of Punjab in Northern India led to the displacement of 14 million Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus, as many as half a million of whom were massacred.\u00a0 Barry recounts her experiences during this troubled time, including the birth of son John at the end of the August,1947.<\/p>\n<p>We Were Sitting Around the Radio<br \/>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-88-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_we-were-sitting-around-radio.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_we-were-sitting-around-radio.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_we-were-sitting-around-radio.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Time of Partition<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-88-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_time-of-partition.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_time-of-partition.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_time-of-partition.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Oh Yeah, A Lot of Fear<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-88-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_oh-yeah-a-lot-of-fear_fixed.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_oh-yeah-a-lot-of-fear_fixed.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_oh-yeah-a-lot-of-fear_fixed.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Jim&#8217;s Story: Butch Haircut<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-88-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_jims-story-butch-haircut.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_jims-story-butch-haircut.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_jims-story-butch-haircut.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Victory: Secularism<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-88-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_indias-victory-secularism_fixed_yes.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_indias-victory-secularism_fixed_yes.mp3\">\/midst\/files\/2014\/09\/BARRY_indias-victory-secularism_fixed_yes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/podcast\/\">here<\/a> to download the podcast for this segment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/stories-by-theme\/\">Back to Stories by Theme<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/midst\/gandhi\/\" title=\"Gandhi\">&lt; 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