Indian partition is viewed as an extremely significant marker in South Asian history because of the following reasons:

(i)    This partition took place on the name of communities or religions. History has not witnessed such type of partition.

(ii)    First time in history, people of two countries moved across. Most of the Muslims of India crossed over to Pakistan and almost all Hindus and Sikhs came to India from Pakistan.

(iii)    Several hundred thousand people were killed. People began killing each other who used to live with each other with peace and harmony. Government machinery had no role in it.

(iv)    Innumerable women were raped and abducted. They had faced a number of problems.

(v)    People were rendered homeless, having suddenly lost all of their immovable and movable assets. They were separated from many of their relatives and friends as well.