'Partition stories: 'I had hidden valuables digging a pit while crossing the border

7th August 1947: Muslim women boarding a train at New Delhi in India .

7th August 1947: Muslim women boarding a train at New Delhi in India . Credit: Hulton Archive Getty Images

Partition Stories
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'We digged-in our belongings that were in danger of being snatched crossing the border of Munabao. Listen the story of Mr. Nasir Jafri who born in 1932 in a nearby town of Aligarh, an undivided India. Listen more in this podcast.

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