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Queen's death a stark reminder of dark colonial history for Indian and Pakistani diaspora

As the tidal wave of global mourning following the Queen's death subsides, those from former colonies are reminded of the dark and bloody history that unfolded under British rule.

India was Britain's largest colony for nearly 200 years, which ended with the partition of the subcontinent, dividing Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947, leading to a mass exodus of people from both sides.

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