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To: kumar who wrote (114258)	9/9/2003 4:23:38 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If I recall correctly, it broke Gandhi's heart when partition occurred. It was not what he wanted, and he did work against it, but it was not enough. "To Gandhi conciliation of the higher-caste Hindus with the Untouchables was an obvious matter of concern, but it was one that he did not succeed in achieving. Maybe one reason was that he entreated the Untouchables to adopt a positive attitude to a life in contempt and insecurity. By 'fasting unto death', a method of making his demands expressive and compelling, he managed to gradually bring Hindus and Untouchables closer together, but he did not succeed in achieving the same between Hindus and Muslims. The members of his own religious community denied him their loyalty and so the bloody disputes between the rival groups increased. Finally, when the independence of India was proclaimed and then enacted on the 15th August 1947, it instantly resulted in partition into Pakistan and India." dadalos.org I can't find the quote I want, by Gandhi, on partition.