At the stroke of the midnight on 14-15 August 1947, India secured independence. That moment also witnessed the tragic partition of India and birth of Pakistan. Nobody wanted it. Yet it couldn't be averted.

Four decades earlier, in 1905, Bengal was partitioned by the British. A massive movement, called Vande Mataram Movement, was launched against it by the Indian National Congress. British were forced to annul partition of Bengal in 1911.

A country that defeated the British designs to partition one province failed when the whole country was being partitioned four decades later. Why? What missteps had led to the disaster? Who were responsible?

'Partitioned Freedom' explores answers to these questions.

Ram Madhav is an Indian Politician, Author and Thinker. Besides being a Member of the National Executive of the RSS and former National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav is also a Founding Member of the Governing Council of India Foundation.

A widely regarded author, Ram Madhav’s latest publications include The Hindutva Paradigm, Because India Comes First and Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after 50 years of war.