0:00:02 > 0:00:04Ten-year-old Sumayyah comes from Watford outside London.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08She loves gymnastics and reading Harry Potter.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10I just love them.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Sisters 11-year-old Shubhashukla and nine-year-old Kamolpriya
0:00:14 > 0:00:17are from Winchester in the south of England.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20They love karate but can't agree on who's the most musical.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23I know different songs from her.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26What these three girls have in common,
0:00:26 > 0:00:29like thousands of children from the UK,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31is that their families were all caught up
0:00:31 > 0:00:35in an extraordinary moment 70 years ago in India.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Partition, as it was called, saw India being divided
0:00:39 > 0:00:42and millions of people having to leave their homes.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Now, these girls are about to go on an amazing mission
0:00:48 > 0:00:51to recreate the journey that their families had to make back then.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55So this is the house.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58It looks a bit dirty and rotten.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- Would you like to bathe in this water?- No, there's fish in there.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Really?- Yes.- I found a piece of the puzzle of my family's history.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10It's an adventure that takes them thousands of miles
0:01:10 > 0:01:13to Bangladesh and India
0:01:13 > 0:01:14to track down the homes
0:01:14 > 0:01:17their grandparents have never been able to return to.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20We've stood on the floor that he crawled around on.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Now that I know more about her,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I feel like I have this connection with her.
0:01:33 > 0:01:3770 years ago, Britain stopped ruling India
0:01:37 > 0:01:40and handed it over to become an independent country.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43For many it was a moment of celebration,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46but it also caused huge hardship and loss.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50One of those people who went through that hardship
0:01:50 > 0:01:52was Sumayyah's great-grandmother.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Sumayyah wants to know more about her.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59My grandmother, your great-grandmother,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02she had to leave everything behind in India, her house,
0:02:02 > 0:02:08all her possessions, and move to Pakistan with nothing.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11So Sumayyah's mum is setting Sumayyah a challenge.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I want you to go to India and find out what you can
0:02:14 > 0:02:16about our family history
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and exactly what happened to my grandmother,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- what she left behind.- Yes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25What I am most looking forward to
0:02:25 > 0:02:29is just discovering where my grandparents come from,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31where my great-grandmother came from.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Sumayyah's mum Sabeena will be joining Sumayyah
0:02:36 > 0:02:37as she attempts to track down the house
0:02:37 > 0:02:41her great-grandmother, Amina Begum, left behind in India
0:02:41 > 0:02:44as she had to move to Pakistan.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya's grandfather
0:02:48 > 0:02:50is called Subratabhushan.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52His home is in Calcutta in India
0:02:52 > 0:02:55but he didn't always live there.
0:02:55 > 0:03:0070 years ago his family moved to Dhaka which is now in Bangladesh.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03The girls decide to call him.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Have you ever been back to your old house?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I have never been back.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Do you have anything that belonged to the house?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I have only some letters.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19You go to Bangladesh and find my old home for yourself.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Once we find it, we will tell you all about it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- BOTH:- Thank you!- Bye.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28The sisters have been given their mission
0:03:28 > 0:03:31to find their grandfather's childhood home.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33It will be really fun because we'll be uncovering
0:03:33 > 0:03:36what our grandfather did and where he was, like, born.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40For all three girls to complete their challenge,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42they must leave their homes in Watford and Winchester
0:03:42 > 0:03:45and travel nearly 5,000 miles.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Sumayyah is heading to the city of Rampur.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52It's the first time she's ever been to India.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56We are in Rampur. It's very hot.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59It's different to England because there are lots of rickshaws
0:03:59 > 0:04:00which are like open cars.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04And they have a lot of beeping.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06HORNS TOOT
0:04:06 > 0:04:11And sisters Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya are off to Bangladesh.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13After a 12-hour plane ride,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17the girls touch down in the capital city Dhaka.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18We're finally in Dhaka!
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Yes!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24It's a huge, bustling place with people everywhere
0:04:24 > 0:04:28and trucks, trikes and trains coming at you from all angles.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32The city is where the sisters' grandfather was born
0:04:32 > 0:04:36and where he lived with his family until he was a year old.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Local guide Tanjeel welcomes the girls
0:04:40 > 0:04:43with a Bangladeshi-style breakfast.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I have brought you here because you have told me that your grandpa
0:04:49 > 0:04:52loved a very special cookie and this is the cookie.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54It is called bakerkhani.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57In Old Dhaka, people really like it in the morning
0:04:57 > 0:05:00with their milk tea because it's a little bit dry.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04These traditional biscuits would have been a popular treat
0:05:04 > 0:05:06for the girls' grandfather and his family,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09but Partition meant he has never been able to return here
0:05:09 > 0:05:12to snack on them.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- This is nice. - You have a little bit here.
0:05:15 > 0:05:201,000 miles away, Sumayyah has begun to look for traces of her family
0:05:20 > 0:05:24in Rampur in India, a city which is home to monkeys,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27kite flyers and some pretty impressive buildings,
0:05:27 > 0:05:29including this one,
0:05:29 > 0:05:33named after Sumayyah's great-great-grandfather.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35He was an important Muslim leader
0:05:35 > 0:05:39who wanted Indians to run their own country.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42This is my great-great-grandfather, Mohammad Ali Jauhar.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47For nearly 200 years, India had been ruled by Great Britain.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Then in August 1947, the wishes of millions of people,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57including Sumayyah's great-great-grandfather, came true.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05But the country was split apart into two brand-new countries
0:06:05 > 0:06:07called India and Pakistan.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10East Pakistan became Bangladesh later on.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12This was called the Partition of India.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Cities, towns and villages were divided
0:06:17 > 0:06:19and up to a million people died.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Others were forced to move,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25including Sumayyah's great-grandmother Amina Begum.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Amina told her story to her family
0:06:29 > 0:06:32who wrote it down for future generations to discover.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Rampur was my home for 20 years.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54It was a friendly, peaceful place.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I loved it.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00People from all backgrounds lived alongside each other.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07By the time of Partition, I was 31 years old
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and my husband was away working in the army.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15As the country divided,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18suspicion grew between Hindu, Sikh and Muslim neighbours.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25One evening I was home alone with my children
0:07:25 > 0:07:27when I heard an angry mob outside.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31I feared for my life.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I woke my children and we fled in the middle of the night.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I left everything behind
0:07:40 > 0:07:43and I buried my wedding jewellery in the dirt,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46hoping one day I would return to find it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50We walked alone through the dark night
0:07:50 > 0:07:53which was lit up only by the fires of people's homes
0:07:53 > 0:07:56being set alight in the distance.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03When we finally reached the train station, it was packed with people.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Lots of families became separated.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14We squashed into an overloaded train heading towards the new border.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18The heat was suffocating.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26During the journey, the train stopped suddenly for a long time.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Everyone became scared.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31We were afraid we would get attacked by mobs.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Thankfully, there were soldiers on our train
0:08:36 > 0:08:39so we were able to continue our journey,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43but then the attackers managed to separate the last three carriages
0:08:43 > 0:08:45of our train and set them on fire.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52When we reached Lahore, we were placed in a refugee camp
0:08:52 > 0:08:55with many other people and lived there for over a year.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I never returned to my home in Rampur.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15How does hearing that make you feel?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18It makes me feel upset that she had to go through all that
0:09:18 > 0:09:23and never go back to her home and where she lived.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26But it also makes me feel happy
0:09:26 > 0:09:29because now that I know more about her,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I feel like I have this connection with her
0:09:31 > 0:09:35and I feel closer to her, and it's kind of strange
0:09:35 > 0:09:36because I've never met her.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Hearing her great-grandmother's story
0:09:41 > 0:09:44has made Sumayyah even more determined
0:09:44 > 0:09:46to track down the house she left behind.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Meanwhile back in Dhaka, sisters Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya
0:09:52 > 0:09:56have swapped their car wheels for wagon wheels.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59The girls hop off in Qayet Tuly.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It's the street their grandfather used to live in.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Now they need to find house number nine,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08but 70 years on, everything looks different,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10so the girls ask Tanjeel for help.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17So we have this letter that was sent to our grandad to Old Dhaka in 1942
0:10:17 > 0:10:19and it has the address on it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22So we were wondering if you could help us find the old house.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25We are in Old Dhaka and this is Qayet Tuly
0:10:25 > 0:10:28which matches the address,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- so let's go in and we'll find out what we find out.- OK.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Amongst the maze of stalls, alleyways and rickshaws,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42there's just a tiny metal doorway marking the entrance to number nine.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45It doesn't look very promising but inside,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47it's like stepping back in time.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49So this is the house.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Now it looks old and torn down
0:10:51 > 0:10:53but when your grandfather used to live here,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57this was one of the posh houses in this area.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Does anyone live here now?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Some university students live here and also some small businessmen.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Where did our grandpa and our great-grandpa used to sleep?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06That would be the first floor,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11one of those rooms were your grandfather's bedroom. Let's see?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It might look rundown now,
0:11:15 > 0:11:20but this courtyard for washing and playing in and the bedrooms upstairs
0:11:20 > 0:11:23tells us the girls' grandfather would have been quite well off.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28What would life have been like for our grandparents' families?
0:11:28 > 0:11:32For growing up as a kid, it would be a fantastic place actually.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Right now, can we imagine that this is your bedroom?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Right now I wouldn't because our bedroom is much more different.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42There's more technology and it's a bit bigger.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46We all know that the last 70 or 80 years, the technology
0:11:46 > 0:11:51and the way of how we live has changed a lot, a lot.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57I couldn't believe that my grandpa's old home
0:11:57 > 0:12:00is still there after 70 and 80 years.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It looked a bit dirty and rotten.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08I bet in olden times that it was really posh and fancy.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I was thinking how it would be like if my grandad was there
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and he was like... As a baby and all his siblings
0:12:14 > 0:12:16just playing there and having fun.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I think he might have crawled around the courtyard floor
0:12:19 > 0:12:22and it would have been cool because we have stood on the floor
0:12:22 > 0:12:23that he crawled around on.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26As well as this house in the city,
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya's grandfather also owned a farm
0:12:31 > 0:12:32in the countryside.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36But 70 years on, will they be able to find any clues
0:12:36 > 0:12:38as to where it once stood?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39We will see you later.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Back in the narrow twisting alleyways of Rampur,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Sumayyah and her mum have found the house
0:12:47 > 0:12:50that Sumayyah's great-grandmother used to live in.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Sumayyah, can you believe we are finally here?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55No, it's amazing.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- What does it feel like?- It feels awesome
0:12:57 > 0:13:01because knowing that my great-grandmother used to live here,
0:13:01 > 0:13:02and my great-great-grandfather.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05How do you think she felt leaving it behind?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07She must have felt very upset and nervous
0:13:07 > 0:13:11because she didn't know she would be leaving all her stuff behind
0:13:11 > 0:13:13but also she'd feel nervous
0:13:13 > 0:13:15because she wouldn't know what would become of her
0:13:15 > 0:13:17after leaving the house.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20How do you feel, Mummy, being here?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I feel sad that she had to leave it behind.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29As the sun sets over Rampur, Sumayyah takes a moment
0:13:29 > 0:13:34to think about what her great-grandmother went through.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37We are on the top of the roof of my great-grandmother's old house.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41I think my great-grandmother would have stood up here
0:13:41 > 0:13:48and it would just be amazing if she stood in this exact same place.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55I feel as if I've found a piece of the puzzle of my family's history
0:13:55 > 0:13:58and I'm willing to find out the rest of this puzzle.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Next morning, Sumayyah boards a train to travel across India
0:14:11 > 0:14:14to Amritsar on the border with Pakistan.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16It is the same journey her great-grandmother
0:14:16 > 0:14:20and thousands of other families made during Partition.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It must have been really hard because she had about 15 children
0:14:25 > 0:14:28and it must have been hard to all sit around each other
0:14:28 > 0:14:32when there were so many other people trying to flee as well.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Sumayyah arrives in Amritsar.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41This city would have been the last stop
0:14:41 > 0:14:43on her great-grandmother's journey
0:14:43 > 0:14:45before she reached the safety of Pakistan.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59During Partition, some of the worst fighting happened right here,
0:14:59 > 0:15:00in Amritsar.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02There was rioting,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06burning and looting as thousands of refugees passed through here.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Sumayyah and her mum stop off at the Golden Temple,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16one of the most holy Sikh sites in India.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Its roof is covered with pure gold.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21I think it's amazing.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Would you like to bathe in this water?- No, there's fish in there.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32There's a kitchen over there. This place is open 24 hours a day.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- Wow.- And they feed over 6,000 people per half an hour.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- What? How do they cook all that food?- I'm not quite sure.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Every day, tonnes of free food is prepared here
0:15:48 > 0:15:51in massive cauldrons and served to visitors.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56People sit cross-legged on the floor to eat,
0:15:56 > 0:15:58to show that everybody's equal.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Back in the lush green fields of the Bangladeshi countryside,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18sisters Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya are searching
0:16:18 > 0:16:20for their family's old farm.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23So, where are we?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27We are in a village and we believe that this is your ancestral home.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Your grandfather, your great-grandfather,
0:16:29 > 0:16:30they're from this village.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Was it like a holiday home or is this where they lived?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34No, this was their main home.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I think they had more than one house,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40but the house definitely is not there.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Because Bangladeshi houses actually are made out of corrugated tin
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and wood, and that wouldn't last for 70, 80 years.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52What does this area tell us about our family?
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Just looking at this compound, where the house was, is actually huge.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03I'm pretty sure they were very rich and, yeah, very respected also.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06The fields the girls' grandfather used to own
0:17:06 > 0:17:09stretch as far as the eye can see.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14But when India was partitioned in 1947, all the Hindu families,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17including the girls' family, fled the village.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21At the village pond, their guide, Tanjeel,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24has discovered something extraordinary
0:17:24 > 0:17:26he wants to show the girls.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Here it is. So, this is a memorial plaque,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31before your grandparents left this place.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35This is about 80 years old and this was in memory
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- of one of your great-great uncles. - Really?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Yes. It's written here... - HE READS THE PLAQUE
0:17:43 > 0:17:48That means that is your great-grandfather.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Isn't it amazing?- Yeah.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51And it says "Binoi smriti".
0:17:51 > 0:17:54That means Binoi was the name of your great-granduncle
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and "smriti" means memory.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00So, he died when he was about 20 years old.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02And so his father, that means your great-grandfather,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06he made these stairs and made this plaque.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09This is definite proof that our family used to live here.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Absolutely. - And I feel so proud, as well.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15We're carrying on our family.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20And you should be. And I'm sure your grandfather will be very proud.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22And I think it will bring a lot of memory to him,
0:18:22 > 0:18:28because Binoi was his brother and his father's name is there.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33The girls have found where their families came from.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36They've completed the first part of their mission.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41But like Sumayyah's great-grandmother,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya's grandfather
0:18:44 > 0:18:48was forced to abandon his home when India was partitioned.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Now the girls are following in his footsteps,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57leaving Bangladesh to deliver their findings to their grandfather
0:18:57 > 0:19:00at the family home in India, where they settled after Partition.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Sumayyah has reached the border.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10This is where her great-grandmother crossed over into Pakistan.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12But for Sumayyah, there's a problem.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16The film crew she's been travelling with
0:19:16 > 0:19:20haven't been given permission to enter Pakistan.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23So, for Sumayyah, this marks the end of her journey with us.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27It's a sign that these two countries are still very divided.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Before she leaves India, there's just time to watch a ceremony
0:19:33 > 0:19:36which takes place here every day.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39The Indian and Pakistani armies meet to show their strength
0:19:39 > 0:19:41and fancy footwork
0:19:41 > 0:19:43to mark the closing of the border for the evening.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49This is like a really crazy football match.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52It's unlike anything I've ever seen in my life.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54They're marching around to show their strength.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56But it's actually really funny.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Their hats are like peacocks!
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya have arrived in Kolkata
0:20:11 > 0:20:14to deliver their findings to their grandfather.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19OK, show me.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24So, this is the street your house would have been on.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Oh, Qayet Tuly?- So that is what your upstairs would have been like.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- And then here, you have your kitchen.- I lived here, yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36I feel very much enthused with this picture.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Next, we went to a village where your second house was.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43We are in the place where your house used to be.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44My ancestral house.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- Yes.- This is a pond that was quite close to your house.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- OK.- And then on the side of that...- Just there.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55..something amazing we want to show you.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58This plaque is to your uncle.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59It's amazing!
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Oh, it's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing!
0:21:02 > 0:21:06The thing that I'll probably remember about this whole trip
0:21:06 > 0:21:10is my grandad's reaction of how happy he was
0:21:10 > 0:21:13when he found out that we found the house,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and then we found the plaque in the river.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18You have done it, you have done it!
0:21:19 > 0:21:21That is amazing.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I feel like we've been a real team on this trip and I'm so happy.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27I am proud of you.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- I'm proud of you.- Thank you.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya have completed their mission.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37They've found out where their family came from.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50This year, as India and Pakistan celebrate the 70th anniversary
0:21:50 > 0:21:54of their independence, there will also be millions of people,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56like the girls' grandfather,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59who remember the hardships that took place as a result.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Lots of people suffered for this Partition.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Lots of people suffered.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12It was a colossal humanitarian tragedy.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Thousands of people were displaced and it was a horrible tragedy.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Sumayyah has also reached the end of her journey and completed her quest
0:22:23 > 0:22:25to follow her family's story.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29It's given her a real admiration for her great-grandmother.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33This is a picture of my great-grandmother.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35In this picture, she's smiling.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40But, behind her smile, behind the lines on her face,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44there was a story and I just think she must have been
0:22:44 > 0:22:48really such a strong woman
0:22:48 > 0:22:54to go through all that and find her way through the struggle
0:22:54 > 0:22:56to get a home.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I'm really proud that I could uncover
0:23:00 > 0:23:02my great-grandmother's story.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08And there are millions of children living across the UK today like
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Sumayyah, Shubhashukla and Kamolpriya whose own lives
0:23:12 > 0:23:16have been directly shaped by the extraordinary events
0:23:16 > 0:23:20which happened when these new countries were born.