Synopsis
Journalist Anita Rani sets out to see if she can find out more about what happened to her grandfather during the Partition of India.
- Programme: Who Do You Think You Are?
- Series: 12
- Episode: 8: Anita Rani
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2015
- History | Migration & Empire
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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