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The '''Great [[Calcutta]] Killing''' or the '''Day of Direct Action''' ([[Muslim]] title) was a large-scale riot which took place in mid-August, 1946 between [[Hindu]]s and Muslims in [[India]]<ref>[http://www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/study_res/bengal_india_history/tuker_calcutta_riot.html The Great Calcutta Killing], Sir Francis Tuker</ref>.  The result of a proposal to partition the country into separate Muslim/Hindu states in the wake of the departure of British rule in India, the riot resulted in the deaths of 5000-10000 people.<ref>http://www.massviolence.org/The-Calcutta-Riots-of-1946</ref>

The '''Great [[Calcutta]] Killing''' or the '''Day of Direct Action''' ([[Muslim]] title) was a large-scale riot which took place in mid-August, 1946 between [[Hindu]]s and Muslims in [[India]]<ref>[http://www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/study_res/bengal_india_history/tuker_calcutta_riot.html The Great Calcutta Killing], Sir Francis Tuker</ref>.  The result of a proposal to partition the country into separate Muslim/Hindu states in the wake of the departure of [[British Empire|British rule]] in India, the riot resulted in the deaths of 5,000-10,000 people.<ref>http://www.massviolence.org/The-Calcutta-Riots-of-1946</ref>

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[[category:Indian History]]

[[category:Indian History]]