Muslims from other parts of India would now however pour into Sindhi on a daily basis. When Partition occurred there was no violence in Sindh. Hindus and Muslims would put garlands on each other's temples and mosques as a mark of mutual respect. Our elders who lived in Sindh often recall Sindhi Muslims and Sindhi Hindus lived side by side in peace. Before the British came to Sindh in 1843 Hindu Sindhis were not allowed to own land and had to pay taxes to the Muslim rulers to practice their own religion. Hindus had lived under Muslim rule in the past. Many Hindus Sindhis expected to remain in the newly created Pakistan. Unlike the provinces of Punjab and Bengal which were split into two all of Sindh ended up in Pakistan. The Sindhi community was the worst hit by the Partition of India. The politicians created divisions between peoples. However, the Muslim political leaders were demanding a homeland where they would rule. Gandhi wanted independence from British Rule, but did not want India to be divided. To make matters worse, he was only given six weeks to complete the task. In 1947, Cyril Radcliffe a British judge, was ordered by the British Government to travel to India, a country he had never visited and with no knowledge of cartography or politics to draw the international border which will divide the Indian nation. While many celebrate the Independence of India it also marks a traumatic moment which changed the course of history for Hindu Sindhis forever. In August 1947, British India won its independence from British colonial Rule.