284 | THAAP Journal 2016: People’s History of Pakistan The Isolated Communities of South Asia: An Outcome of the Political Mapping from the Indian Subcontinent Tanzia Islam, Mehreen Mustafa and Sahjabin Kabir Introduction Segmentation of diferent communities due to the new division at the end of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent has created many marginalized communities. People left their homes in order to join the newly defned communities. On the other hand, there are quite a few cases where people did not leave and could not become part of the newly formed society and became marginalized. This segregation is in social acceptance as well as in occupation and in living quality. This paper examines the living conditions of segmented communities from the newly formed countries of the former British India and provides an overview on the situation. Since the patern and politics of human setlement and the tangible-intangible character of any city/place is greatly infuenced by the historical and contemporary experiences and norms of its users and society, therefore any major political or cultural shift is often translated and refected in the built environment of the cities/places, leaving long or short term psychological and social impressions on the minds of their users, particularly and on societies generally. The study explores several aspects of marginalized and gated communities that require atention in order to achieve harmony in cities. The focus is limited to the living condition, occupation and related social aspects of the community. Defnition ‘Migration is a spatial phenomenon. People move from one place to another, alone or together with others, for a short visit or for a long period of time, over a long or a short distance’. (Hammar, Brochmann, Tamas, & Faist, 1997). Here, present isolated communities are the ones who became isolated during several events namely, Pakistan and India division, Pakistan and Bangladesh division. The general types include the communities who had to leave their home and were forced to migrate to another destination or those who did not leave their home with others and ended up becoming sidelined. The groups also have one