Was Indian Independence possible without partition? Was partition necessary?

You are right in both cases.. But I am sure together there could have been more problems in compare of right now what we are facing. This is just my guess.

There are many possibilities at any stage. But when an event ends, possibilities come to end. The founder of Pakistan Jinnah was indeed secular in the beginning and even later he was no religious fanatic. But he feared that in Hindu India, Muslims would be second rate citizens. This convinced him that Muslims should have a separate homeland. Just before independence, there were also options to safeguard Muslim interests in United India. One suggestion was that There should be reservation for Muslims in parliament and assemblies though there may not be separate religion based constituencies. Such possibilities were also not considered favorably by Congress. Ultimately, partition of India was decided. It is worth mention that Congress was considered as representative of Hindus only. In fact, Madan Mohan Maliviya, Sardar patel and some others were considered staunch Hindus. I am soon going to write an article on Kayade Azam Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. I hope that article will, deal with this question also elaborately.

It is easy for us to seat in the comfort of our homes and talk about it. We belong to a generation which did not face even a little heat of the partition that generations of our grandparents felt. Reasons are numerous and speculations are just too many which could start a debate on what was the right or wrong approach to it. But I personally feel that it is not for us to talk about it in a manner when we do not know much about it and also I feel instead of dwelling on it, we need to look forward and talk about more concerning issues! I think this question is not appropriate now!

What ever happened I think it was right at that time, what eve the situation was at that time may be it was not possible.

India after partition is better I feel..because the conditions that prevailed in then India...has led to partition which after all look much better. India along with other countries undivided would mean more insurgency and terrorism and riots. Not that we don't see it happening now..but the number would have doubled or even more.