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THE RADCLIFFE LINE
#75years ago a British lawyer named Cyril Radcliffe was asked by Louis Mountbatten, the former viceroy of India, to divide British-ruled India into the new independent nations of India, Pakistan & East Pakistan (Bangladesh). He had five weeks to do this.
#75years ago a British lawyer named Cyril Radcliffe was asked by Louis Mountbatten, the former viceroy of India, to divide British-ruled India into the new independent nations of India, Pakistan & East Pakistan (Bangladesh). He had five weeks to do this.
The lines Radcliffe drew across India sparked a tragedy that still poisons ties between India and Pakistan today.
Approximately twelve million people crossed the Radcliffe line to find a new home with an estimated one million killed by sectarianism and religious violence.
Approximately twelve million people crossed the Radcliffe line to find a new home with an estimated one million killed by sectarianism and religious violence.
This division led to one of the largest mass migrations in human history. Over one million people died as a result of communal clashes between Muslims, Sikhs & Hindus on India’s western & eastern borders.
The Radcliffe line was referred to as the “bloody line“ of partition.
The Radcliffe line was referred to as the “bloody line“ of partition.
