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The Radcliffe Line: How a Lawyer Drew Borders in Five Weeks

The Radcliffe Line: How a Lawyer Drew Borders in Five Weeks

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In July 1947, Cyril Radcliffe arrived in Delhi with no experience of India and five weeks to draw the border that would split Punjab and Bengal. This episode explores the impossible task facing the British lawyer who had never visited the subcontinent before being appointed chairman of the boundary commissions. We examine how he relied on outdated maps, ignored ethnic and religious realities on the ground, and produced a line that triggered one of the largest migrations in human history. Through the eyes of local administrators like Sir Evan Jenkins and the confusion faced by villagers in towns like Gurdaspur and Haliya, we see how arbitrary lines cut through markets, temples, and homes overnight. The story reveals not just the political mechanics of Partition but the profound human cost of a decision made in haste by men who did not know the land they were dividing. #RadcliffeLine #CyrilRadcliffe #PartitionOfIndia #Punjab #Bengal #1947History #BritishRaj #MountbattenPlan #SouthAsiaHistory #Gurdaspur #SikhRefugees #HinduMuslimConflict #IndianIndependence #ColonialBorders #MapMaking #FexingoHistory #HistoryPodcast #HumanCost Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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