Radcliffe Line - Wikipedia
WEBThe Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated by the two boundary commissions for the provinces of Punjab and Bengal during the Partition of India. It is named after Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions, had the ultimate responsibility to equitably divide 175,000 square miles (450,000 km 2) of territory ...
70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian ...
WEBAug 19, 2017 · When the British partitioned India and departed the subcontinent 70 years ago, the delineation of the border between the new states of India and Pakistan — the Radcliffe Line — had not yet ...
17th August 1947: The Radcliffe Line, the border between the …
WEBOn 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was...
What is the Radcliffe Line? - WorldAtlas
WEBMay 16, 2018 · The Radcliffe Line marked the boundary between the two new dominions, named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe, the chairman of the Boundary Commissions. Radcliffe was tasked with the equal division of the provinces of British India, which at the time encompassed 175,000 square miles and 88 million people.
Boundary Commission | Partition, Radcliffe Line, Partition Plan
WEBBoundary Commission, consultative committee created in July 1947 to recommend how the Punjab and Bengal regions of the Indian subcontinent were to be divided between India and Pakistan shortly before each was to become independent from Britain.
Radcliffe Line - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Radcliffe Line became the international border between India and Pakistan (which also included what is now Bangladesh) during the partition of India. The line divided Bengal into Indian held West Bengal and East Bengal which became East Pakistan in 1956.
Radcliffe Line: How Were The India-Pakistan Partition Borders …
WEBIn July 1947, about five weeks before the British were scheduled to depart the Indian subcontinent, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was commissioned t...
How were the India-Pakistan partition borders drawn?
WEBAug 17, 2017 · In July 1947, about five weeks before the British were scheduled to depart the Indian subcontinent, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was commissioned to draw the borders that would divide...
Radcliffe Line Declared as India-Pakistan Boundary - [17th August …
WEBThe Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat to the international border in Jammu in Jammu & Kashmir, dividing India and Pakistan into two different countries. Radcliffe divided India into three halves: West …
1947: Radcliffe Line Drawn between India and Pakistan
WEBThe newly-established border determined the fate of some 88 million people – Radcliffe had taken on a massive responsibility. The result of this hurried and more-or-less random demarcation process can only be described as catastrophic.