Why was Radcliffe going to London after India partitioned Pakistan?

The border between India and Pakistan is known as the Radcliffe Line, since an Englishman named Cyril Radcliffe has carved it. Strangely enough, the Englishman who drafted the division was not a Radcliffe surveyor or engineer but a lawyer. Prior to independence, a five-member border commission was formed to outline the partition of India in which Radcliffe was chairman of the commission. Generally, the person sharing the borders must have knowledge of the geography, social, religious and economic status of the place but Radcliffe, who has been called to India immediately from London for only six months, has never seen India before. He did the work of calculating the 5 km border between India and Pakistan in just 7 days. It is believed that when Radcliffe met Governor General Mount Baton, he too did not know how to divide.

Millions were killed in the wake of Radcliffe's hasty planning. Many questions still arise regarding the partition of India and Pakistan. Radcliffe was so remorseful at his job that he did not come back to India for fear of being killed. He also fled to London without paying a fee of Rs. When senior journalist Kuldeep Nayar visited Radcliffe once in London, it was found that there were no clear maps of the village, taluka or district for partition.

He did an aerial survey of the aircraft only once before splitting. It was decided overnight that instead of months should be divided for the distribution of 5 sq km affecting 100 million people. Rural people living near the borders of both countries are in India after partition and did not know that in Pakistan. The situation of the people of Punjab state, in particular, was very shocking. The courtyard of the house used to be a print of the house in Pakistan. Radcliffe went through the fields of Punjab and Lahore just to ask for partition in India. When the Peeler passed between 1 and 2 s ind between East Pakistan and Bengal.

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