“Arson was frequent in Lahore and Amritsar. Between 14 April and 14 July, there were 495 attempts in Lahore to burn non-Muslim property and 116 attempts to set fire to Muslim property.88 The biggest and most destructive fire was set… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Lajpat Rai, by this time a member of the Central Assembly. Writing a series of articles in the Tribune (November and December 1924), Rai… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“After the four Indian judges had neutralized one another by their separate and contradictory opinions, Radcliffe gave his own binding decisions: Lyallpur, Montgomery, and… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Probably between half a million and eight hundred thousand in all were killed in Punjab in 1947.” — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“In almost every place, however, lives were saved because ingenious or brave help came from the other side, while other lives were prolonged by… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Yet, the frenzied spirit that was also abroad destroyed around 2,500 lives in Punjab in that month, including that of one of Multan’s most-respected… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Battle-itch, hate, contempt and greed. The ingredients were waiting to be utilized, and a strategy presented itself to John Lawrence. Recall, with due care,… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“On 8 March, pressed by Punjab’s Sikh and Hindu leaders and shaken by the violence in Amritsar and Multan (apparently it had not yet… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Arson was frequent in Lahore and Amritsar. Between 14 April and 14 July, there were 495 attempts in Lahore to burn non-Muslim property and… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“between March and August there was a steady flow of urban and rural Sikhs and Hindus from Rawalpindi, Multan, Attock, Lahore and other western… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“On 3 March, after Sikh and Hindu MLAs refused to support an alternative League ministry, which therefore could not be formed, Master Tara Singh… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“His verdict on Gurdaspur would remain the most controversial. Muslims (inclusive of Ahmadiyyas, whose founder belonged to the district) constituted a slight majority in… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Cutting losses was the watchword, as was throwing responsibility onto the shoulders of Indians. ‘You asked us to quit. We will oblige. Now it’s… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share Image
