“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 learnt about Rawalpindi district), the Congress working committee, meeting in New Delhi, asked for ‘a division… — 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 Nankana Sahib to Pakistan; most of Lahore district and all of Lahore city to Pakistan; Amritsar district (and city) to India; Ferozepore district, including its Muslim-majority tehsils (Zira and Ferozepore) and a portion of Muslim-majority Kasur… — Rajmohan Gandhi Copy Share
“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
