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> [“between March and August there was a steady flow of urban and rural Sikhs and Hindus from Rawalpindi, Multan, Attock, Lahore and other western districts to safe havens in eastern Punjab. In all, about 500,000 may have moved east before mid-August.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/between-march-and-august-there-was-a-steady-flow-of-urban-and-rural/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

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## More by Rajmohan Gandhi

> [“Lajpat Rai, by this time a member of the Central Assembly. Writing a series of articles in the Tribune (November and December 1924), Rai…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/lajpat-rai-by-this-time-a-member-of-the-central-assembly-writing-a/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“After the four Indian judges had neutralized one another by their separate and contradictory opinions, Radcliffe gave his own binding decisions: Lyallpur, Montgomery, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/after-the-four-indian-judges-had-neutralized-one-another-by-their/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“Probably between half a million and eight hundred thousand in all were killed in Punjab in 1947.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/probably-between-half-a-million-and-eight-hundred-thousand-in-all/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“In almost every place, however, lives were saved because ingenious or brave help came from the other side, while other lives were prolonged by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/in-almost-every-place-however-lives-were-saved-because-ingenious-or/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/yet-the-frenzied-spirit-that-was-also-abroad-destroyed-around-2-500/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/battle-itch-hate-contempt-and-greed-the-ingredients-were-waiting-to/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/on-8-march-pressed-by-punjab-s-sikh-and-hindu-leaders-and-shaken-by/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/arson-was-frequent-in-lahore-and-amritsar-between-14-april-and-14/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“between March and August there was a steady flow of urban and rural Sikhs and Hindus from Rawalpindi, Multan, Attock, Lahore and other western…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/between-march-and-august-there-was-a-steady-flow-of-urban-and-rural/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“On 3 March, after Sikh and Hindu MLAs refused to support an alternative League ministry, which therefore could not be formed, Master Tara Singh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/on-3-march-after-sikh-and-hindu-mlas-refused-to-support-an/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“His verdict on Gurdaspur would remain the most controversial. Muslims (inclusive of Ahmadiyyas, whose founder belonged to the district) constituted a slight majority in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/his-verdict-on-gurdaspur-would-remain-the-most-controversial-muslims/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/cutting-losses-was-the-watchword-as-was-throwing-responsibility-onto/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“By this momentous resolution the Congress had conceded Pakistan, while also insisting that east Punjab would stay out of it. (The implied demand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/by-this-momentous-resolution-the-congress-had-conceded-pakistan-while/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

> [“About ten to twelve million people were forced to leave their homes and cross the new border.102”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajmohan-gandhi/about-ten-to-twelve-million-people-were-forced-to-leave-their-homes/)

[Rajmohan Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajmohan-gandhi/)

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