A British lawyer, who had never been to India and was ignorant of the situation, was sent to decide the fate of millions of people. One evening in June, 1976: Cyril John Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, sat in his garden under the yellow magnolia reminiscing. (Radcliffe was responsible for drawing the borders for Pakistan and India. Punjab was split into two: West Punjab became part of Pakistan and the East Punjab belonged to India. Similarly, West Bengal became a state of India, and East Bengal (now Bangladesh) became a province of Pakistan.)

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2021 05:03 UTC