1947 Figures

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Radcliffe Award Border Demarcation Implementation

Full list of figures, martyrs, coordinators, and collectives associated with 1947.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

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Boundary Commission Chair

Cyril Radcliffe chaired the commissions that drew the final boundaries between India and Pakistan, including the line dividing Bengal.

He arrived with no prior administrative experience of India and worked under an exceptionally compressed timetable in the weeks before independence.

The Radcliffe Award turned political decisions into borders that separated communities, markets, transport routes, and family networks.

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Last Viceroy of India

As the last viceroy, he oversaw the June 3 Plan and the accelerated transfer of power that led directly to partition.

Final British withdrawal from India in 1947.

His rushed timetable shaped the speed, uncertainty, and violence surrounding Bengal's division.

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