Discover Bengal · Unfolded
❦Radcliffe Award Border Demarcation Implementation
Full list of figures, martyrs, coordinators, and collectives associated with 1947.
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Boundary Commission Chair
He chaired the boundary commissions that drew the final partition lines for Bengal and Punjab.
Border demarcation in July-August 1947.
The Radcliffe Award permanently redrew Bengal's map and disrupted settlements, trade, and daily life across the province.
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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