Who among the following was responsible for demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan during the partition in 1947 ?

Sir Cyril Radcliffe was the British lawyer appointed as the Chairman of the two Boundary Commissions responsible for demarcating the borders between India and Pakistan in 1947 [2]. Arriving in India on July 8, 1947, he was tasked with dividing the provinces of Punjab and Bengal within a mere six weeks [3]. Despite having no prior exposure to India, Radcliffe presided over commissions consisting of Muslim and non-Muslim judges to determine the boundary based on religious demography and other factors like infrastructure and natural features [3]. The resulting 'Radcliffe Line' was published on August 17, 1947, two days after independence. In contrast, Mortimer Durand was responsible for the 1893 Durand Line between British India and Afghanistan, while Henry McMahon proposed the 1914 McMahon Line between British India and Tibet.

Sources

1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 8: Reconstruction of Post-colonial India > 8.1 Consequences of Partition > p. 101
2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 16: India–Political Aspects > The Indo-Pak Boundary > p. 35
3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 33: Challenges Before the New-born Nation > Challenges before the Boundary Commission > p. 593