The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed
Unravelling the 1947 Tragedy Through Secret British Reports and First-person Accounts

This is a month-by-month account of what happened in 1947 when the Punjab was partitioned as a consequence of the partition of India. Some 10 million Punjabis were forced to flee from their homes; 500,000 to 800,000 were killed. The story is told with the help of secret British reports and accounts of survivors and witnesses.

It is an unprecedented work and will most certainly become the standard reference on the partition of the Punjab.

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CALENDAR 1947
PUNJAB ADMINISTRATION TILL AUGUST 14, 1947
1. Introduction
2. A Theory of Ethnic Cleansing
3. Pre-Colonial and Colonial Punjab
4. Genesis of the Punjab Partition 1900-1944
PART I: THE PUNJAB BLOODIED, JANUARY 1945-MARCH 31 1947
INTRODUCTION TO PART I
5. Punjab Elections and Coalition Government
6. Direct Action: January 24 - February 26, 1947
7. The March Riots: Lahore
8. The March Riots: Amritsar and Jullundur
9. The March Riots: Multan
10. The March Riots: Rawalpindi and adjoining rural areas
PART II: THE PARTITION END GAME: APRIL 1 - AUGUST 14, 1947
INTRODUCTION TO PART II
11. British Policy on the Partition of the Punjab, April 1 - June 30, 1947
12. The Battle for Lahore and Amritsar: April 1 - June 30, 1947
13. Partition Machinery and Proceedings: July 1 - August 14, 1947
14. The Punjab Disintegrates: July 1 - August 14, 1947
PART III: ETHNIC CLEANSING: AUGUST 15 - DECEMBER 31, 1947
INTRODUCTION TO PART III
EXODUS FROM WEST PUNJAB
15. Lahore Division
16. Rawalpindi Division
17. Multan Division and Bahawalpur State
EXODUS FROM EAST PUNJAB AND PRINCELY STATES
18. Amritsar and three Tahsils of Gurdaspur
19. Jullundur Division
20. Ambala Division
21. Eastern Punjab Princely States
22. Analysis and Conclusions
LIST OF MEMBERS OF PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TILL JULY 4, 1947
MAPS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX