Lord Mountbatten: “The team should have implicit confidence in the captain’s decisions.”

A responsible and dedicated officer, Mountbatten (Mountbatten inspecting sailors before the Bruneval raid, February 1942)

Lord Mountbatten (b. 25 June 1900 ─ d. 27 Aug 1979) was born in a royal family called Battenberg rulers from Western Germany. The family existed from 1806-1918 until the end of the German Empire. He was a naval officer, born to Prince Louis of Battenberg as a second child. His friends and family used to called by the nickname “Dickie” and also studied his first 10 years at home only. He worked as midshipman later transferred to battleship  HMS Queen Elizabeth during closing the first world war in June 1917, and he was the first governor (viceroy) of  Independent India.

The role of Lord Mountbatten was very crucial during complex Indian politics before it's the division into India and Pakistan. Allowing his sharp and intellectual mind and resolved the critical situations of political matters. Every political leader was aware of his artistic mind and his brave heart, and whichever solution comes in his way was quick and almost acceptable. During partition, the advised by Mr Mountbatten's decision was already confirmed and underwent many discussions with the top leaders of India. The book, Freedom at Midnight, talks a lot about undivided India. It is said that during partition there was a quick wrap up the free discussion with all the essential political leaders (Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Mr Muhammad Ali Jinnah) with Mr Mountbatten in Simla (Himachal Pradesh, India) and many others.

Lord Mountbatten, Gandhiji and Mrs Edwina Mountbatten
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By the time of partition of India into India and Pakistan and the transfer of power, the public of India's sacrifices had gone to the end as if like there was no choice left and surrender to all the political parties hoping and wishing the best future. People blindly accepted the cruel fearful announcement of the partition (many opposed, Muhammad Ali Jinnah served a leader of all the Muslims of India has regretted on demand of Pakistan). Mr Mountbatten and his coordinators who were mutually involved in the partition were not aware of the future effect that they may have to go through the biggest crises of all the time. Indian politics were well known about the fact that it was difficult to deal with the Indian Muslim League.

Investigating eyes of Mr and
Mrs Mountbatten after the riot

Mr Mountbatten's proposal (partition of India into Hindu and Muslim) seemed wise to many leaders but not Gandhi. This drama took a bit longer to convince the great freedom (Mahatma Gandhi) fighter after a hot debate with Jinnah and Gandhi. Freedom at Midnight (the epic drama of India's struggles for independence) has all the sorrow, pain for freedom of both Hindu and Muslims. The wise 400 millions life had been decided by these four eminent leaders, profit, and loss of common lives. But this book explored it very well, lowering its anchor into deep.

Mohammed Ali Jinnah regretted | Learn 1 insane history on partition

Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Refugee Camp at Balloki
during Partition of India

Mohammad or Mohammed Ali Jinnah (b. 25 Dec 1876 — d. 11 Sep 1948) served as a leader of the India Muslim League (1913 to 1947) one of his speeches shows how centric he was about his goals. He was one of the most influential and powerful leaders (after Gandhi) before the partition of India. He had a significant impact on the creation of Pakistan.

Mohammed Ali Jinnah said,

“Hundreds of Muslims cannot be characterized as a minority. We are seventeen million in the north-eastern, and we constitute the majority of seventeen percent. We want the division of India into India and Pakistan because that is the only practical solution that will secure the freedom of the Hindu and Muslim. These two nations are entirely different. Let me tell you the difference, We different are in History, Culture, Language, Architecture, Music, Claws, Calendar and our entire Social Code of Life.”

jawaharlal Nehru with M. A. Jinnah
jawaharlal Nehru with M. A. Jinnah

Inspiring speech of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

In such an inspiring speech, he said that Hindu and Muslim people would-be neighbors and friends, but it didn't happen at all. Mr. Jinnah's hardworking attitude has ensured him a successful future as a leader by keeping his ambitions high. The transfer of Muslim or Hindu populations from one division to another was one of the greatest calamities of the 20th century.

Jinnah on making Pakistan

The black day in the history of partition of India into Pakistan by Jinnah

The Promises, Money, Neighbors, and Lands were worthless. Millions died, raped, and cut into pieces. The actual lovers of India (middle-class) didn't want the partition, and those hated the division of India had started forming their refugee camps. The painful partition took almost a complete five years to get back to normal life. Mr Jinnah was Indian, and he had founded a new democratic world called Pakistan, but later regretted the partition. The book Indian Summer: "Jinnah called the demand for Pakistan was the biggest blunder of his life."

Refuge India

The innocents had no idea that their lives had been blown away by the power of both parties' political intrigue speeches and the ultimate loss of the common people.

Those middle-class people who had nothing to do with either politics or religion For those who lived at the time of the partition, the stories bring waves of fear.

Scene of Migrant Train From Pakistan (Army Museum)
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The rotten and decayed bodies of young pregnant women or sometimes kids or elders had been found in the gutters or canals for many months after the riots. After the two years of division of India, Mr Muhammad Ali Jinnah died. It was the most peak time of his life doing something for Pakistan what he had promised.

When reports of the partition appear in the records, only Louise Mountbatten, Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru are held accountable for everything that occurred during their rule. In actuality, Mahatma Gandhi had no desire for partition. In the last days of British rule, there was a conversation between Jinnah and Gandhi. “You have mesmerized the Muslims,” Gandhi said. “You have hypnotized the Hindus,” Mr. Jinnah replied.

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