As respectable and responsible  leader's Mr.Gandhi or Mr.Nehru would have agreed for the partition whatever may be reason. But Mr.Jinah suggested migrate entire Muslims from India there the respectable leader"s not obeyed the suggestion and honour. Today we are suffering for the best reason know the ruler of leaders.

ms. sarika....i think u r wrong... gandhiji never was a pupppet, he is a mastermind behind all this things....roop was right, he had soft corner for nehru, n nehru was a puppet of gandhi...thats y he became first prime minister of india.

none  of the three enlisted ::

can one man divide a family::

do root cause analysis ::

Only Septuagenarians or Octagenarians who were present amidst the personalities, viz., Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah would be able to clear the air of controversy.  There was a tussle between Muslim fundamental forces and Gandhi's so called secular forces.  Apparently, Jinnah's fundamental forces have prevailed upon Gandhiji to agree on the partition pact.  Gandhiji, according to my opinion, is a victim of circumstances. He held the nerve till then, but had to give it up for larger national interest.  Whatever said and done, we have to live with it.  Its time, that we work out a friendly strategy to unite both the nations.  As Sardar Patel ji united the princely States, let one or more of toostep members play the justifiable role to unite the two countries, rather than debating over who did it!

India got divided due to personal aspiration of our leaders in history. Gandhi was the top leader whom everyone loved to hear and obey if he would have conveyed the correct message in proper way.

As as senior most and respectful leader, I would put the blame on Gandhi for the division of India. His unclear secularism and no plan to handle the leadership post Independance was the reason for Division and problem of Hindu Muslim trouble. Today,s Indian is large and united because of Sardar Patel else there would have been more division of India.

Sardar Patail & Nehru was responsible for the Partition of India.

Since Nehru -gandhi Dynasty is always anti Indian

The legacy was carried forward by Indira Gandhi By signing treaty with pakistan

Then her son sat on throne watched Indian massacred below his nose not satisfied went after Indian in Srilanka

Now Sonia has made India truly European Mac Burger cost is half  cost from the time she took power but rate of RICE and food have gone 5Times , And minister in cabinet showed Mineral water when asked about water scarcity Also giving pension to terrorist shot by INDIAN ARMY

So overall we have

Many people hold Nehru as responsible for partition and among those who hold Nehru as responsible there are all types of people – secular as well as communal. The question arises who is really responsible? We Indians and Pakistanis while holding our own leaders as responsible we have completely exonerated the British rulers of their responsibility for partition..

Partition was no simple process. It was a multi-layered phenomenon in which interests of different classes, the goals of colonial powers and the real politic of the political parties and the individuals all contributed their own share resulting in the tragedy of mammoth proportions

One of the popular conceptions has been to blame Mahatma Gandhi for it. A section of Hindu Right wing had popularized that it was Gandhi's policy of appeasing the Muslims due to which Muslims felt emboldened and went on to divide the country.

 Some opinions accuse Gandhi to the extent that since he had said that Partition would take place only on his dead body, how come he kept quiet and did not oppose Partition?

According to other opinion, it was Nehru's ambition to become prime minister that Partition took place..

@jane, pls control your temper and debate polite if you have some knowledge about this topic.

both are responsible for this

it is fact that due to soft corner of gandhi with nehru this thing has hapened

Jinnah was committed to an undivided and unified India until he was brainwashed. He also remained associated with Lokmanya Tilak and was totally committed to an undivided and unified India. If Gandhi had remained adamant, like he did on granting Rs 500 crore for formation of Pakistan, Partition would not have taken place. He however, did not do so mainly because Nehru was his weakness. If you read, 'freedom at midnight'. jinnah was the 1st person to oppose idea of pakistan.

Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for the  partiotion because at that time he was chief decision maker not Jinnah.

I support this.

If I am not mistaken, the Khilafat movemnet participation was the one that brought about the change. And its also true that Pt. Nehru was indeed the Mahatma's weakness. Nehru had the demeanor of being very calm, composed and self assured politician. I always have wondered why werent people like Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Lokmanya Tilak and even Jinnah in the coterie of the Mahatma??

Jinnah was by profession a very able and respected Lawyer, known popularly as Barrister Jinnah. He was a very self composed, poised and avery learned man. respected by British for his secualrist views. The difference was that Jinnah thought about the nation too and hence opposed the Khilafat movement. Thats the truning pint in the relationship going sour. Also the biased fact that Jinnah would only seek the safety of Indian Muslims did not rank well with the Mahatma and Nehru and hence they started isolating him from party meetings etc.

This isolation prompted him to think seperatist. But again within the limits of being INDIAN!!

As per the policy of Divide and Rule, the British govt then proposed the dreaded Two Nation Theory and thus the seperation became inevitable!!

I may further add that even I may be right or wrong but the truth will out!! Thanks for the referral Roop. :))