Operation Madad: The Untold Story of the Indian Navy on Partition Day

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Operation Madad: The Untold Story of the Indian Navy on Partition Day

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In August 1947, as India and Pakistan celebrated independence, the Royal Indian Navy faced a quiet crisis. While the nation's eyes were on the Radcliffe Line and the Punjab violence, a small flotilla of ships — including HMIS Sutlej, HMIS Kistna, and HMIS Cauvery — were tasked with a secret mission: Operation Madad. Their objective was to patrol the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Kutch, preventing the smuggling of arms and the influx of refugees by sea. Led by Commodore Sir Henry St John Fancourt, the last British officer to command the Bombay flotilla, these ships intercepted dozens of dhows and steamers, rescuing thousands of stranded Hindus and Muslims. But the operation also had a darker side: the division of the navy itself. Ships, officers, and even the backbone of the Muslim ratings were split between the two new dominions. This episode uncovers the forgotten naval dimension of Partition — the heroic rescues, the mutinies, and the birth of the Pakistan Navy from the men who once served the Raj. #OperationMadad #RoyalIndianNavy #PartitionOfIndia #1947 #HMISSutlej #HMISKistna #CommodoreFancourt #GulfOfKutch #ArabianSea #PakistanNavy #MuslimRatings #BombayFlotilla #MaritimeHistory #SouthAsia #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast #NavalHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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