A Review of “The Partition of India”

Sharma, Jayeeta

doi:10.1080/03612759.2011.520189

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“…The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-the political and electoral outfit of the RSS enjoyed significant electoral victories in states and even formed the Central Government in 1998-making it the first time that a right-wing party, more so one with a religious ideology only compatible with the majority Hindu community formed the central government (Kaul, 2017). Hindu leaders, who were 'unapologetic' about the Hindu identity, culture, and nationalism began to emerge at the state level, many of whom would influence national politics severely in the decades to come (Sharma, 2010).…”

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“…The Two Nation theory has also been used by Hindu Nationalist groups in India, under the leadership of V. Savarkar to justify their demands for converting India from a secular nation into a Hindu State (Savarkar, 1940). The process of galvanizing support behind partition was difficult, and even Jinnah had been referred to by many of his Hindu colleagues in the Congress as 'an ambassador of Hindu Muslim unity (Singh, 2009). However, leaders were able to play on the anxieties of the Muslim community, which feared oppression in a state where they had minority status.…”

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The Great Exodus: The Economic, Social, and Cultural Costs of the Partition of India .

Sahgal¹

2021

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The Partition of India refers to the division of the British colony of India into two independent nation-states, India and Pakistan in 1947. This paper has explored the core social conflicts that gave rise to the Two Nation theory and eventually caused the partition of India. Religious divides were often a result of British policies that were designed to achieve this outcome and were often fueled by political differences between major figures in the independence movement. The shortterm impact of the partition in terms of the loss of life and property and trauma combined with its long-term contribution to the deterioration of the social fabric in the Indian subcontinent have been contrasted with its ideological justification. This paper has sought to identify commonalities and links between polarizing political narratives that existed amongst both Hindus and Muslims during the time of partition with the rhetoric of contemporary right-wing populist leaders and parties in India to bring attention to the potential harms of religious nationalism in the Indian subcontinent.

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