Week Two: The Final Years of the British Raj After doing the readings for this week I decided it may be beneficial to watch a documentary on either India now or before independence. I did some research and “The Flame Burns Bright” is considered a good documentary depicting India before it gained independence. I decided to watch the documentary to gain some further knowledge on India before independence. Documentary Notes: Gandhi was an architect of Indian independence would deliver the people
The Kashmir dispute dates from 1947. The partition of the Indian sub-continent along spiritual lines diode to the formation of India and Asian country. However, there remained the problem of over 650 states, run by princes, existing within the 2 freshly freelance countries. In theory, these princely states had the option of deciding that country to affix remaining independent. In practice, the restive population of each province tried decisive. The people had been fighting for freedom from British
Even though most people believe that Gandhi’s assassination was justified because he ignored non-Muslim interest. Gandhi’s assassination wasn’t justified because he was a major figure in leading India to its independence,he wanted to retain all of British India as a single country and he stuck with his brand of non-violence never resorting to violence even in the toughest situations. Influenced by his religious mother who was a Jainism, ascetic religion governed by tenets of self-discipline and
one of such writings, a highly innovative novel which was published in the year 1988. It received the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award in 1989. The novel is set against the backdrop of historical events like Swadeshi movement, Second World War, Partition of India and Communal Riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka and Calcutta. The novel follows the life of a young boy growing up in Calcutta and later on in Delhi and London. The novel has various themes such as nationalism, freedom, violence. Memory and conflict
Identifying the complex world of Identity Overview The concept of identity is difficult to define as it is ambiguous. It can be interpreted from many different perspectives, and environments. In its most basic form it is the way that people see themselves. This includes one’s assumptions about them ‘self’ as Cliford Geertz would put it, and the society around them. Furthermore scholarship defines identity as “the way people see themselves in the context of nature, and how people see animate and
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relations between both groups influenced the judgements of India’s founders and constitution-makers, given that it was one of the most traumatic periods in the history of India’s twentieth-century due to the millions of deaths that were accompanied by partition. These constitution-makers had to face four main issues: the relationship between religion and the state, separate electorates, religiously given personal laws, and educational institutions. The overall goal of the new nation was to put an end to
Asia has struggled to protect its’ borders from both foreigners and their own states. India, especially, has been known for it’s long history of dealing with security issues which has weakened the state. Conflicts risen from affairs such as the Partition have caused civilian battles that India struggled to contain. Other regional conflicts such as the Kashmir conflict and Indo-Pakistani war has led to India’s involvement and struggle to protect their own borders and welfare of their people. India
with their colony. The British cleverly gave India independence and withdrew before fighting broke out, unlike the French who stubbornly retaliated against the violent rebellions of native Algerians with guerrilla warfare. Recognizing India’s partition between Hindus and Muslims as a step towards war, the British government quickly withdrew and allowed India to gain independence and settle its own affairs, an insightful choice as it ultimately avoided a civil war. Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohandas
Jews flocked in even larger numbers to Poland during the Black Death, which was a widespread viral epidemic that killed approximately 200 millions Jews in Eurasia and Western Europe. It was reported that locals believed Toledo Rabbinical Judeans had concocted a plot to murder others and had sent his henchman to neighboring countries to deliver the virus. By the 16th century, around 80% of the world’s Jewish population had resided in Polish territory. The Jewish people had an unprecedented amount