1st Edition
The Partition of Bengal and Assam, 1932-1947 Contour of Freedom
By Bidyut Chakrabarty
Copyright 2004
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The fragmentation of Bengal and Assam in 1947 was a crucial moment in India's socio-political history as a nation state. Both the British Indian provinces were divided as much through the actions of the Muslim League as by those of Congress and the British colonial power. Attributing partition largely to Hindu communalists is, therefore, historically inaccurate and factually misleading. The... Read more
1. The Hindu-Muslim Differences: The socio-economic and cultural dimensions 2. Divide and Rule: The Communal Award and its Implications in Bengal 3. Politics of Accommodation and Confrontation : The second partition of Bengal 4. An Alternative to Partition: The United Bengal Scheme 5. Redefining Borders: The Boundary Commission and the partition of Bengal 6. Construction and Consolidation of Identities: The Sylhet referendum and partition 7. History of Partition or Partition of History?: Fractured and wounded voice of the people
Biography
Bidyut Chakrabarty is Professor in Political Sciences and chair of Political Sciences at the University of Delhi, India.
