Defining a Nation India on the Eve of Independence 1945: Reacting to the Past

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ISBN: 9780321355850 | 0321355857
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Copyright: 6/13/2005

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Part of the "Reacting to the Past" series, this text consists of elaborate games in which students are assigned roles, informed by classic texts, set in particular moments of intellectual and social ferment. The game is set at Simla, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where the British viceroy has invited leaders of various religious and political constituencies to work out the future of Britainrs"s largest colony.

The Train to Simla

(7)

Introduction

(3)

Basic Materials

(1)

Historical Maps

(3)

Map A. India 1945: Major Cities, Rivers, and Princely States

(1)

Map B. Muslims as a Percentage of the Total Population Of India, 1931

(1)

The Historical Moment: June 1945

(1)

Special Rules: Departures from the Historical Context

(3)

Omission of Lord Wavell

(1)

Inclusion of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maharaja of Kashmir

(1)

Inclusion of the Hindu Mahasabha

(1)

Inclusion of the Communist Party Leadership

(1)

Inclusion of Indeterminates

(1)

Duration of the Simla Conference

(1)

Roles

(11)

Suggested Role Distribution

(1)

British Governor(s) General

(1)

Members of the INC: The Congress Party

(2)

Representatives of the Muslim League

(2)

Adherents of Mohandas Gandhi

(1)

The Nizam of Hyderabad, a Muslim Prince

(1)

The Maharaja of Kashmir

(1)

Representative of the Sikhs

(2)

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Untouchable Leader

(1)

Representative of the Hindu Mahasabha

(1)

Leader of the Communist Party of India

(1)

Various Indeterminates

(1)

Follower of Badshah Khan (Pashtun, North-West Frontier Province)

(1)

Basic Game Rules

(4)

Victory Objectives

(1)

Tactics and Weapons

(2)

Technical: Access to the Podium

(1)

Nonviolent Protests and ``Direct Action''

(1)

Civil War

(1)

Likely Electoral Strength

(1)

``Reserved Seats'' Versus ``Restricted Electorate''

(1)

Electoral Simplicity

(1)

Fundamental Considerations

(1)

Schedule of Assignments and Class Activities

(14)

First Class: Historical Background

(3)

Ancient Origins of Indian Civilization

(3)

Second and Third Classes: Primary Sources

(1)

Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2

(1)

Major Documents

(1)

Fourth Class: Quiz

(8)

Sample Questions: India's Search for National Identity

(6)

Sample Questions: Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2

(2)

Written Assignments

(1)

India: A Chronology

(2)

India's Population

(1)

Principle Events

(2)

India: An Essential History

(9)

1757: British East India Company Defeats Mughals

(1)

1857: The Sepoy Mutiny

(1)

1858: Government of India Act: British Direct Rule Commences

(1)

1885: INC (Congress) Founded

(1)

Tilak: A Hindu Revival

(1)

Militant Muslims

(1)

1905: Partition of Bengal

(1)

1906: Muslim League Founded

(1)

World War I

(1)

1919: Gandhi Arrives in India; The Amritsar Massacre

(1)

1919-1924: Khilafat Movement

(1)

1922: Gandhi Halts Nationwide Civil Disobedience

(1)

1930: Gandhi's Salt March, The Beginning of Second Civil Disobedience Campaign

(1)

1935: Government of India Act

(1)

1937: Provincial Elections, Congress Wins

(1)

1940: Jinnah Calls for a Muslim State

(1)

GLOSSARY

(2)

APPENDIX A: MAJOR DOCUMENTS

(30)

Mahatma Gandhi's Statement on Satyagraha (1919)

(1)

On Hindu-Muslim Relations

(15)

Muslim Resolutions at Dacca, 30 December 1906

(1)

M. A. Jinnah: Presidential Address, Patna Session of the Muslim League, December 1938

(1)

Jinnah: Speech before the Assembly of the Muslim League, Lahore, 1940

(4)

Gandhi: Extracts from The Collected Works

(1)

Nehru: Against Pakistan

(3)

Maulana Azad: Against Pakistan

(2)

V. D. Savarkar's Presidential Address at the 20th Session of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha, 1938

(1)

Gandhi: On Assam and Grouping Proposal

(1)

15 December 1946

(3)

On the Untouchables

(7)

B.R. Ambedkar on the Depressed Classes, at the Indian Round Table Conference, 1 January 1931

(3)

Excerpts from Gandhi and Gandhism by B. R. Ambedkar

(4)

On the Future of the Indian Economy

(7)

Jawaharlal Nehru's Presidential Address at the Lucknow Session of the National Congress, 12 April 1936 (Pro Socialism)

(2)

Report on the Gandhi-Inspired Wardha Education Scheme, 1939

(1)

The Communist Party of India

(2)

The Hindu Mahasabha's Economic Plan, 1931

(2)

APPENDIX B: EMBREE, INDIA'S SEARCH FOR NATIONAL IDENTITY

(95)

Preface to the Revised Edition

(2)

Introduction

(2)

One Great Nation?

(13)

Origins of Indian Nationalism

(3)

Profile: 1880s

(10)

Voices of India

104

(15)

First Responses to the West

105

(3)

Role of Regional Languages

108

(1)

Nationalist Organizations

109

(1)

Ilbert Bill

109

(4)

B.G. Tilak

113

(1)

Muslim Movements

114

(5)

Search for a Center

119

(14)

Curzon Era

119

(3)

New Radicalism

122

(2)

Muslim League

124

(1)

Constitutional Reforms

125

(3)

Revival of Nationalist Activity

128

(5)

The Emergence of Gandhi

133

(16)

Reactions to the Rowlatt Acts

135

(2)

Khilafat Movement

137

(1)

Non-Cooperation Movement

138

(2)

Non-Cooperation Begins

140

(3)

Civil Disobedience

143

(3)

Gandhi's Arrest

146

(3)

The Politics of Right Mistakes

149

(19)

India's International Status

149

(2)

Division in the Nationalist Movement

151

(5)

First Demand for Independence

156

(2)

Hindu-Muslim Relations

158

(2)

Renewal of Nationalist Activity

160

(3)

1935 India Act

163

(2)

New Strength of the Muslim League

165

(3)

End and Beginning

168

(14)

Bargaining for Independence

168

(1)

Two-Nation Concept

169

(1)

Allied Pressure

170

(1)

Cripps Mission

171

(1)

``Quit India'' Resolution

172

(2)

Negotiations for Independence

174

(2)

Partition

176

(6)

APPENDIX C: RECOMMENDED READING

182

General Studies

182

(1)

Specialized Studies

182

(1)

Biographical Studies

183

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Defining a Nation India on the Eve of Independence 1945: Reacting to the Past

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