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Understanding Partition
Give a brief description of Hindu Mahasabha.
Hindu Mahasabha : Founded in 1915, the Hindu Mahasabha was a Hindu party that remained confined to North India. It aimed to unite Hindu society by encouraging the Hindus to transcend the divisions of caste and sect. It sought to define Hindu identity in opposition to Muslim identity.
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Find out about the ethnic violence that led to the partition of Yugoslavia. Compare your findings with what you have read about partition in this chapter.
Name the writer of ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindustan Hamara’. What did he speak to the Muslim League in 1930 in his presidential address?
What did the Urdu poet Mohammad Iqbal meant by “North West Indian Muslim State”?
Why and when was the Cabinet Mission sent to India?
Why did the Muslim League reject the Cripps proposals?
What were the major features of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
What were the negative consequences of partition of India in 1947?
When did and why the Cripps Mission arrive in India? Mention two reasons that led to the failure of the Cripps Mission of 1942.
Give a brief description of Hindu Mahasabha.
Discuss how Pakistan got its name “Pakistan” as a country.
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