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Understanding Partition
Differentiate between federation and confederation.
That union of states or provinces is called a federation in which powers are divided between union and states or central government and provincial governments by a written constitution. Both types of government side by side work separately. On the other hand confederation in modem political language refers to a union of fairly autonomous and sovereign states with a central government with delimited powers.
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Why did some people think of Partition as a very sudden development?
How did ordinary people view Partition?
What were Mahatma Gandhi’s arguments against Partition?
Why is Partition viewed as an extremely significant marker in South Asian history?
Why was British India partitioned?
How did women experience Partition?
How did the Congress come to change its views on Partition?
Examine the strengths and limitations of oral history. How have oral-history techniques furthered our understanding of Partition?
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?
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