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Regional Aspirations
The reasons for the precarious position of the Akalis were as examined below :
(i) The government was dismissed by the Centre mid-way through its term.
(ii)The Akalis did not enjoy strong support among the Hindus.
(iii)The Sikh Community was internally differentiated among on the basis of caste and class lines.
(vi)The Congress got more support among the Dalits’, wheather Hindu or Sikh - than the Akalis.
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One of Hazarika’s songs ....... dwells on the unity theme; the seven states of north-eastern India become seven sisters born of the same mother .... ‘Meghalaya went own way ...... Arunachal too separated and Mizoram appeared in Assam’s gateway as a groom to marry another daughter,’ ......... The song ends with a determination to keep the unity of the Assamese with other smaller nationalities that are left in the present-day Assam– ‘the Karbis and the Missing brothers and sisters are our dear ones.’ —Sanjib Baruah
(a) Which unity is the poet talking about ?
(b) Why were the States of North-East created separately out of the erstwhile State of Assam ?
(c) Do you think that the same theme of unity could apply to all the regions of India ? Why ?
“Before 1947, Jammu and Kashmir was a Muslim State. Its Sikh ruler, Hari Singh, wanted to merge with Pakistan.”
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