Prelude to partition consolidation of muslim league 1936 43
Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University
2005
Summary:
The dawn of freedom over India in Augu;t 194 7 ; after a iong and
bitter struggle · against British Raj, was one of the seminal
development of modern l ndian history. The partition of Indian subcontinent was the most negati ve aspect of this struggle against
British imperialism. This struggle has arouse·d profound scholarly
interes.t over the past fi ve decades, yet despite having the enormous
literature upon the manner in which India won freedom and the sub-·
c011tinent was partitioned into the sovereign state's, various important
facts of this historical event sti-11 remain unexplored.
There are only few research workers on the history of
Muslim League. In fact these works were written more than fi~e
decades back when sources such as government proceedings, private
papers of Indian leaders, Viceroys and other British officials we_re
not ava ilable. These rich and informati ve sources arc now available
and a true and comprehensive story of the history of the League can
be reconstructed on the bnsis of these sources.
My topics thus deals with the history of }1[usl im League. . ,•
However, I have chosen seven important year of League i.e. 1936 to
1943. It is during these year that the League become a formidable
organization. The consolidation of the All India Muslim League; and
consequently its emergence as 'Third Party' in the . political
firmament of India in such a short span of time, \\ hich ultimately
...
forced the other to Parties-British and Indian National Congress to
accepts its demand for Pakistan, is one such significant and seminal
historical development which needs an in-depth analysis and
exploration.
hdl.handle.net/10603/276905
Language:
English