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

by Embree, Ainslie; Carnes, Mark C.

• ISBN13: 9780321355850
• ISBN10: 0321355857
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-13
• Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

The Train to Simla	1	(7)
Introduction	8	(3)
Basic Materials	8	(1)
Historical Maps	8	(3)
Map A. India 1945: Major Cities, Rivers, and Princely States	9	(1)
Map B. Muslims as a Percentage of the Total Population Of India, 1931	10	(1)
The Historical Moment: June 1945	11	(1)
Special Rules: Departures from the Historical Context	12	(3)
Omission of Lord Wavell	12	(1)
Inclusion of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maharaja of Kashmir	13	(1)
Inclusion of the Hindu Mahasabha	13	(1)
Inclusion of the Communist Party Leadership	14	(1)
Inclusion of Indeterminates	14	(1)
Duration of the Simla Conference	14	(1)
Roles	15	(11)
Suggested Role Distribution	15	(1)
British Governor(s) General	16	(1)
Members of the INC: The Congress Party	17	(2)
Representatives of the Muslim League	19	(2)
Adherents of Mohandas Gandhi	21	(1)
The Nizam of Hyderabad, a Muslim Prince	22	(1)
The Maharaja of Kashmir	22	(1)
Representative of the Sikhs	22	(2)
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Untouchable Leader	24	(1)
Representative of the Hindu Mahasabha	25	(1)
Leader of the Communist Party of India	25	(1)
Various Indeterminates	25	(1)
Follower of Badshah Khan (Pashtun, North-West Frontier Province)	26	(1)
Basic Game Rules	26	(4)
Victory Objectives	26	(1)
Tactics and Weapons	26	(2)
Technical: Access to the Podium	26	(1)
Nonviolent Protests and ``Direct Action''	27	(1)
Civil War	27	(1)
Likely Electoral Strength	28	(1)
``Reserved Seats'' Versus ``Restricted Electorate''	28	(1)
Electoral Simplicity	29	(1)
Fundamental Considerations	29	(1)
Schedule of Assignments and Class Activities	30	(14)
First Class: Historical Background	31	(3)
Ancient Origins of Indian Civilization	31	(3)
Second and Third Classes: Primary Sources	34	(1)
Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2	34	(1)
Major Documents	35	(1)
Fourth Class: Quiz	35	(8)
Sample Questions: India's Search for National Identity	35	(6)
Sample Questions: Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2	41	(2)
Written Assignments	43	(1)
India: A Chronology	44	(2)
India's Population	44	(1)
Principle Events	44	(2)
India: An Essential History	46	(9)
1757: British East India Company Defeats Mughals	46	(1)
1857: The Sepoy Mutiny	47	(1)
1858: Government of India Act: British Direct Rule Commences	47	(1)
1885: INC (Congress) Founded	48	(1)
Tilak: A Hindu Revival	48	(1)
Militant Muslims	49	(1)
1905: Partition of Bengal	49	(1)
1906: Muslim League Founded	50	(1)
World War I	50	(1)
1919: Gandhi Arrives in India; The Amritsar Massacre	51	(1)
1919-1924: Khilafat Movement	52	(1)
1922: Gandhi Halts Nationwide Civil Disobedience	53	(1)
1930: Gandhi's Salt March, The Beginning of Second Civil Disobedience Campaign	53	(1)
1935: Government of India Act	53	(1)
1937: Provincial Elections, Congress Wins	54	(1)
1940: Jinnah Calls for a Muslim State	54	(1)
GLOSSARY	55	(2)
APPENDIX A: MAJOR DOCUMENTS	57	(30)
Mahatma Gandhi's Statement on Satyagraha (1919)	57	(1)
On Hindu-Muslim Relations	58	(15)
Muslim Resolutions at Dacca, 30 December 1906	58	(1)
M. A. Jinnah: Presidential Address, Patna Session of the Muslim League, December 1938	58	(1)
Jinnah: Speech before the Assembly of the Muslim League, Lahore, 1940	59	(4)
Gandhi: Extracts from The Collected Works	63	(1)
Nehru: Against Pakistan	64	(3)
Maulana Azad: Against Pakistan	67	(2)
V. D. Savarkar's Presidential Address at the 20th Session of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha, 1938	69	(1)
Gandhi: On Assam and Grouping Proposal	70	(1)
15 December 1946	70	(3)
On the Untouchables	73	(7)
B.R. Ambedkar on the Depressed Classes, at the Indian Round Table Conference, 1 January 1931	73	(3)
Excerpts from Gandhi and Gandhism by B. R. Ambedkar	76	(4)
On the Future of the Indian Economy	80	(7)
Jawaharlal Nehru's Presidential Address at the Lucknow Session of the National Congress, 12 April 1936 (Pro Socialism)	80	(2)
Report on the Gandhi-Inspired Wardha Education Scheme, 1939	82	(1)
The Communist Party of India	83	(2)
The Hindu Mahasabha's Economic Plan, 1931	85	(2)
APPENDIX B: EMBREE, INDIA'S SEARCH FOR NATIONAL IDENTITY	87	(95)
Preface to the Revised Edition	87	(2)
Introduction	89	(2)
One Great Nation?	91	(13)
Origins of Indian Nationalism	91	(3)
Profile: 1880s	94	(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