Partition of India

approaches, Rushdie has problematized postmodernist representational systems of the West, specifically, its colonial and imperial discourse. Besides, his novels are interested in the study of Eastern cultural traditions and history, particularly those of India and Pakistan. As a postcolonialist writer, Rushdie attempts to deconstruct the colonial historical account of the colonizer and subvert it through the creation of another explanations and accounts. The inclusion of historical intertexts…

was the beginning of world 's largest religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.(Achaya, K. T,1994) In India, three empires have affected the Indian society, as we know it today, the Empire of Asoka, Mughal Empire, and the British Raj Empire. After the last foreign invaders the british raj, the country was divided into three different countries where…

of the British Raj, the fleet from Great Britain sent to colonize India in 1857. The greedy British Raj attempted to colonize India in an organized fashion utilizing India’s luxury, wealth and pleasure. Unfortunately, that plan was far too optimistic. In reality, greed caused the British to face political confusion and revolts from the Indian population,…

Within the continent of Asia lies the seventh largest country in the world with a whopping 3.28 million square feet – India. Rajasthan is the largest of twenty-nine states within India, located between Pakistan, Gujarat and Punjab. In contrast Goa is the smallest state within. It is found in the southwest part of the country. Gujarat, which is positioned on the utmost west of India, is the most populated state. Three bodies of water surround this large land: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal…

Women’s Life in India Women in ancient India were held in high honor, but now many women’s life in India is dangerous and scary. They are often receiving ends in Indian society. They are treated and tortured at every stage. A girl child is in slavery from her early childhood. She is under unbroken watch, first by the parents then her husband and finally her own children. Not only that, she is often condemned to death even before she is born. In ancient India the birth of a girl was lucky, and…

Portrayal of Bengali Renaissance in Satyajit Ray’s films Western education / Modern ideas (Mahanagar, Devi) The liberal ideas of the West played a crucial role in the awakening of Bengal. Modern ideas substituted the age old customs and it began with the establishment of Brahmo Samaj and spread of English education. The concepts and ideas from the West forced the educated youth to think in a rational manner and they started despising everything that is traditional. In this concern, the historian…

nation theory is actually responsible for the partition of Subcontinent into two states. The struggle for the creation of Pakistan was based upon “Two Nation Theory” which held that Muslims and Hindus are two separate Nations. Pakistan ideology was based on the fact that the Muslims are a separate Nation having their own civilization, their own…

A Brief note on Nationality: According to my perception, nationality means belongingness to a particular nation by birth or by nationalization, it also comprise when people have common tradition, culture, values, ethics, origin or often a nation. For example, immigrants of same nationality often seek out for each other, this usually defines their sense of nationality and belongingness. Nationality is also considered as a legal relationship between a state and a person, and nationality usually…

CONGRESS RAJ 1937-39 INTRODUCTION: Sufficient time period of 27 a few several weeks from Come early July 1937 to Oct 1939, when The legislature ministries made the decision eight out of 11 Local Indian native places was essential for the Hindu-Muslim interaction and the future of the region. This treatment strategy of persecution was “Far more similar to the contingency Nazi program in European countries than to any kind of democracy.” PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS OF 1937 AND THEIR…

In Salman Rushdie’s story Midnight’s Children, offers an overview of events in India immediately following the nation gaining independence in 1947. Within the context of the novel, The Midnight Children are the inheritors of India’s lasting promise, and the evidence of its lasting strength. They each have an unusual power, which not only provides them protection, but more broadly signals India’s ability to rise, in a post-colonial era. It is their magic, that becomes the strongest thread for…