What did the Muslim League demand through its resolution of 1940?
An important resolution was passed by the Muslim League on 23rd March, 1940. This resolution was drafted by Sikandar Hayat Khan, the leader of the Unionist Party and the Punjab Premier. Through this, the Muslim League demanded an autonomy for the Muslim -majority areas of the subcontinent. But in the resolution there was no mention either of the partition of the country or the creation of Pakistan. Sikandar Hayat Khan was opposed to the idea of the formation of Pakistan. He opined of a loose federation with a lot of autonomy for the states.
How did women experience Partition?
How did the Congress come to change its views on Partition?
Why was British India partitioned?
Why is Partition viewed as an extremely significant marker in South Asian history?
Examine the strengths and limitations of oral history. How have oral-history techniques furthered our understanding of Partition?
Why did some people think of Partition as a very sudden development?
What were Mahatma Gandhi’s arguments against Partition?
How did ordinary people view Partition?
Why was the jotedar a powerful figure in many areas of rural Bengal?
Why did the mutinous sepoys in many places turn to erstwhile rulers to provide leadership to the revolt?
To what extent are census data useful in reconstructing patterns of urbanisation in the colonial context?
How did Mahatma Gandhi seek to identify with the common people?
What were the ideals expressed in the Objectives Resolution?
How did zamindars manage to retain control over their zamindaris?
Discuss the evidence that indicates planning and coordination on the part of the rebels.
What do the terms “White” and “Black” Town signify?
How was Mahatma Gandhi perceived by the peasants?
How was the term minority defined by different groups?
How was non-cooperation a form of protest?
Discuss the extent to which religious beliefs shaped the events of 1857.
What do visual representations tell us about the revolt of 1857? How do historians analyse these representations?
How did the Constituent Assembly seek to resolve the language controversy?
Why did the Santhals rebel against British rule?
How did Mahatma Gandhi seek to identify with the common people?
What are the problems of using official sources in writing about the history of peasants?
Why did the salt laws become an important issue of struggle?
Why was the jotedar a powerful figure in many areas of rural Bengal?
What were the concerns that influenced town planning in the nineteenth century?