Communalism and Partition
The two-nation theory and the demand for Pakistan 1930-1946
Concepts to cover
- Iqbal's Allahabad address 1930 on a north-west Muslim state; Choudhry Rahmat Ali coins Pakistan 1933
- League's 1937 defeat, Jinnah's reorganisation, Pirpur report 1938 on Congress ministries, Day of Deliverance December 1939
- Lahore Resolution 23 March 1940 moved by Fazlul Haq: independent states in Muslim-majority zones; two-nation theory articulated by Jinnah
- League as sole spokesman: Cripps, Simla 1945, sweep of Muslim seats in 1945-46 elections
Where to study
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XII History
- ch. 6 Communalism in Nationalist Politics
- ch. 7 Last Phase of Indian National Movement
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 23 Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 33 Jinnah, Golwalkar and Extreme Communalism, pp. 428-442
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 8: The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, Towards Independence and Partition, p. 17 (printed 109)
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, Towards Independence and Partition, p. 15 (printed 107)
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3.2 Dialogues, p. 17 (printed 302)
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 4. Quit India, pp. 18-19 (printed 303-304)