PS-502 FREEDOM MOVEMENT (1857-1947)
PS-502 FREEDOM MOVEMENT (1857-1947)
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh movement.
2. The Shimla deputation and the foundation of all India Muslim League. The Minto-Morle Reforms (1909).
3. The Partition of Bengal: Its annulment and aftermath.
4. Hindu-Muslim relations, 1906-1916 Govt. of India Act, 1919.
5. Pan-Islamism, the Khilafat Movement and the Hindu Muslim rift.
6. Muslim reaction to the Nehru report and attempts at constitutional settlement Government of India Act, 1935.
7. The re-organization of the Muslim League and Congress League relations 1936-1939.
8. The Lahore resolution and the struggle for Pakistan.
9. Muslim and Hindu demands and British offers.
10. The Elections of 1946 and the interim Government.
11. June 3 Plan and the Radcliffe Award.
12. The creation of Pakistan.
13. The Ideological basis of Pakistan: Iqbal and the Quaid-i-Azam.
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Chand, Tara. History of the Freedom Movement in India, (Lahore: Book Traders, 1961)
2. Hamid, Abdul. Muslim Separatism in India 1858-1947, Karachi: Pak Publishing Home, 1960.
3. Hodson, H.V. The Great Divide, Great Britain: Anchor Press, 1969.
4. Majumdar, R.C. History of the Freedom Movement in India, Lahore: Book Traders, 1979.
5. Malik, Hafeez. Muslim Nationalism in India and Pakistan, Lahore: Peoples Publishing House, 1980.
6. Munawwar, Muhammad, Prof. Dimensions of Pakistan Movement, Lahore: Institute of Islamic Culture, 1987.
7. Prasad, Rajendra. India Divided, Lahore: Al-Islamia-Al-Saudia, 1978.
8. Qureshi, Ishtiaq Hussain. The Struggle for Pakistan, Karachi: University of Karachi, 1969.
