The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Oct 1, 1982
... Sajjad Zaheer and Ashiq Hussain Batalvi on the other hand have criticised Sikander for agreei... more ... Sajjad Zaheer and Ashiq Hussain Batalvi on the other hand have criticised Sikander for agreeing to the Pact solely with the intention of ... Pir Qamaruddin of Sial Sharif for example issued a dramatic appeal to his Tiwana disciples during a Muslim League meeting held on the ...
The chapter forms the introduction to the volume. It addresses issues of Pakistan's clientali... more The chapter forms the introduction to the volume. It addresses issues of Pakistan's clientalistic politics, the failure to integrate regional nationalisms, the legacies of colonial rule and the 1947 Partition for contemporary Pakistan
The chapter examines the ways in which Lord Mountbatten's role as Supreme Commander South-Eas... more The chapter examines the ways in which Lord Mountbatten's role as Supreme Commander South-East Asia Commandm anticipated his subsequent service as the last Viceroy of British India. In particular there is an examination of his attitude to Asian Nationalism and the legacy of his meeting with Nehru in Singapore
The chapter examines democratic periods in the post-colonial Pakistan state and assesses the caus... more The chapter examines democratic periods in the post-colonial Pakistan state and assesses the causes of the failure to consolidate democracy
This local study of partition-related violence uses new sources to uncover the motives and identi... more This local study of partition-related violence uses new sources to uncover the motives and identities of some of the perpetrators. It provides useful empirical data for wider conceptualisations of the violence
The city of Amritsar stands on the volatile border between India and Pakistan. It has been a focu... more The city of Amritsar stands on the volatile border between India and Pakistan. It has been a focus for political and religious conflict since the partition of 1947. "Amritsar" brings together 25 first-hand accounts of life in a city at the epicentre of one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in history. The interviews explore experiences from the time of partition: from the suddenness of uprooting and the belief that the migration was only to be temporary to the enduring sense that the violence was politically and not culturally or religiously motivated. Issues raised include: the abduction and rehabilitation of women and children; the differing experiences of elite and subaltern classes; the memories of refugee convoys and camps; the hazards of border crossing; and the nostalgia for pre-Partition bonds between Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus.
The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of the subcontinent was accompanied by ... more The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of the subcontinent was accompanied by large-scale massacres which sparked off an unforeseen mass migration. The Punjab was at the epicentre of the disturbances which spread across much of North India. In all an estimated 18 million people were displaced in a chaotic two-way flight of Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Muslims from India. The migrations were over within the space of three months in the Punjab, but were to continue intermittently from Bengal during periods of communal tension throughout the following decades. The total movement of population represented the greatest forced migration of the twentieth century.
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Oct 1, 1982
... Sajjad Zaheer and Ashiq Hussain Batalvi on the other hand have criticised Sikander for agreei... more ... Sajjad Zaheer and Ashiq Hussain Batalvi on the other hand have criticised Sikander for agreeing to the Pact solely with the intention of ... Pir Qamaruddin of Sial Sharif for example issued a dramatic appeal to his Tiwana disciples during a Muslim League meeting held on the ...
The chapter forms the introduction to the volume. It addresses issues of Pakistan's clientali... more The chapter forms the introduction to the volume. It addresses issues of Pakistan's clientalistic politics, the failure to integrate regional nationalisms, the legacies of colonial rule and the 1947 Partition for contemporary Pakistan
The chapter examines the ways in which Lord Mountbatten's role as Supreme Commander South-Eas... more The chapter examines the ways in which Lord Mountbatten's role as Supreme Commander South-East Asia Commandm anticipated his subsequent service as the last Viceroy of British India. In particular there is an examination of his attitude to Asian Nationalism and the legacy of his meeting with Nehru in Singapore
The chapter examines democratic periods in the post-colonial Pakistan state and assesses the caus... more The chapter examines democratic periods in the post-colonial Pakistan state and assesses the causes of the failure to consolidate democracy
This local study of partition-related violence uses new sources to uncover the motives and identi... more This local study of partition-related violence uses new sources to uncover the motives and identities of some of the perpetrators. It provides useful empirical data for wider conceptualisations of the violence
The city of Amritsar stands on the volatile border between India and Pakistan. It has been a focu... more The city of Amritsar stands on the volatile border between India and Pakistan. It has been a focus for political and religious conflict since the partition of 1947. "Amritsar" brings together 25 first-hand accounts of life in a city at the epicentre of one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in history. The interviews explore experiences from the time of partition: from the suddenness of uprooting and the belief that the migration was only to be temporary to the enduring sense that the violence was politically and not culturally or religiously motivated. Issues raised include: the abduction and rehabilitation of women and children; the differing experiences of elite and subaltern classes; the memories of refugee convoys and camps; the hazards of border crossing; and the nostalgia for pre-Partition bonds between Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus.
The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of the subcontinent was accompanied by ... more The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of the subcontinent was accompanied by large-scale massacres which sparked off an unforeseen mass migration. The Punjab was at the epicentre of the disturbances which spread across much of North India. In all an estimated 18 million people were displaced in a chaotic two-way flight of Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Muslims from India. The migrations were over within the space of three months in the Punjab, but were to continue intermittently from Bengal during periods of communal tension throughout the following decades. The total movement of population represented the greatest forced migration of the twentieth century.
This volume brings together papers delivered at the 13th European Conference of Modern South Asia... more This volume brings together papers delivered at the 13th European Conference of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Toulouse, France in August 1994. It provides comprehensive coverage of the research on Punjab by addressing Punjabi identity in three contexts: pre-1947 Punjab, the post-1947 East, Post Punjabs, and the Punjabi diaspora.
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