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Indian Independence and the Question of Partition

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David Gilmartin Vazira Zamindar Ayesha Jalal

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March 7, 2012

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Indian Independence and the Question of Partition

Videos from David Gilmartin

What was the Mughal Empire?
  • November 20, 2012
Indian Independence and the Question of Partition
  • March 7, 2012
How did everyday people participate in the Indian nationalist movement?
  • November 20, 2012
What were different groups’ perspectives on Gandhi?
  • November 20, 2012
How did the two World Wars impact demands for Indian independence?
  • November 20, 2012
What effect did the All-India Census have on Indian identities?
  • November 20, 2012
How did the British respond to the Great Revolt of 1857?
  • November 20, 2012
How did the British East India Company end up controlling the Indian subcontinent?
  • November 20, 2012
What was life like in the Mughal Empire?
  • November 20, 2012
Who are you and what do you do?
  • November 20, 2012
Why should high school students learn about the history of Indian independence and partition?
  • November 20, 2012
Who was ultimately involved in deciding the terms of independence and partition?
  • November 20, 2012

Videos from Vazira Zamindar

Who are you and what do you do?
  • October 6, 2010
What are the short-term effects of the flooding?
  • October 6, 2010
How was India governed prior to British rule?
  • March 7, 2012
Why should high school students understand what is happening in Pakistan?
  • October 6, 2010
What are the long-term challenges of the flooding?
  • October 6, 2010
What has been the relationship between Pakistan and the US?
  • October 6, 2010
How does history affect Pakistan’s ability to cope with this disaster?
  • October 6, 2010
Who are the peoples of Pakistan?
  • October 6, 2010
What are common misunderstandings about Pakistan?
  • October 6, 2010
What does it mean to be a global citizen?
  • October 6, 2010
Why should high school students learn about the partition of India?
  • March 7, 2012
How did British colonial rule evolve in India?
  • March 7, 2012
How did racism influence British colonialism?
  • March 7, 2012
What was the Great Revolt of 1857?
  • March 7, 2012
How did the British influence Indian identity?
  • March 7, 2012
What is the caste system?
  • March 7, 2012
Who was Mohandas Gandhi?
  • March 7, 2012
Who was Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
  • March 7, 2012
What was the Cabinet Mission?
  • March 7, 2012
What were the effects of partition?
  • March 7, 2012
Indian Independence and the Question of Partition
  • March 7, 2012
How has religion influenced the history of India and Pakistan?
  • March 7, 2012

Videos from Ayesha Jalal

Indian Independence and the Question of Partition
  • March 7, 2012
Who are you and what do you do?
  • March 5, 2013
How did the experience of religious minorities who chose not to move after partition differ from those who did?
  • March 5, 2013
Can the discussion of India’s independence be separated from the discussion of partition?
  • March 5, 2013
What was the United Sovereign Bengal plan?
  • March 5, 2013
Who were the key groups negotiating the terms of independence?
  • August 29, 2016
How did WWII shape the discussion of independence between Indians and the British?
  • March 5, 2016
What issues contributed to the partition of India?
  • March 5, 2013
How did everyday people in India participate in the independence movement?
  • March 5, 2013
How did the Muslim League react to the results of the 1937 elections?
  • March 5, 2013
Who was Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
  • August 29, 2016
How do ideas of nationhood inform everyday life in India and Pakistan?
  • March 5, 2013
Why should high school students learn about the history of India’s independence and the partition of 1947?
  • March 5, 2013
What plans were proposed for India’s independence?
  • March 5, 2013
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