Composite Indian Nationalism or the ‘Two-Nation Theory’ - Clarion India

Composite Indian Nationalism or the ‘Two-Nation Theory’ - Clarion India

Prof Ram Puniyani ONE of South Asia’s greatest tragedies has been the emergence of the ‘two-nation theory’, which opposed the anti-colonial Indian national movement. It was a great help to British colonialists to rule over this vast land. It led to the formation of Pakistan on the basis of a Muslim majority (Islam) and the remaining part, India, as a secular state with a large Muslim population. These Muslims, who by force of circumstances or by…

Composite Indian Nationalism or ‘Two Nation Theory’

One of the greatest tragedies of South Asia has been the emergence of ‘Two Nation Theory’, which opposed the Anti Colonial Indian National movement. It was a great help to British colonialists to rule over this vast land. It led to the formation of Pakistan on the basis of Muslim majority (Islam) and the remaining part, India as a secular state with a large Muslim population. These Muslims, who by force of circumstances or by choice chose to sta…