000			01315nam a22001457a 4500
020			_a9780143414155
082			_a954.035 _bRAJ/I
100			_aRajendra Prasad
245			_aIndia divided
260			_aNew Delhi _bPenguin _c2010
300			_axii,566p.
520			_aThe question of the partition of India into Muslim and Hindu zones assumed importance after the All-India Muslim League passed a resolution in its favour in March 1940 in Lahore. Most of India Divided was written in prison and it was published in 1946, a year before India was divided. The book specifically examines the theory that the Hindus and Muslims of India were two nations, and concludes that the solution for the Hindu–Muslim issue should be sought in the formation of a secular state, with cultural autonomy for the different groups that make up the nation. It traces the origins and growth of the Hindu–Muslim conflict, gives the summary of the several schemes for the partition of India which were put forth, and points out the essential ambiguity of the Lahore Resolution. Finally, it deals with the resources of the Muslim-majority states and shows how the suggested scheme of Partition was impracticable, and proposes a new solution to the Hindu–Muslim question.
650			_aIndia _aPolitics and Government
942			_cBK
999			_c61046 _d61046