a large number of novels and one of the great novels is Tamas in it he had won Sahitya Academy award. In title Tamas itself suggests an attempt to depict and condemn the ignorance and darkness involved in communal violence on the eve of the partition of India and Pakistan which lead to huge number of riots between Hindus and Muslims a massive killing of Hindus and Muslims .In this particular novel we can see that the novel start when the particular character of the novel Nathu is asked to kill a
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New International Business Perspectives on Pakistan Omar J. Khan I Lyn S. Amine Executive Summary What image comes to mind when one thinks of Pakistan? Prior to the attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan‚ many businesspeople had little information about this ancient land. Recently‚ Pakistan has come to the world’s attention as a powerful ally in the U.S.-led war against terrorism. Situated at the crossroads of the Middle East‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ and
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Ethnic Pressures Pakistan’s 180 million people are divided into five main ethnic groups: Punjabi (44.7 percent)‚ Pashtun (15.4 percent)‚ Sindhi (14.1 percent)‚ Muhajirs (7.6 percent)‚ and Balochi (3.6 percent).The country is divided into four provinces: Punjab‚ Sindh‚ Balochistan‚ and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as North-West Frontier Province‚ or NWFP). In addition‚ there are the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)‚ Pakistan-administered Kashmir‚ and Gilgit-Baltistan. Historically
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establishmentPakistan faced number of problems. Most of the problems of Pakistan were related withPakistan dispute with India‚ such as the accession of the princely states‚ canal Water dispute‚ refugees’ problems and distribution of armed and military assets. Infect most of these problems were deliberately created by India itself so that Pakistan would notmaintain its independent status and soon merged with India. (Nehru told General Sir Frank Messervy in 1945‚ “his deliberate plan would be to allow Jinnah to have
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This essay focuses on the impact of partition through Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel Ice Candy Man. ‘India is going to be broken. Can one break a country? And what happens if they break it where our house is? Or crack it further up on Warris Road? How will I ever get to Godmother’s then?’ – Lenny. Bapsi Sidhwa was born in 1938 in Karachi‚ Pakistan‚ to a Parsee family and grew up in Lahore. In 1947 India was partitioned‚ and Lahore became part of Pakistan. With her third novel‚ Ice Candy Man‚ Sidhwa
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British colonialism and Indian Nationalism were not contradictory‚ rather complimentary. For the moderates‚ development of England was the development of India. The British were invincible. As such‚ by a policy of co-operation India could better secure her interests. England‚ mother of parliamentary institutions‚ would increase the same in India and as such Indians should remain loyal to British. The Moderate method of struggle was defined as constitutional means of Agitation (anything except popular
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Partition of Bengal (1947) The Partition of Bengal in 1947‚ part of the Partition of India‚ was a religiously based partition that divided the British Indian province of Bengalbetween India and Pakistan. Predominantly Hindu West Bengal became a province of India‚ and predominantly Muslim East Bengal became a province of Pakistan. The partition‚ with the power transferred to Pakistan and India on 14–15 August 1947‚ was done according to what has come to be known as the "3 June Plan" or "Mountbatten
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based on the UN Security Council Resolutions‚ which provide that the final disposition of Jammu and Kashmir will be made in accordance with the will of the people. Ireland is committed to this position until the three parties to the dispute‚ Pakistan‚ India and the people of Jammu and Kashmir arrive at some mutually acceptable final settlement. Ireland has always emphasized the necessity of a meaningful‚ constructive and result oriented dialogue to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Ireland maintains
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Sudan Delegate: Divya Shetty‚ Manipal University The Kashmir dispute dates from 1947. The partition of the Indian sub-continent along religious lines led to the formation of India and Pakistan. Because of its location‚ Kashmir could choose to join either India or Pakistan. Pakistan fails to recognize the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh on October 26‚ 1947 ceding Kashmir to India as they believe it was signed for the sole purpose of military assistance. Many wars have been
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Kashmir and how the war had destroyed relationships between India and Pakistan during the conflict. Hindu-Muslim rivalry was a major problem in Kashmir as it was occupied by a Hindu Monarch‚ Maharaja Hari Singh who ruled to a majority of Muslims in Kashmir.1 This caused tensions as Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted full occupation of Kashmir under Pakistan. One of my sources is to interview my grandfather who was present in India during this conflict and had strong knowledge of the events
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