Explain any three consequences of partition of British India in 1947.
Explain the process and basis of the reorganisation of States of Indian Union.
Consequences of Partition:
(i) Most abrupt, unplanned and tragic transfer of population that human history has known. There were killings and atrocities on both sides of the border. Cities like Amritsar and Kolkata divided into communal zones. People were forced to abandon their homes and move across borders, they went through immense sufferings.
(ii) Thousands of women were abducted on both sides of the border, they were forced to change the religion and were forced into marriage. Many children were separated from their parents.
(iii) The Partition was a division of properties, liabilities and assets as well as a political division of the country and the administrative apparatus.
Or
(i) The formation of Andhra Pradesh spurred the struggle for making of other states on linguistic lines in other parts of the country.
(ii) This struggle forced the central government into appointing a State Reorganization Commission in 1953 for redrawing of the boundaries of States.
(iii) The Commission recommended boundaries should reflect the boundaries of different languages.
(iv) On the basis of its report, the State Reorganization Act was passed in 1956. This led to the creation of 14 States and six Union Territories.
Describe the external and internal disputes responsible for making the politics of
Jammu and Kashmir continuously controversial.
The accommodation of regional demands and the formation of linguistic states were also seen as more democratic. Justify the statement with any three suitable arguments.
OR
Examine the different areas of agreement and disagreement with respect to the model of economic development to be adopted in India after independence.
Analyse any six consequence of the partition of Indian in 1947
Name the leader who played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states to join the Indian Union.
