What was the name of it written a couple years ago? It drew a true picture of Jinnah and how and why partition happened. Does anybody know?
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
are you talking about ‘Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence’ by Jaswant Singh?
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
I’m not sure since there are so many books on him. Have you read this particular one? Can you summarize what this view was regarding the reasons why it happened and what Jinnah and Ghandhi’s roles were in it? We have the British view, Indian view of Jinnah as always the villian and the Pakistani view. I wish I could get a more neutral,true depiction of what exactly happened and why.
The book I’m thinking of when summarized showed me a totally different view than what I was taught growing up.
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
I'm not sure since there are so many books on him. Have you read this particular one? Can you summarize what this view was regarding the reasons why it happened and what Jinnah and Ghandhi's roles were in it? We have the british view, Indian view of Jinnah as always the villia and the Pakistani view. I wish I could get a more neutral,true depiction of what exactly happened and why.
The book I'm thinking of when summarized showed me a totally different view than what I was taught growing up.
haven't read the book, but its about different perspective as it is written by an Indian politician and with a view that Jinnah was not the only person responsible for partition (as is the popular version in India). This lead to controversy and criticism against the writer by opposite parties
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How is that version compared to the popular movie
Gandhi (1982) - IMDb
A lot of Indians I know usually see it from the perspective of that movie. Was Gandhi truly for the unity of Muslims and Hindus along with other religious groups or did he want Muslims to leave India so India could be a Majority Hindu nation. Pre-partition Hindus and Muslims were close to equal right?
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
From the reviews on goodreads by Indians, it seems that this book by Jaswant Singh was against the theories which were being taught in Indian schools or through media.
About Gandhi’s wish for Muslims to leave India, I don’t think that we can say anything with certainty. There are incidents in Gandhi’s life to suggest otherwise. Even, Gandhi was not convinced for mass migration at the time of partition. He first denied delegation of Sindhi Hindus from Sindh who wanted to migrate to India considering the riots in Punjab. Gandhi denied and asked them to stay in Sindh as the condition of law and order in Sindh remained under control till Karachi Program in January 1948. After the massacre of Sikhs in Karachi, Gandhi had to approve exodus of Sindhi Hindus from Karachi and last delegation he attended in his life was about migration of Sindhi Hindus to India.
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
I would recomment Stanley Wolpert here. I am yet to read Jaswant Singh's account.
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
I would recomment Stanley Wolpert here. I am yet to read Jaswant Singh's account.
Can you read if you get a chance and let me know what you thought compared to the Stanley Wolpert view. I just think there are so many players in this including Mountbatten and Nehru.
Re: That book written about partition specifically Jinnah
Can you read if you get a chance and let me know what you thought compared to the Stanley Wolpert view. I just think there are so many players in this including Mountbatten and Nehru.
You can read a book from Mountbatten's perspective, it is called Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.
It is harsh on Jinnah though