Was India's Partition Inevitable? | Live Debate
PANELISTS
Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed #DrIshtiaqahmed @Ishtiaqahmed
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Stockholm University and Author. He is the Editor-in-General of the "Liberal Arts & Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ)".
Dr. Sucheta Mahajan #Drsuchetamahajan
Professor & Former Chairperson, Center For Historical Studies, JNU. Her publications include Towards Freedom: Documents on India's Freedom Struggle, 1947, parts one and two (editor), 2013 and 2015; Independence and Partition: The Erosion of Colonial Power in India (2000) and India's Struggle for Independence (with Bipan Chandra et al),1988.
Dr. Masood Ashraf Raja #Masoodashrafraja @Postcolonialism
Associate professor of postcolonial literature and theory at the University of North Texas. He is the editor of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, an open access journal that he founded in 2009.
Sudheendra Kulkarni #sudheendrakulkarni
Indian politician, Socio-Political Activist, Author and columnist. Author of "MUSIC OF THE SPINNING WHEEL: Mahatma Gandhi's Manifesto for the Internet Age".
Abhijit Chavda #abhijitchavda #askabhijit @abhijitchavda
Founder & Host of, The Abhijit Chavda Podcast. He is also a writer and researcher of history and geopolitics. Abhijit writes articles for several publications including Swarajya, IndiaFacts, MyNation, the Deccan Chronicle and the Asian Age.
SYNOPSIS:
The #Partition of India was one of the most tragic events experienced by humanity in modern times. It is estimated that one million people were killed and 12 million made homeless. Painful loss of family members and loved ones to mindless violence have left the collective memories scarred on both sides of the border created by the Partition.
Even as we approach 75 years since this momentous event people have never ceased wondering and questioning ‘what if’. The reasons that led to the Partition and its very legitimacy continue to remain highly contested. While many accuse #independenceleaders such as #Gandhi and #Nehru, others lay the blame squarely on #British connivance and yet others trace the seeds of division in the birth of the #MuslimLeague. The defenders of each side claim their powerlessness in the face of the inevitable Partition. But was it really inevitable?
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