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Map showing the Muslim population based on percentage in India, 1909. The two-nation theory was an ideology of religious nationalism that advocated Muslim Indian nationhood, with separate homelands for Indian Muslims and Indian Hindus within a decolonised British India, which ultimately led to the partition of India in 1947. [1]
Savarkar in 1937 during the 19th session of the Hindu Mahasabha in Ahmedabad supported two-nation theory. [122] He said: There are two antagonistic nations living side by side in India. India cannot be assumed today to be a unitarian and homogenous nation. On the contrary, there are two nations in the main: the Hindus and the Muslims, in India ...
Two-nation theory Sir Syed is considered as the first person to theorize the idea of separate nationhood for Muslims in subcontinent. [ 150 ] [ 11 ] In a speech at Meerut in 1888 he presented on overall scenario of post colonial phase in which he described Muslims and Hindus as two nations. [ 151 ]
The Two-Nation Theory was not accepted by the Muslims, Hindus and the British peoples because they believed in "territorial nationalism". The Congress' perspective of Hindu Muslim relationship was that any perceived rift between the Hindus and Muslims was the product of the British divide and rule policy.
Shaukatullah Shah Ansari argued against Jinnah's two-nation theory. [30] Sheikh Abdullah supported Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a united India. [57] Shibli Nomani argued against Jinnah's two-nation theory. [30] Sikandar Hayat Khan, the Prime Minister of Punjab, was opposed to the partition of India as he saw the consequence of dividing the Punjab ...
[34] [full citation needed] After his release Gandhi proposed talks with Jinnah on his two-nation theory and negotiating on issue of partition. [35] The CR formula acted as the basis for the negotiations. [36] Gandhi and Jinnah met in September 1944 to ease the deadlock. [28] Gandhi offered the CR formula as his proposal to Jinnah. [31]
Ali's pamphlet described the Muslims of his proposed 'Pakistan' as a 'nation', which later formed the foundation for the two-nation theory of the All-India Muslim League: Our religion and culture, our history and tradition, our social code and economic system, and our laws of inheritance, succession and marriage are fundamentally different from ...
The Two Nations theory can refer to: Two-Nation Theory, the view that Muslims and Hindus in Colonial India were separate nations; Two nations theory (Ireland), the view that the Northern Ireland Protestants are a distinct Irish nation; Deux nations or Two Solitudes (Canadian society), the view that French and English Canada are separate nations