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ID126169
Title ProperFrom grow more food to miss a meal
Other Title Informationhunger, development and the limits of post-colonial nationalism in India, 1947-1957
LanguageENG
AuthorSherman, Taylor C
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Charting the rise and fall of the Grow More Food programme in India, this article explores a set of tensions that characterised development policies in the first decade after Independence in India. The post-colonial Indian state staked its legitimacy on securing economic independence for India, and, in particular, on being able to feed its citizens without resorting to importing food. The transition to food independence, however, was fraught and contested. In particular, this piece argues, the plans to get the nation to 'Grow More Food' as part of this drive towards national self-sufficiency were marked by a conflict between the dream of providing the benefits of development to all Indians and the reality that independent India's resources were extremely limited. In addition, this transition also involved a transformation in the nature of nationalism. The ruling Indian National Congress struggled to formulate a post-colonial nationalism because it was torn between using the state for development and urging the people to shape their own destiny outside of the state. It was also deeply ambivalent about rural citizens, who were viewed both as a burden and as a potentially limitless public resource. This article suggests that one of the defining features of post-colonial development was the tension between scientific and democratic development.
`In' analytical NoteSouth Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 36, No.4; Dec 2013: p.571-588
Journal SourceSouth Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 36, No.4; Dec 2013: p.571-588
Key WordsIndia ;  Post - Colonial Nationalism ;  Nationalism ;  Economic Independence