| ID | 082354 |
| Title Proper | Religious identity, territory, and partition |
| Other Title Information | India and its Muslim diaspora in surinam and the Netherlands |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bal, Ellen ; Sinha-Kerkhoff, Kathinka |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article relates the Indian Muslim diaspora to the events of 1947, when British India was partitioned. It is argued that although the government of India has tried to woo people of Indian origin, it is interested only in Hindus, while reterritorializing Muslims to Pakistan. It is also argued that, as a consequence, Muslims of Indian origin in Surinam and the Netherlands do not identify with present-day India. Nor, however, do they look upon Pakistan as their homeland. Instead, they have chosen "Hindustan"-pre-partitioned British India-as their imaginary homeland. Although it was lost with Partition, they retain a collective memory of Hindustan and try to restore it in Surinam and the Netherlands |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 14, No.2; Jun 2008: p155-188 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 14, No.2; Jun 2008: p155-188 |
| Key Words | Partition ; India ; Muslim Diaspora ; Surinam ; Netherlands ; Diaspora |