| ID | 186891 |
| Title Proper | Narrativizing partition and producing stigmatized identities |
| Other Title Information | an analysis of the representation of Muslims in two Indian history textbooks |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mittal, Devika |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The independence from the British rule was accompanied with partition of the Indian subcontinent on religious lines. Since partition in 1947, the two nation-states India and Pakistan have been hostile toward each other. Communalism has also been a major challenge in both these countries. The current study locates this continued hostility or the “enemy” narrative that the countries harbor not just of each other, but which also shapes the experience of a religious community within their territory. Limiting the inquiry to the Indian side, this paper explores the production of the “enemy” narrative through the discursive knowledge around partition and how it locates Muslims. The paper analyzes textbooks of two education boards in India and argues that the narrative excludes the contribution of Muslims in the nationalist movement, charts out an uncritical history of the demand for partition, and stigmatizes the Muslim community as “communal” and “unpatriotic.” |
| `In' analytical Note | India Review Vol. 21, No.3; May-Jun 2022: p.329-348 |
| Journal Source | India Review Vol: 21 No 3 |
| Key Words | Indian Muslims ; School Textbooks ; History Textbooks ; Religious Prejudice ; Partition Narrative |