India After Independence - Short NOTES for UPSC CSE

India After Independence - Short NOTES for UPSC CSE

Challenges after Independence  Challenges of Nation building -> Unity Establishing Democracy-> Practices Economic growth and poverty eradication Challenges of Nation Building Partition Integration of Princely State Internal Reorganisation Partition Principal of Religious Majority Problem No single area with Majority -> East and West Not all Muslim Majority area wants to be in Pakistan -> Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan-> NWFP-> “ Frontier Gandhi" Bengal and Punjab had non-Muslim majority area -> partition at district level Minorities Consequence of Partition Migration , Violence Gandhiji's Role No Participation in independence celebration In Kolkata -> maintaining Communal harmony -> keeping fast Situation improved Integration of Princely States British India British Indian Provinces Princely States Princely states -> If accept British Supremacy -> control over internal affairs -> British Paramountcy or Suzerainty 1/3rd Land and 25% population As the British Paramountcy Laps…