Politics and Government

This is a listing of every resource tagged with 'Politics and Government'.



More specific:  anticolonial struggle, nationalism, Congress Party, courts and judiciary, politics, Partition, communalism, Muslim League
Gandhi Timeline
A scrollable, interactive timeline illustrated with photographs and descriptions of key events in the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi

"The Indian National Congress"
Speech delivered to Muslims in Meerut by Syed Ahmad Khan

Young India: A Weekly Journal, March 23, 1922
Issue of Young India including "The Great Trial," report on trial of Gandhi for sedition, in Ahmedabad, March 18, 1922

"When bodies are not equal how can rights be equal?"
Opinion piece on sati in contemporary India

Introduction to South Asian History and Culture: Course Syllabus
Syllabus, with integrated digital resources, for a Columbia University undergraduate anthropology course designed to introduce students to seminal writings in the emergence of modernity on the Indian subcontinent. The course surveys major figures who grappled with and helped shape social and political struggles during the British colonial period (roughly 1818-1947). It focuses on debates about religious reform, the role of women, nation formation, and caste stratification. Readings include autobiographies, speeches, dialogues, treatises, ethnography, and literary fiction; digital resources include primary texts, maps, timeline, illustrations, video.

The 1947 Partition of India
Interactive map showing national boundaries on the Indian subcontinent, pre- and post-August 15, 1947

Country Profile: India
Brief, summarized information on India's history, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.

Islam in the Modern World: Examination of the Role and Significance of Islam in Modern Society. 6 (of 8). India.

This BBC radio program discusses the relationship between Indian Hindus and Muslims; the 1947 partition and the creation of Pakistan (including personal memories); and current trends and political influences on Islam in India.

Country Profile: Pakistan
Brief, summarized information on Pakistan's history, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.