India Divided


Q:- Who was the author of "India Divided"?

-> Dr. Rajendra Prasad..

He was the first president of the Republic of India (1950–62). A lawyer turned journalist, he was a comrade of Mahatama Gandhi in the earliest noncooperation movements for independence.

The book "India Divided" is divided into six parts. "Part I deals with the theory of Hindus and Muslims of India being two nations. Parts I, III, IV, V and VI of the book were written in the Bankipur jail.

Part II discusses at length how the Hindu-Muslim problem has arisen and grown to its present proportions.

Part III gives the summary of a number of schemes of parti- tion which have appeared.

Part IV, points out the vagueness and ambiguity of the Lahore Resolution of the All- India Muslim League and the difficulty which faces any one trying to consider it on its merits. It analyses the Resolution and, giving their natural meaning to the words used in the Resolution, it fixes the boundaries of Pakistan.

Part V deals with the resources of the Muslim States and shows how the scheme of partition is impracticable.

Part VI gives various proposals put forward by persons or bodies for solving the Hindu-Muslim problem.

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