Region, Nation, "Heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India′s Body PoliticThis book interrogates Uttar Pradesh’s identity as India’s "heartland" and unravels the historical processes that have shaped this region. In looking at this constructed identity of the state it argues that UP’s existence as a "region" cannot be taken uncritically as a given, considering the complex and divergent traditions that have been constituent of the state. It makes the case that UP has been imagined in multiple ways and explores five such distinct, though overlapping, constructions through its modern history: UP as a "colonial heartland", as a "nationalist heartland", as a "Hindu heartland", as a "Muslim heartland", and finally as a "postcolonial heartland". The book closely examines UP’s transformation from a colonial to a postcolonial society, looking at issues of identities, mobilization and governance. With its size, location and demography, UP has occupied a distinct position within India’s body politic. In the last two decades, the state has seen dramatic political change, marked by fragmentation along lines of religion, region, class and caste. Region, Nation, "Heartland" offers insights into factors that lie behind this social and political churning, which promises to transform not just UP, but India itself. The book offers a fresh perspective into the dynamics of how "regions" have contributed to the projects of state and nation-building in South Asia. |
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Turning his back on the joint family's zamindari land in Patiali-on-Ganga village, he moved to Lucknow. In the face of tremendous hardships, he educated himself and his younger brother. The second episode relates to the Kumbh mela of ...
Turning his back on the joint family's zamindari land in Patiali-on-Ganga village, he moved to Lucknow. In the face of tremendous hardships, he educated himself and his younger brother. The second episode relates to the Kumbh mela of ...
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Lucknow's grand Council House, Civil Secretariat and State Archives, all betrayed signs of decay and neglect. The vicarious Babri Mosque–Ram Janmabhoomi dispute had deeply fissured UP's social fabric. Political groups attempted to ...
Lucknow's grand Council House, Civil Secretariat and State Archives, all betrayed signs of decay and neglect. The vicarious Babri Mosque–Ram Janmabhoomi dispute had deeply fissured UP's social fabric. Political groups attempted to ...
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In Lucknow, the family of my friend Anil Shukla—his father late Shri G.N. Shukla and his brother Akhil—readily extended help whenever needed. Shyam Mishra provided generous hospitality, help and support for which I remain enormously ...
In Lucknow, the family of my friend Anil Shukla—his father late Shri G.N. Shukla and his brother Akhil—readily extended help whenever needed. Shyam Mishra provided generous hospitality, help and support for which I remain enormously ...
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The best known are Agra, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Allahabad, and together they impart to UP a polycentric character. Map 1.1: Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal Inset map based on Survey of India, Map no. 1607–101'92 With its size, ...
The best known are Agra, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Allahabad, and together they impart to UP a polycentric character. Map 1.1: Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal Inset map based on Survey of India, Map no. 1607–101'92 With its size, ...
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... Rohilkhand, comprising areas around Rampur and Moradabad; Awadh, with Lucknow as its cultural centre; and finally Poorvanchal, made up of the Bhojpuri-speaking eastern parts with Banaras and Allahabad as its main centres (Map 1.4).
... Rohilkhand, comprising areas around Rampur and Moradabad; Awadh, with Lucknow as its cultural centre; and finally Poorvanchal, made up of the Bhojpuri-speaking eastern parts with Banaras and Allahabad as its main centres (Map 1.4).
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The Institutions of the Colonial Heartland | |
Civil Disobedience and Civil Martial Law in Uttar Pradesh 193034 | |
The Congress Ministry and the Erosion of the Colonial Heartland | |
Colonial Authority War Years and Transition | |
The Making of a Regional Postcolonial Polity 194754 | |
Conclusion | |
The Republic of Uttar Pradesh | |
A Political Chronology | |
Glossary | |
Index | |
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activities Administration Agra agrarian Allahabad April areas army army’s arrested Awadh Banaras battalions British cantonment cent centre challenges Chandra chaukidars Chauri Chaura chief minister cities Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience campaign Civil Disobedience movement colonial authority colonial officials communal Congress Committee Congress ministry Congressmen constituted context crime criminal law cultural declared Delhi demand enforcement flag Gandhi Gorakhpur government’s governor Haig Papers Haig to Linlithgow Hallett Papers Hallett to Linlithgow heartland Hindi Hindu Ibid instance internal security jail Kanpur Kumbh landlords large number law and order leaders Linlithgow to Haig Lucknow March Meerut military ministry’s Muslim League National nationalist Nehru offences organized Oudh overall Pant party policemen political postcolonial prisoners prosecution Quit India movement Raj’s Rajya Sabha regional release rent Report riots ritual rural Sabha satyagraha secretary Singh situation taluqdars took towns troops United Provinces UP’s UPLAD urban Urdu Uttar Pradesh village zamindars