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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... let alone make efforts to prosecute the offenders. In fact, till 1865, the police was even prohibited from taking cognisance of theft involving property worth less than Rs 50—a sizeable sum then! What is more, all this was occurring ...
... let alone make efforts to prosecute the offenders. In fact, till 1865, the police was even prohibited from taking cognisance of theft involving property worth less than Rs 50—a sizeable sum then! What is more, all this was occurring ...
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Anti-rioting prohibition was broad enough in scope to cover force used not only against humans but against inanimate objects too!97 So, what were the ingredients crucial for successful prosecution? These were a “collectivity” of five or ...
Anti-rioting prohibition was broad enough in scope to cover force used not only against humans but against inanimate objects too!97 So, what were the ingredients crucial for successful prosecution? These were a “collectivity” of five or ...
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... the Village Sanitation Act and the Canal and Drainage Act. Of these, only the Cattle Trespass Act and Criminal Tribes Act effected some prosecution. Most of the laws certainly did not have much “enforceability”; for instance, ...
... the Village Sanitation Act and the Canal and Drainage Act. Of these, only the Cattle Trespass Act and Criminal Tribes Act effected some prosecution. Most of the laws certainly did not have much “enforceability”; for instance, ...
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Thus, prosecutions under these laws rose dramatically—by about 30 per cent— after 1939 with the onset of the Section 93 regime. However, the police could not enforce these laws ... In 1930, prosecution under these offences registered ...
Thus, prosecutions under these laws rose dramatically—by about 30 per cent— after 1939 with the onset of the Section 93 regime. However, the police could not enforce these laws ... In 1930, prosecution under these offences registered ...
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With the initiation of the Section 93 regime, prosecutions increased again, reflecting the widening net of government interventions as the Raj prepared to mount its war effort in the provinces. Graph 2.4: Offences under Special and ...
With the initiation of the Section 93 regime, prosecutions increased again, reflecting the widening net of government interventions as the Raj prepared to mount its war effort in the provinces. Graph 2.4: Offences under Special and ...
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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