Region, nation, "heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India's body-politicThis book traces the importance of Uttar Pradesh as a political "heartland" of India over the last century and highlights its influence on Indian politics. It unravels the historical processes and divergent traditions that have shaped this region. In unraveling this constructed identity of the state, this book analyzes the transformation that UP experienced as a "region" within India in the late colonial and post-colonial periods. Divided into four sections, the book discusses the construction of the state under three identity categories:
Based on intensive research, this book would be of interest to students of modern history and political science as also for those interested in issues related to development in contemporary South Asia. |
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One Introduction The "Heartland" and its Setting In January-February 1930,
Allahabad hosted the Maha Kumbh Mela, widely regarded as the largest
religious event in the world. With a recorded history of at least 2,500 years, the
festival ...
One Introduction The "Heartland" and its Setting In January-February 1930,
Allahabad hosted the Maha Kumbh Mela, widely regarded as the largest
religious event in the world. With a recorded history of at least 2,500 years, the
festival ...
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On 26 January 1930, even as the Kumbh was in full swing, the Congress
organized all over India, for the first time, the celebration of "Swaraj Day". Within
weeks of the Kumbh's closure, even as Allahabad was still being cleaned after
the mass ...
On 26 January 1930, even as the Kumbh was in full swing, the Congress
organized all over India, for the first time, the celebration of "Swaraj Day". Within
weeks of the Kumbh's closure, even as Allahabad was still being cleaned after
the mass ...
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It was a special Kumbh that year. Not only did it coincide with a unique planetary
alignment, said to occur once in 144 years, but it was also the first Kumbh being
held in independent India. Before the mela began, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, ...
It was a special Kumbh that year. Not only did it coincide with a unique planetary
alignment, said to occur once in 144 years, but it was also the first Kumbh being
held in independent India. Before the mela began, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Framework of Pax Britannica in Uttar Pradesh | 39 |
The Institutions of the Colonial Heartland | 88 |
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