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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The maverick Socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia insightfully observed that a
cultural divide cuts across UP: its eastern parts adhere to the cultural ethos of
Ram-bhakti, while its western areas celebrate Krishna-lila. I often wonder where
my ...
The maverick Socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia insightfully observed that a
cultural divide cuts across UP: its eastern parts adhere to the cultural ethos of
Ram-bhakti, while its western areas celebrate Krishna-lila. I often wonder where
my ...
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Further, it must be reiterated that ideas of "heartland" and "rim land" must be
rooted in socio-cultural context prevalent in the regions thus categorized, rather
than in imposed ways of ordering spaces and privileging particular expanses of ...
Further, it must be reiterated that ideas of "heartland" and "rim land" must be
rooted in socio-cultural context prevalent in the regions thus categorized, rather
than in imposed ways of ordering spaces and privileging particular expanses of ...
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His third category is of cultural regions in which there are widely shared and
recognized cultural traits and patterns of behaviour, for example, the worship of
Kali in Bengal. Other cultural objects like dress, headgear, jewellery, agricultural
...
His third category is of cultural regions in which there are widely shared and
recognized cultural traits and patterns of behaviour, for example, the worship of
Kali in Bengal. Other cultural objects like dress, headgear, jewellery, agricultural
...
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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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activities Administration Agra agrarian Allahabad April areas army arrested Awadh Banaras battalions British cantonment cent centre challenge Chandra chaukidars Chauri Chaura Chhatari chief minister cities Civil Disobedience cognizable colonial authority colonial officials communal Congress Committee Congress ministry Congressmen constituted context crime criminal law cultural declared Delhi demand district officers enforcement flag Gandhi Gorakhpur 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 mobilization Muslim League National nationalist Nehru offences organized Oudh overall Pant party Peter Reeves policemen political postcolonial prisoners propaganda prosecution public order Quit India movement Raj's regional release rent Report riots ritual rural Sabha satyagraha secretary Singh situation taluqdars took towns troops United Provinces UP's UPLAD UPLC urban Urdu Uttar Pradesh village zamindars