Challenges of the new station state after
independence
Promising goals of the Indian government:
One, to run the government through democracy.
Two, to run the government in such a way as to
benefit the poor and the socially disadvantaged
groups.
The three difficult challenges:
1.India achieved freedom with the partitioning of
the country along with a lot of emotional
turmoil and displacement. For India to be
unified as a nation with so many diversities was
one of the main challenges which it faced after
independence.
2. The second challenge was to develop
democratic practices in accordance to the
constitution which was adopted.
, 3. The third challenge was to develop the society
with all sections included in it and not just
benefit one section or community.
Partition:
British India was divided into India and Pakistan.
This partition was based on religious majorities.
There were only two concentrations where Muslim
majorities were concentrated. Hence it was divided
into east and west Pakistan separated by a long
expanse of Indian territory.
Secondly, most of the non-Muslims were
concentrated in Muslim provinces of Punjab and
Bengal. It was decided that the bifurcations would
be done at the district or at a lower level. This could
not be done in a single day. Thus, most of the
people did not know at the time of Independence
whether they were a part of India or Pakistan.
Most of the ‘minorities ‘felt trapped in their land
which they had called home. Violence erupted in
Delhi and surrounding areas. No one knew how to
independence
Promising goals of the Indian government:
One, to run the government through democracy.
Two, to run the government in such a way as to
benefit the poor and the socially disadvantaged
groups.
The three difficult challenges:
1.India achieved freedom with the partitioning of
the country along with a lot of emotional
turmoil and displacement. For India to be
unified as a nation with so many diversities was
one of the main challenges which it faced after
independence.
2. The second challenge was to develop
democratic practices in accordance to the
constitution which was adopted.
, 3. The third challenge was to develop the society
with all sections included in it and not just
benefit one section or community.
Partition:
British India was divided into India and Pakistan.
This partition was based on religious majorities.
There were only two concentrations where Muslim
majorities were concentrated. Hence it was divided
into east and west Pakistan separated by a long
expanse of Indian territory.
Secondly, most of the non-Muslims were
concentrated in Muslim provinces of Punjab and
Bengal. It was decided that the bifurcations would
be done at the district or at a lower level. This could
not be done in a single day. Thus, most of the
people did not know at the time of Independence
whether they were a part of India or Pakistan.
Most of the ‘minorities ‘felt trapped in their land
which they had called home. Violence erupted in
Delhi and surrounding areas. No one knew how to
