Test Your Knowledge on Nationalism

Nationalism, Two Nation Theory, and Prominent Personalities' Views

• Nationalism encompasses both an attitude towards national identity and actions towards self-determination.
• Modern nationalism is comprised of thirteen conditions, including emotional, political and social, and spiritual factors.
• Nationalism is drawn from ideology and operates on three time levels: past, present, and future.
• Mahatma Gandhi supported introducing religion into politics to resolve complex issues.
• Allama Iqbal believed that Islam had saved Muslims in critical moments of history.
• The Two-Nation Theory emerged during India's struggle for political independence, emphasizing the differences between Hindus and Muslims in culture, language, and religious practices.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah concluded that Hindus and Muslims are two distinct nations that cannot live together, leading to the legal sanction of the Two Nation Theory via the objectives Resolution in March 1949.
• Jinnah's stance was that Muslims are a nation and must have their homeland, territory, and state.
• Separate electorate (SE) was a manifestation of Muslim feelings of separateness due to their minority status in British India.
• Six years before his death, Sir Syed demanded a separate electorate for Muslims in 1892.
• Congress's attitude towards SE further pushed Muslims towards separatism.
• Factors responsible for the creation of Muslim nationhood include historical, political, religious, cultural, education, literature, philosophy, art, psychological, and national consciousness.