Please Provide an approximate 12 slides on the topic of Nations and Nationalism in South Asia
Nationalism, as an ideology and as a key element in nation-building, has been the most important factor in the political development of modern South Asia. Nationalism in the region provided the basis for the anti-colonial movements which brought both political independence and nationhood to India and Sri Lanka and the formation of the new nation of Pakistan, while post-colonial nationalism has continued to play a role in state formation, as seen most importantly in the liberation of Bangladesh. Different conceptions of nationhood, moreover, have continued to influence developments in the region:
in the development of national identities in the monarchical states of Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives as they became free of British protection;
in fostering movements of regional and ethnic nationalism that have generated pressures within the nation-states of the region; and
in the rise of majoritarian nationalist forces which have sought to redefine national identities and create new bases for state power and the control of the major nations of the region.
This course examines the role which nationalism has played in the formation and political development of the nations and states of South Asia. It, therefore, examines nationalist forces in anti-colonial struggles, in post-colonial state formation and in contemporary political developments. It will be of relevance to students with an interest in political developments in Asia, with particular reference to forms of nationalism and nation-building.
Students reading this module will be able:
to distinguish between different forms of nationalism;
to explain the impact of nationalism on contemporary political developments in Asia; and
to develop an in-depth knowledge of the contemporary political developments of the South Asian states
