HIST-276 Modern South Asia

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HIST/GLAS 276 Modern South Asia

Fall 2024

Final Exam

Please write an essay around 3-4 pages (12pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced) for each question below. The final exam requires you to write an essay with an introduction, thesis/argument (see the following link), evidence to back up your assertions/claims and conclusion. For each question, I have given you the required sources to consult–a mix of primary sources and secondary sources. This means you should not base your answers on online sources (wikipedia and others). You must also properly cite sources that you refer to in your essays. Please use the following link to guide you on citations. You should use in text citation (author-date, page number) and provide a list of references at the end of each essay answer.

Policy on the use of AI writing tools for this exam:

For this assignment, the use of AI writing tools (including, but not limited to, ChatGPT, Bard, or Sudowrite) is NOT permitted in this course. Students who use these tools for class assignments undermine the goals and learning objectives for this course, reducing the effectiveness of instruction as structured. The instructors (professor and teaching assistants) for the course may submit student writing to an AI writing detector (e.g., GPTZero). Any confirmed use of AI writing tools will be treated as cheating.

You are required to answer both questions.

1. What ideas of Pakistan were circulating before Independence and after? You are required to refer to the following readings to receive full points: B Metcalf, “The Case of Pakistan” in Islamic Contestations: Essays on Muslims in India, A.G. Noorani, ed., “Adjustment to a New Order” in The Muslims of India, Muhammad Iqbal, “1930 Presidential Address to the 25th Session of the All-India Muslim League, Allahabad, 29 December 1930” and finally Chapter 4 from Saadia Toor’s The State of Islam: Culture and Cold War Politics in Pakistan.
2. What were India’s challenges immediately after independence? Some events to consider: the partition, refugee crisis, Gandhi’s assassination, elections, border disputes with Pakistan. These are events for you to think through when formulating your thesis/argument. In formulating an argument, you are required to refer to the followings readings from our course: Sunil Khilnani’s The idea of India chapter, R Guha’s Makers of Modern India (specifically but not limited to entries on Jayaprakash Narayan, R. Lohia and Golwalkar) and R Guha’s “Autumn of the Matriarch,” as well as lecture videos.