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In the mutiny of 1857 Hindus and Muslim fought shoulder to shoulder against british army. They
were driven by common objective to uproot British rule from Indian soil. Insult to their faith had
induced the commonality of their goal. However, by the flip of the twentieth century the spiritual
identity of each Hindus and Muslims had undergone the metamorphosis. spiritual identity had
stretched and manifested in vigorous pursuit of political ascendance. Exposure to fashionable
education led to the notice of cultural chauvinism. Muslims were cautious regarding their future
after the departure of the Britishers. Before the Britishers Muslims had the reins of power
however after the end of English rule they worry sliding into power vacuum. They demanded the
safeguards for their safety. However, some zealots overplayed their demands. The duality of
Muslims aspirations came to be lightened when M.A.Jinnah joined Muslim League and began
fiddling with the worry psychopathy of the Muslims. He was a master planner and convincingly
exaggerated a number of the lapses of Congress. In style of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, he
secure a elixir for all types of malaises visaged by the Muslims Community. a big chunk of
Muslims got swayed however, Maulana Azad not yielded to the political maneuvers of
M.A.Jinnah. two big leaders of Muslim society with contrasted ideologies force the strings of
Muslims aspirations in two completely different directions. Maulana who was usually suspect by
Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Show-boy of the Congress had a nationalist approach to everything
whereas M.A.Jinnah saw everything through the prism of Muslim interest. Maulana Azad was a
nationalist first and remained a nationalist until the last. He Affirmed
I am a part of the indivisible unity that is the Indian nationality. i am indispensable to this noble
edifice and without me this splendid structure is incomplete.
Maulana warned the Muslims regarding the upcoming catastrophe if they ever accepted Partition
however, those that took deliberate to the legendary lure of statesman were in truth eclipsed by
the pessimist mentality. He exhorted Muslims to not abandon their claim on the Indian soil of
their forefathers, however their senses were lulled by the psychological attract of cover referred
to as Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Jinnahs unsupported deep distrust of Congress leaders and fanatical exponent demands for
Muslims created the logjam for the negotiations. For his devious stratagems and decision of
direct action Day India Wins Freedom tumbled out Muhammad Ali Jinnah as he was main
political villain of partition. But, at the scene there have been such a lot of ideologic villains who
had vitiated the atmospheres of Thirties by propagating exclusive Hindu nationalism and treated
Muslims as they were alien import. They were also answerable for the partition as was
Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Maulana Azad shows outstanding spirit in highlightening the
incoherence in Muslim aspirations. He doesnt turned away from criticizing the political
mistakes of Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel however doesnt shed a lot of as much light on those
ideologic foes of the composite nationalism who were unaccommodative - maybe, this can be the
sole quibble concerning the book. nevertheless, India Wins Freedom must be called as a
seminal work that tries to uncover some facts that were hidden before.
Crippled and deflated India hobbled to achieve its independence however with a pricey worth.
On one aspect years long political struggle culminated in independence; on the opposite a dark
and ominous fate befell within the terrible wrench of partition. The happy mood of the state was
subdued with the pain of awful division. the state was plunged deeper into the throes of despair
and choler. Hysteria of emotion and mistrust gripped the state. Fifteen million were settled or
displaced and 1,000,000 lost their lives within the succeeding communal riots. a lot of water has
flown since then. what quantity has changed? what quantity has not changed? mud of
partition remains to calm down. Vestiges are still noticeable. Partition of Republic of
India, that was hailed as solely offered answer to the communal troubles verified to
be an anathema. Was Partition inevitable or avoidable? we might get hear} completely
different answers relying whom will we listen to. we tend to may have stopped it. we tend
to could not have stopped it. Preventing Partition was like chasing ones own shadow. thus close
to however thus very way. Causes and effects of Partition are obvious however thus complicated.
Demystifying the inexplicable reasons of Partition could not be a
straightforward task. however India Wins freedom nudges us into a perceptive engagement with
somewhat obfuscated history. By the time the book is
finished variety of queries begin whirling round the mind concerning the quantum of
role done by our leaders in avoiding or giving partition an acceleration.