Striving for a Contractual Harmony: The Bengal Pact of Chittaranjan Das

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Striving for a Contractual Harmony: The Bengal Pact of Chittaranjan Das

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The Bengal Pact of 1923, alternatively termed the Hindu-Muslim Pact, was a short-lived and ultimately failed attempt at establishing a harmonious coexistence between the two religious communities on a contractual basis. As a political strategy, it presented a middle ground between idealistic notions of Indian communal unity and a resentment towards such notions from both sides. The Pact was rejected by the INC as well as by the Bengali Hindu middle classes, which in turn lead to alienation of the Muslim leaders who largely perceived the Pact as a practical solution to communal problems. A member of the radical Anushilan Samiti, an advocate of Aurobindo Ghosh when the latter was accused of terrorism in the Alipore bomb case, and a political mentor of Subhas Chandra Bose, Chittaranjan Das spearheaded a distinct stream of radical nationalist policies in Bengal. This paper will focus on the development of the idea that a social contract, rather than bonds of affection towards one&apos;s community or towards an abstract motherland, should be the basis of an independent India. This idea had been close to Bengali nationalism and focused more on the fragments than on the whole, which contributed to its rejection by the mainstream Indian nationalist politics. By close reading of Chittaranjan&apos;s speeches, this paper seeks to draw a history of striving for a contractual harmony for Bengal and for India.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Striving for a Contractual Harmony: The Bengal Pact of Chittaranjan Das

Popis výsledku anglicky

The Bengal Pact of 1923, alternatively termed the Hindu-Muslim Pact, was a short-lived and ultimately failed attempt at establishing a harmonious coexistence between the two religious communities on a contractual basis. As a political strategy, it presented a middle ground between idealistic notions of Indian communal unity and a resentment towards such notions from both sides. The Pact was rejected by the INC as well as by the Bengali Hindu middle classes, which in turn lead to alienation of the Muslim leaders who largely perceived the Pact as a practical solution to communal problems. A member of the radical Anushilan Samiti, an advocate of Aurobindo Ghosh when the latter was accused of terrorism in the Alipore bomb case, and a political mentor of Subhas Chandra Bose, Chittaranjan Das spearheaded a distinct stream of radical nationalist policies in Bengal. This paper will focus on the development of the idea that a social contract, rather than bonds of affection towards one&apos;s community or towards an abstract motherland, should be the basis of an independent India. This idea had been close to Bengali nationalism and focused more on the fragments than on the whole, which contributed to its rejection by the mainstream Indian nationalist politics. By close reading of Chittaranjan&apos;s speeches, this paper seeks to draw a history of striving for a contractual harmony for Bengal and for India.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60500 - Other Humanities and the Arts

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Striving for Harmony in Indian Culture and Society

ISBN

978-83-8017-607-2

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

223-241

Počet stran knihy

294

Název nakladatele

ELIPSA

Místo vydání

WARSZAWA

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