My cultural project discussed how the script of the subcontinent ripped it apart. The events that unfolded after the partition of India were a tragic hour in the history of humanity. 1.6 million people lost their lives and more than 12 million people were displaced. My presentation talked about how the initial policies of the East India Company, or the EIC, that won control of the subcontinent contributed towards the flare-up. The polices the EIC enacted set in motion a series of events that caused the Hindus and Muslims to loose the peace they had maintained for hundreds of years. It also talked about the role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and his Two Nation Theory. The theory set the foundation for the creation of Pakistan. It is important to know what the politicians of the time thought about the matter. The most important of these politicians was Gandhi. He, being a non-radical reformist, wanted the subcontinent to return to relatively peaceful state it was before the arrival of the EIC. However, ethnic and religious tensions on the ground could not have possibly allowed for that. Therefore, on the night of the 14th of August, Pakistan was ripped out of India’s bleeding womb and gave rise to the state of war that exist to this very day.
General Time Line:
711:
Arrival of Arabs
Introduction of Arabic to the Subcontinent
1206:
Establishment of Delhi Sultanate
Persian official language
Hindustani semiofficial language
1526:
Arrival of Mughals
Persian reintroduced as official language
Development of Urdu gains momentum
1606:
Arrival of British
1757:
British rule of India begins
Persian replaced with local languages
1857:
Great Indian Revolt
1872:
Two Nation Theory Introduced
1945:
Partition of India
Pakistani languages take-up Persian script
Indian languages take-up Devanagari
Siraiki Words:
1. خوراک
2.جنگل
3.دوست
4.زمِین
5.دریا
6.مطلق
7.کھیݙَݨ
8.رستہ
9.پَر
10.سِر
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