Challenges for the New Nation

Which were the two most important challenges in front of Independent India?

How did India manage the diversity of languages and cultures in the nation-building process?

How did India address the challenge of national unity?

What are the major challenges of nation-building faced by India after independence?

How did Nehru justify the idea of India as a secular state?

How did Nehru's and Gandhi's visions influence India's nation-building process?

What were Gandhi’s views on the challenges of nation-building?

What were Nehru’s reasons for keeping India secular?

What were the concerns about creating linguistic states?

How did linguistic reorganisation change the nature of democratic politics in India?

What was the task of the States Reorganisation Commission?

How was Hyderabad integrated into India?

What was the role of Sardar Patel in the integration of princely states into India?

Which princely state signed the Instrument of Accession with the Indian government to maintain internal autonomy?

How were the boundaries demarcated within a country by geographical zones?

What principle was used for mapping the boundaries between India and Pakistan?

What principle was used for mapping the boundaries between Pakistan and Bangladesh?

Did the scheme of partition include a plan for the transfer of population across the border?

Were East Pakistan and West Pakistan contiguous?

Were Punjab and Bengal the two provinces divided on the basis of religion?