Urdu Hindu Controversy and Partition of Bengal

1. First Mid Recap: We have done!
 Advent of Islam
 Down fall of Muslims’ Rule
 Reformation of Muslims
 Political Awakening

2. Hindu Muslim
Separatism
Partition
of Bengal
Urdu Hindi
Controversy

3. Urdu Hindi Controversy
1867-1947

6. Brij Bhasha

7. Urdu

8. Leaders involved

9. Areas
Bengal Bihar Banaras/UP

10. Demand
Hindi
Devnagri
Urdu
Persian

11. Anthony Macdonald
 In April 1900 appointed Governor of UP
 Replaced Urdu with Hindi (resolution)
 Threatened to cease grant (Aligarh
college)
 He resigned and replaced with new
governor

12. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
 Protested against ant-Urdu
movement
 Presented TNT
 Aligarh Institute Gazette

13. Muslims Reaction
 Mohsin-nul-Mulk
resigned
 Anjuman-e-Tarakai-Urdu
 Urdu Defense
Association

14. Moulvi Abdul Haq
 Secretary of Anjuman
 Devoted his life for Urdu
 Known as BABA-i-URDU

15. Urdu-Hindi Controversy: Results
“The Urdu Hindi controversy of the 19th century was
the critical factor in the development of Muslim
separatism,” Paul Brass
Dr. K.K. Aziz also holds the linguistic conflict
responsible for the Indian disunity which helped the
formation of more than one nationalism.

16. Partition of Bengal
1905-1911

17. Partitioned by Lord Curzon 1905

18. East-West Bengal

19. Reactions
Muslims’ Reaction
 Social rehabilitation
 Chance of Progress
 Gained Majority
Hindu’s Reaction
 Became hostile
 Threat of Majority
 High Courts/Centre for
Journalist
 Ant-unity/divide and rule
 Swadeshi Movement

20. Response to reaction
 Annulment of Partition of Bengal
 King George V announced it at Delhi Darbar on 12 December, 1911
 End to Swadeshi Movement

21. Hindu Muslim
Unity
Khilafat
Movement
Lucknow
Pact

22. 1916

23. Causes and Background
 First World War
 Fate of Turkey
 Home Rule League
 Separate Electorate

24. Main Points of Lucknow Pact

25. Results of Lucknow Pact
 Hindu Muslim Unity
 United two factions of INC
 Chelmsford Reforms/Act 1919:
Diarchy introduced
 INC supported Khilafat Movement

26. Khilafat Movement
1919-1924

27. Ali Brothers

28. Causes of Khilafat Movement

29. Objectives
 To maintain Turkish
Caliphate
 To protect holy places of
Muslims
 To maintain the unity of
Ottoman Empire

30. Non-Cooperation
 Surrender all the British titles
 Refusal to attend any government
function
 Withdraw of all students from
schools and colleges
 Boycott of the British Law Courts by
lawyers
 No military service
 NO participation in the coming
elections
Hijrat Movement
They had two options
Jihad or Hijrat

31. Cause of failure of the movement
 Churi Chaura Incident
 Atta Turk set Grand National
Assembly
 Treaty of Sevres 10 August, 1920
 Hirjrat Movement failed
 Mopla apprising
Results
 End to Hindu-Muslim Unity
 Dehli Muslims Proposal a last
try to restore Unity

32. Khilafat Deligation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW
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