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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 155-188 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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Religious identity, territory, and partition: India and its Muslim diaspora in Surinam and the Netherlands. / Bal, E.W.; Sinha-Kerkhoff, K.
In: Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2008, p. 155-188.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - Religious identity, territory, and partition: India and its Muslim diaspora in Surinam and the Netherlands
AU - Bal, E.W.
AU - Sinha-Kerkhoff, K.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This article relates the Indian Muslim diaspora to the events of 1947, when British India was partitioned. It is argued that although the government of India has tried to woo people of Indian origin, it is interested only in Hindus, while reterritorializing Muslims to Pakistan. It is also argued that, as a consequence, Muslims of Indian origin in Surinam and the Netherlands do not identify with present-day India. Nor, however, do they look upon Pakistan as their homeland. Instead, they have chosen "Hindustan" - pre-partitioned British India - as their imaginary homeland. Although it was lost with Partition, they retain a collective memory of Hindustan and try to restore it in Surinam and the Netherlands.
AB - This article relates the Indian Muslim diaspora to the events of 1947, when British India was partitioned. It is argued that although the government of India has tried to woo people of Indian origin, it is interested only in Hindus, while reterritorializing Muslims to Pakistan. It is also argued that, as a consequence, Muslims of Indian origin in Surinam and the Netherlands do not identify with present-day India. Nor, however, do they look upon Pakistan as their homeland. Instead, they have chosen "Hindustan" - pre-partitioned British India - as their imaginary homeland. Although it was lost with Partition, they retain a collective memory of Hindustan and try to restore it in Surinam and the Netherlands.
U2 - 10.1080/13537110801984891
DO - 10.1080/13537110801984891
M3 - Article
VL - 14
SP - 155
EP - 188
JO - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
JF - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
SN - 1353-7113
IS - 2
ER -