All India Muslim League and Communal Politics

Sub title : Minutes, Correspondence, and Articles on Minority Representation, Arbitration, and the Pakistan Movement

Subject: All India Muslim League | Indian Independence Movement | Hindu-Muslim Relations | Communal Representation

Date of publication: 1931

Language: English

Page: 57 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28427

Keyword: Muslim League -- Jinnah -- Gandhi -- Minorities Committee -- Round Table Conference | Communal Representation -- Arbitration -- Hindu-Muslim Question -- Sikhs -- Depressed Classes -- Pakistan | Exchange of Population -- Assam Muslim League -- Qaid-e-Azam

Abstract: This collection comprises various documents central to the communal politics of British India. It includes detailed minutes from the 1931 Minorities Committee of the Round Table Conference, featuring debates between key figures like Gandhi, Jinnah, Ambedkar, and Sikh leaders over arbitration and political representation. The collection also contains later correspondence to and within the Muslim League, addressing its organizational challenges in provinces like Assam, advocating for the exchange of population as a prelude to Partition, and presenting religious-ideological perspectives on the creation of Pakistan. A foreign press article (1939) analyzing the Jinnah-led Muslim League's role is also included.

Description: This file is a compiled dossier of primary source materials documenting crucial phases of the political struggle and discourse that preceded the Partition of India. It begins with the critical, behind-the-scenes negotiations during the Round Table Conference in London, highlighting the deep disagreements over power-sharing. The later documents shift to the internal dynamics, propaganda, and ideological justifications within the Muslim League during the intense run-up to Partition (1943-1946). The collection includes formal minutes, private letters, political memos, and published articles, offering a multi-faceted view of the actors, arguments, and tensions that defined the era. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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