The Muslim Problem in India: With an Alternative Constitution for India

Sub title : Together With an Alternative (Transitional) Constitution for India

Subject: Constitutional History – India | Muslims – Politics and Government

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 46 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27442

Keyword: Muslim Problem — India — Constitution — Government of India Act 1935 | Federation — Democracy — Hindu-Muslim Unity | Partition — Cultural Zones — Syed Abdul Latif — M.A. Jinnah | All-India Muslim League

Abstract: This document outlines the profound anxieties of Indian Muslims regarding the Government of India Act of 1935 and the proposed Federation. The author argues that a Western democratic model is unsuited for India's socio-cultural fabric, which comprises two distinct nations—Hindus and Muslims.

Description: A significant historical text articulating the political rationale behind the demand for constitutional safeguards and eventually partition for Muslims in British India. It provides a contemporary Muslim perspective on the failures of the 1935 Act and explores ideological justifications that aligned with the political movement led by M.A. Jinnah. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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