Correspondence and Public Appeals to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Socio-Economic Agendas, Caste Politics, and Governance (1941-1947)

Subject: Socio-Economic Reform | Caste and Dravidian Politics | Minority Rights

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 51 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27508

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — C. Rajagopalachari — Dravidian Movement — Scheduled Castes | Adi-Dravida — Untouchability — Agricultural Labour Union — Socio-Economic Reform | Land Tenure — Nationalisation — Post-Partition | Governor-General of Pakistan — Qaid-i-Azam | Minority Rights

Abstract: This fifth volume captures the expansion of M.A. Jinnah's political purview into the realms of socio-economic policy and the complex politics of caste in India. It features a detailed memorandum from a Dravidian activist to a British Parliamentary Delegation, arguing for the rights of non-caste Hindus ("Avarnas") and challenging the Congress's representative claim. The collection includes telegrams from C. Rajagopalachari attempting dialogue, policy demands from an Andhra Agricultural Labour Union for radical land and banking reforms, and appeals from the Madras Adi-Dravida Workers' Association seeking protection akin to Ulster.

Description: This collection of 18 documents reveals the broadening scope of issues directed at M.A. Jinnah, positioning him as a pivotal figure for a wide array of groups beyond the Muslim community. The documents provide a critical view of the internal social hierarchies of Hindu society and present ambitious blueprints for a future state's economic structure. The telegrams and letters show high-level political parleys during the crucial mid-1940s, while the administrative note regarding cloth rationing for his servants grounds the collection in the material hardships of the era. The final items, written after Independence, are of particular significance, capturing the early hopes and spiritual anxieties directed at the new leader of Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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