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BS, , New Contents (2020-21), , Nation & Nation Building, Legacy of Partition: Challenge, of Refugee, Resettlement., Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel &, integration of States., Kashmir Issue., , Nehru’s Approach to Nation, Building, , Political Conflicts over, Language And Linguistic, Organization of States

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Introduction, , In this chapter..., , The first few years in the life of, independent India were full of, challenges., , Some of the most pressing ones, concerned national unity and, territorial integrity of India. We, begin the story of politics in, India since Independence by, looking at how three of these, challenges of nation building, were successfully negotiated in, the first decade after 1947,

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* Freedom came with Partition, which resulted in large scale violence and, displacement and challenged the very idea of a secular India., , * The integration of the princely states into the Indian union 1 needed, urgent resolution. f, , * The internal, boundaries of the, country needed to, be drawn afresh to, meet the aspirations, of the people who, spoke different, languages.

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Nation & Nation Building, , Y At the hour of midnight on 14-15 August, 1974. India attained, independence and J.L. Nehru became the first PM of free India., ¥ The famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech given by JL. Nehru., ¥ India had two goals «cS aaa, almost everyone ame, agreed upon: One, that, after independence, we, shall run our country, through democratic, govt. & 2" that the, govt. will be run for, the good of all.