India, 1947

India, Then & Now

David Rumsey Map Collection

East India Company

Received charter in 1600

Ruled India 1757-1857 colonies

Indian Rebellion of 1857

British Raj 1857 - 1947

The People of India

The BritishAngrez (English)

The locals

Religious Groups in British India

Hindu

Buddhist

Muslim

Sikh

Jainist

Christian

Zoroastrian/Parsee

Animist

Jewish

Quit India Movement

1942 Demanded that British leave WWII

India forced into war 1939

Demanded freedom as payment

How to divide?

The Punjab and Lahore

Cyril Radcliffe

Cracking India

Bapsi Sidhaw b. 1938

Grew up in Lahore

Polio

Parsee

Characters

Lenny Sethi

Ages 4-8

Polio

Parsee

Ayah

Nanny

Hindu

Mother, Father, Godmother

Doctor: Colonel Bharucha

Cracking India Student Guide

Handouts

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In-class reading?

Exit Ticket & Homework Reminder

Exit Ticket 1) How might the British Empire’s being in India have affected the way

the country was divided?

2) Why might it have been difficult to divide India into multiple countries by religion?

Homework: read chapters 1-2 + GRQs; 3-4 + GRQs To get homework online, visit msguim.weebly.com

Tomorrow & Wednesday: Gandhi w/Mrs. Magidman