An edition of Jinnah ; Secular and Nationalist
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Secular and Nationalist Jinnah
by Ajeet Jawed
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Secular and Nationalist Jinnah
Who was Mohammed Ali Jinnah? A "great man" who championed the cause of secularism, or a "rare individual" who created history (as described by L.K. Advani in Karachi)? Or a devil, a demon, a traitor as being seen by many in the Sangh parivar and outside?
Generally M. A. Jinnah is depicted as the devil in the history of the freedom Struggle by the Indian writers. He is dubbed as a die-hard communalist, a muslim fanatic, a separist, an egoist, arrogant, an ally of the British imperrialists, an opponent of the freedom movement, an enemy of the Congress and particularly of its leaders like Gandhiji, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Patel.
Was Jinnah solely responsible for India’s Partition, one of the greatest tragedies in the history of man? Was he not the "ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity", as called by none other than Sarojini Naidu?
What made this irreligious person demand a separate state for the Muslims? How could this cosmopolitan aristocrat who hated the mullahs and the maulavis, and who "ate pork, drank scotch and seldom entered a mosque", transform himself to lead a theocratic state?
• What was responsible for this change?
• His own ambition or humiliations?
• British Imperialists or the Congress leaders?
• Or was it that he became the victim of circumstances?
• Did he really want Pakistan or was it merely a bargaining counter?
• Was he happy in the land of his creation?
• Why a nationalist, a secularist and an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity became a champion of a separate state?
The truth is that Jinnah was, from the very inception of his political career an uncompromising enemy of the foreign rule. He was a patriot, a nationalist, a secularist and believed in constitutional means for the attainment of freedom. His patriotism was greater then any one of his contemporary patriots. He was considered the ‘pride of India’, ‘Uncrowned Prince of Bombay’ and an ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity. For more than four decades of his life he fought for a united India. He resisted for long the proposal of partition. He had even opposed the separation of Burma from India during the first Round Table Conference .
The book questions many of the myths that have grown around Jinnah’s role in the freedom movement and highlights several factors that have deliberately been suppressed by Indians as well as Pakistani writers and politicians. But recently, after about 58 years, none other than a leader like L.K. Advani has admitted and boldly stated that M.A. Jinnah was a great man and a secularist.
CONTENTS :
1. M. A. JINNAH : THE MAN
I prefer to be plain Mr. Jinnah than Sir Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
2. JINNAH : AN ARDENT NATIONALIST
I am a nationalist first, a nationalist second, and a nationalist last.
3. AN AMBASSADOR OF HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY
We are not going to be the camp-follower of any party. We are ready to walk as equal partners for the welfare of India.
4. JINNAH : A STAUNCH SECULARIST
I have been no lover of sectarian cries
5. DIFFERENCES AND DISAGREEMENTS
There is a certain section of the press, there is a certain section of Hindus, who constantly misrepresent but I do put forward this claim honestly and sincerely that I want fair play between the two communities.
6. TRAGEDY OF JINNAH
I never wanted this damn Pakistan! It was forced upon me by Sardar Patel. And now they want me to eat the humble pie and raise my hands in defeat.
Some Clippings of book Reviews in major newspapers & magazines
This is a valuable addition to Jinnah’s bibliography since it clearly brings out three phases of his political career; the nationalist, regarded as the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity, leader of the Muslim League, who sowed the seeds of partition, and the man who lived to regret what he had created.
Khushwant Singh (The Hindustan Times)
Delhi historian Dr. Ajeet Jawed’s book based on extensive research, also questions many a myth and misconception about Jinnah’s in Partition. This is a work that is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of India’s freedom struggle and the origin of Pakistan.
K. Obeidulla (The Week)
Few people have cared to study Jinnah’s pronouncements on secularism as a whole. One of the few is Dr. Ajeet Jawed. Her father was a Congressman and a freedom fighter. Jawed’s book ‘Secular and Nationalist Jinnah’ is based on solid research.
A G Noorani (Frontline)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah was very secular and for long years an earnest nationalist. He was for independence at the earliest; and he was opposed to separate electorates. He said he was Indian first and Muslim only second. He was the sole top leader to oppose the Khilafat agitation and called it dangerous to Indian nationalism. He used to donate Rs. 1000 a month to the congress. His role model was Gokhale. Yet he ended up as the architect of India’s partition. It is about time India and Pakistan realized partition was a British game-and learnt to harmonise the Hindu Muslim dream.
K R Malkani (India Today)
Some swear he was secular to the core, while others call him a diehard communalist in the garb of a liberal, and still others describe him as a typical politician—a self-serving hypocrite with no ideological moorings hatsoever. Contrary to the impression given by the book’s title, this is no exercise in panegyrics. Instead, it takes a re-look at the man who is seen in diametrically opposite lights.
Amar Nath Wadehra (The Tribune)
True to its title, this well researched book glorifies the earlier period of Jinnah’s political career as a secular-minded nationalist to the extent of justifying that “he was one of the builders of the modern India”
Lu Su Rengarajan (The Hindu)
The book under review is about Mr. Jinnah. Indeed he took decisive part in the struggle for independence and it is believed that he was totally against the United India being partitioned. Facts about what he actually stood for seldom came before the people in the right perspective and the press generally quoted him wrongly.
The book refreshes the reader with quite a few enjoyable anecdotes about the man who had much to the lighter side of life and joked and poked at things even in moments of solving the knotty problems.
R L Pathak (National Herald)
In this heavily referenced and footnoted book ; Jinnah criticized Gandhiji for bringing Maulanas, Maulvis, Sadhu and Saints on the political platform… The book captures a moment in the life of the subcontinent’s Muslims, which seems relevant if forbidding even today.
Jawed Naqvi (The Dawn, Pakistan)
Fortunately for us the spell is broken. There are people on both sides of the divide who understand history in the right perspective. One such person is the Indian historian, Dr. Ajeet Jawed’s well researched book “Jinnah-Secular and Nationalist” Has given probably, the first correct appraisal of political evolution and has established, in her own words, “Jinnah was a one of the builders of the modern India befitting tribute to the Quaid-I-Azam, especially as it comes from an Indian scholar.
The thrust of the book is to deframe Jinnah from the negative images portrayed in post-independence history and to project him as ‘an ardent patriot and a nationalist who was proud to be a son of India. Dr. Ajeet Jawed is most scrupulous in delineating Jinnah’s personal life faithfully.
Prof. Khwaja Masud (Daily Jang, Pakistan)
The book questions many of the myths that have grown around Jinnah’s role in the freedom movement and highlights aspects that have been suppressed in writings.
(Today Afternoon Newspaper)
Ajeet Jawed has done a marvelous job in collecting the rich fund of information through original quotes from diverse sources. Jinnah’s sterling qualities and career as a lawyer, his spitefulness, his impatience with men of religion, his dislike for Mullahs and covetousness for life of Bombay and his abandoned home on Malabar Hill etch the Quaid-E-Azam Jinnah’s personality to broad relief.
Maqbool Ahmed Siraj (Islamic Voice)
Written by noted Sikh Scholar, it proves how Brahminical People distort history, malign even greatest Indians to meet their selfish ends. Jinnah’s image was tarnished because the Congress who wanted to partition the country. Read the facts of history written by distinguished scholar Dr. Ajeet Jawed.
You will shed tears as you read it – Jinnah : Secular and Nationalist. A must read book for DV family member.
(Dalit Voice)
Dr. Ajeet Jawed’s book tries to bring out the real Jinnah. It is well- researched, well-documented, well-written account of the life of a man who changed the history and the geography of the sub-continent. It should be made available in the school/college/university Libraries for the benefit of the younger generation to have authentic information about the partition, which has affected everyone in the region.
Dr. Amarjit Singh (Indian Book Chronicle)
The author rightly argued that a homeland for Indian Muslims was a utopian idea and any territorial division was bound to leave many millions as aliens suspected of disloyalty to the land they lived in. But like a gambler over confident of his wits, Jinnah staked high and could not pull out. He must have been frightened by the specter of success, when it came within the reach of possibility. But then it was too late to retreat. It was a case of a man getting inextricably entangled in power politics without having a lust for power. This is yet another book by an Indian who impartially assesses Jinnah’s achievement.
(Muslim India)
I am 59 years of age and a post-graduate. Since student days I was interested in serious reading and till I read your book, thought of myself as well read, well informed and usually knowledgeable. Yet after reading your book I realised the opposite.
Banwari Lal Arora (A Reader)
I read this book in the US and it inspired me to go to Pakistan and try and salvage some of the secularism of Mr. Jinnah in the country of my origin.
(A Reader)
Pages xii+392 with pictures
ISBN : 81-902991-1-5 (Hardback Edition)
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