MUSLIMS OF INDIAN SUBCONTINENT STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM ON THE BASIS OF CULTURE DIFFERENCES: AN ANALYZE

Abstract

Pakistan was formed as a result of numerous causes that influenced people's lives. Prior to the establishment of Pakistan or the entrance of the British in the Subcontinent, Hindus and Muslims coexisted under the Mughal Empire. Separatism was not an idea in the minds of the people at the time. When the British arrived on the Subcontinent, they used a divide-and-rule strategy that resulted in the partition. The Subcontinent was formerly a Hindu and Buddhist hotbed, but with the introduction of Muslim merchants, the population began to convert to Islam. Many dynasties arose as a result of the advent of Muslims on the Subcontinent, the most famous of which was the Mughal Dynasty, which lasted longer than any other. When the East India Company began working there in the 17th century, they won the people's imaginations and, by 1857, ruled the whole Subcontinent. Many efforts had begun to send them back, including Muslim struggles for independence from both the British and Hindus. Most people believe that Muslims' quest for independence was motivated by their religious beliefs, yet cultural considerations were more important than religious beliefs in the formation of Pakistan.