2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
History Writing in Modern India
| Project/Area Number |
19720182
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Asian history
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
ISAKA Riho The University of Tokyo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 准教授 (70272490)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | 南アジア史 |
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| Research Abstract |
This project has analyzed the ways in which history was narrated in colonial and post-colonial India, focusing in particular on writings of Gujarati intellectuals in western India. Its results show that, while narratives which emphasized the historical unity of India became dominant due to the political context around the time of independence, there also existed a variety of narratives written from the perspectives of specific communities, which stressed differences among communities and tried to find out how to relate themselves with 'India'. This project has also demonstrated how these different perceptions of history influenced and were influenced by the process of reorganizing states as well as the debates over the relationships between regions and religious communities after independence.
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Research Products
(10 results)
