A family letter posted from Cambridge in 1933 mentions a group of Indian Muslim students discussing a pamphlet called Now or Never. The pamphlet used the na...
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A family letter posted from Cambridge in 1933 mentions a group of Indian Muslim students discussing a pamphlet called Now or Never. The pamphlet used the name "Pakistan" for a proposed homeland and argued that Muslims in several north-western provinces required protection from majority rule. The letter is being examined for evidence about ideas that developed outside formal Muslim League meetings.
(a) Identify the writer of Now or Never. [1]
(b) Explain two reasons why this pamphlet was important, even though it did not create Pakistan. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Chaudhry Rahmat Ali [1] (b) Any two: it popularised the name Pakistan [1]; it presented a clear proposal for a Muslim homeland [1]; it kept the issue of Muslim political security before students and public opinion [1]. Max [2]
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