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Discuss the sociological aspects of movement for separate States.

  • UPSC 2013
  • 20 marks
  • Social Movements in Modern India

Movements for separate States are the most institutionalised expression of what is best called intra-state regionalism: a territorially concentrated group converts a shared identity and a sense of neglect into a demand for its own unit within the federation. Sociologically they sit between ethnicity and nationalism — a distinction T. K. Oommen insists on, since…

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  • The sociological bases of the demand
  • A changing basis over time
  • From movement to accommodation
  • Critical assessment
  • Conclusion

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