"People's identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities"
- Amartya Sen
About this Quote
This quote by Amartya Sen speaks to the sudden shift in identity that happened in India during the Partition of 1947. Prior to the Partition, individuals recognized as Indians, Asians, or members of the human race. Nevertheless, after the Partition, people started to determine more highly with their spiritual neighborhoods, such as Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh. This shift in identity was unexpected and extreme, and it had a profound impact on the social and political landscape of India. The Partition created a deep divide between religious communities, and this divide has had long lasting results on the country. The quote serves as a suggestion of the power of identity and how it can form our lives and our societies.
This quote is written / told by Amartya Sen somewhere between November 3, 1933 and today. He/she was a famous Philosopher from India.
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