Abstract
The century long Dogra rule in Kashmir was tyranted and undemocratic that provoked resentment among the Muslim subjects. During this rule, the socio-economic conditions of the Muslims became unsympathetic which finally led to the political consciousness among them. The Muslims in the state started organizing themselves to raise their demands for reforms in education, employment, the structure of taxation, and constitutional changes among various other things. Eventually, the state witnessed the politicization of the Muslim community in the form of a series of protest against the Dogra rule from 1930 to 1947. As a result, Kashmir during Dogra rule saw the emergence and development of the Muslim political identity. This paper attempts to trace the formation of the sense of political identity of the Muslim community and the emergence and role of the religio-political groups in sharpening the political identity of the Muslims in Kashmir. The present Kashmir crisis lies in the hundred years before when Kashmir was ruled by the succession of Hindu Dogra rulers.
Highlights
The origin of the political identity of the Muslims in Kashmir goes back to1930s when mostly the Muslim subjects openly defied the Hindu Dogra rule
The party was successful in its efforts of the secularization of political identity by channelizing the peasantry grievances into the radical demand of land to the tiller
These two political groups became the part of larger politics of India and Pakistani nationalism in the post-partition era, where National Conference and Muslim Conference claimed accession of Kashmir into India and Pakistan respectively
Summary
The origin of the political identity of the Muslims in Kashmir goes back to1930s when mostly the Muslim subjects openly defied the Hindu Dogra rule. Shaikh Abdullah’s adherence to secularism brought him closer to the Indian National Congress, whereas the Muslim of Jammu were influenced by the politics of the Muslim League.
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