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B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) · Sem 2

2023 Mar Examination

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Unit I

(a)Define Regionalism. Explain the causes and measures to curb regionalism.[10]

Answer

For full marks, cover: a definition of regionalism; its forms, with Indian examples; its causes, each explained; its effects, good and bad; the measures to curb its harmful forms (constitutional, institutional, economic, educational, political); a conclusion.

Definition

Regionalism is a strong attachment to one's own region, together with the demand that the region's interests, identity and culture be given priority. A region is an area marked off by a common language, culture, history or geography. It sits between the locality and the nation.

Loyalty to a region is natural and often healthy. It becomes regionalism in the harmful sense when it sets one region against other regions or against the nation. The munotes Sociology book draws the line clearly: a claim on resources is ordinary politics, but hostility to people is destructive.

Forms of regionalism

Demand for a separate state. Groups within a state ask for a state of their own. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand were created in 2000, and Telangana in 2014, after long movements of this kind.
Demand for more autonomy. States ask the Centre for more powers and a larger share of revenue.
Sons of the soil. Local people demand that jobs and business go first to natives of the state. The Shiv Sena, founded in Mumbai on 19 June 1966, began with this demand.
Inter-state disputes. States quarrel over boundaries, as Karnataka and Maharashtra do over Belagavi, and over river waters, as in the Cauvery dispute.
Separatism. In its extreme form, regionalism demands secession from India. This is the most dangerous form.

Causes of regionalism

Language. Language is the strongest basis of regional feeling in India. In 1952 Potti Sriramulu died after a 58-day fast for a Telugu state. The unrest that followed led to the creation of Andhra State in 1953, the first state formed on a linguistic basis.

Uneven development. Some regions have industry, irrigation and good schools while others lag behind. The backward regions feel neglected, and their people blame the more developed areas or the state government.
History and culture. Many regions have a long history as separate kingdoms, with their own literature, festivals and heroes. Memories of this past feed a sense of separate identity.
Geography. Hills, forests and distance cut some regions off from the rest of the country. The North East, linked to the rest of India by a narrow corridor, is an example.
Competition for jobs. When migrants from other states take up jobs in a city, local youth may see them as rivals. This feeds sons-of-the-soil movements.
Political mobilisation. Regional parties and leaders find it easy to win votes by appealing to regional pride. Regional identity already exists and only needs to be stirred.
Centre-state tensions. A feeling that the Centre ignores the state, favours other states or interferes in its affairs strengthens regional feeling.

Effects

Regionalism has a positive side. It protects regional languages and cultures, presses for the development of backward areas and keeps the federal balance alive. Smaller states can bring government closer to the people.

Its harmful side is more often seen. It breeds hostility to migrants and sometimes violence against them. It turns disputes over water and borders into bitter quarrels between states. It distracts politics from national problems, and in its extreme form it threatens the unity and integrity of the nation.

Measures to curb regionalism

Balanced regional development. The most lasting cure is to remove the grievances that feed regionalism. Special plans for backward regions, fair sharing of central revenue and investment in neglected areas reduce the sense of injustice.

Constitutional safeguards. Article 15(1) forbids the State to discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of place of birth, among others. Article 19(1)(d) and (e) give every citizen the right to move freely throughout India and to reside and settle in any part of it. Article 29(1) protects the right of any section of citizens to conserve its distinct language, script or culture.
Federal institutions. Five Zonal Councils, set up under the States Reorganisation Act 1956 and chaired by the Union Home Minister, bring neighbouring states together. Article 263 allows an Inter-State Council, first set up in 1990 on the Sarkaria Commission's recommendation. Article 262 lets Parliament provide for settling inter-state river water disputes.
Respect for regional languages. Recognising regional languages in the Eighth Schedule, in education and in administration removes the fear that a region's culture will be swamped.
Law against hatred. Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 punishes promoting enmity between groups on grounds that include place of birth, residence and language.

Education and media. Schools can teach the history and culture of all regions. Student exchanges, national festivals and responsible media help people know and respect one another.
Responsible politics. Parties should not win votes by stirring hostility to people from other regions. Leaders must settle regional demands through dialogue and the courts, not agitation.

Conclusion. Regionalism is a strong attachment to one's region that can turn into hostility to other regions or the nation. It grows from language, uneven development, history, geography, job competition and political mobilisation. It can be curbed by balanced development, constitutional safeguards, federal institutions, respect for regional languages, law, education and responsible politics. The aim is not to erase regional identity but to keep it compatible with national unity.

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