Question

Discuss the challenges faced by India at the time of Independence

Answer 1

India faced several challenges at the time of Independence.

1. Creating a democratic political system in a country that was mostly illeterate and undeveloped.
2. Promoting industrialization and economic development in a country that was backward and agricultural.
3. Creating a society based on freedom and equality even though traditionally, Indian society had been beset by caste inequalities.
4. Creating a secular society in a country that had experienced the traumas of partition and communal riots.
5. Promoting modern education and scientific thinking.