Allama Iqbal's Theory of Nationality and Patriotism: In Theory and in the Indian Context

Abstract

Nationalism is a subjective ideology which varies under shadows of
situations and territories; hence word “Nation” possesses non static
meaning. In this Article authors tried to define the meaning of
“Nation” and “Nationalism” in Colonial Hindustan with the
perspective of Allama Iqbal. He is the National Poet of Pakistan. His
name is taken as a nationalist basing upon his ethno-religious
ethnicity. Article discusses him as a person having broad spectrum
about Nationalism and Nationality along with its doctrine and
philosophy. His Nationalism ideology was also non static, it
developed continual and gradually with the time demand &
requirements. The article covers his Nationalism ideology in
theoretical & Combined Indian perspective