CHAPTER II — THE ROAD TO DAWN

Seventeen Years. Three Acts.

From a poet's podium at Allahabad to the midnight of independence — the ideology's founding chronology.

War of Independence

The first major uprising against British colonial rule in South Asia.

War of Independence
Muslim League

Muslim League

The All-India Muslim League is founded to safeguard Muslim political rights.

Allahabad Address

Allama Iqbal presents his vision of a separate Muslim state in his presidential address.

Allahabad Address
The Name Pakistan

The Name Pakistan

Choudhry Rahmat Ali coins the name 'Pakistan' in the Pakistan Declaration.

Lahore Resolution

The Muslim League adopts the Lahore Resolution, calling for independent states for Muslims.

Lahore Resolution
Independence

Independence

Pakistan gains independence on 14 August 1947.