Critiquing ‘Nation’: the socio-political history of South Asia with Reference To Tahmima Anam's a golden age

Nation as a multi-disciplinary term has been widely used by scholars of political science, sociology, economics, literature et al. The term Nation has been derived from the word nasci (Latin verb) which means ‘to be born’. Common language, common territory, common culture, blood ties, affinity to the place of birth, native/ancestral ties have been cited as essential criteria for the fulfilment of the ‘nation’. Cogitating on a more socio-cultural-historical persona of a nation comes to picture the primordial attachments. The primordial attachments further define the strong association of a culture or civilization with the ancestral land and culture. The birth and genealogy play an important role in defining the membership in a nation.