Identify the correct option(s) in the theorisation of nation by Homi K. Bhabha.
(A) Nation arises from similarities among people.
(B) Nationalist representation is defined by ambivalence.
(C) Nationalist representation engages with two contradictory modes of representation
(D) Nationalist discourses are split by a disruptive double-narrative movement
(E) Nation is a stable and fixed category
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (B), (C) and (D) Only.

Homi K. Bhabha, a key figure in postcolonial theory, problematizes the concept of the nation as a unified, stable entity in his influential essay "DissemiNation: Time, narrative and the margins of the modern nation" (found in Nation and Narration). His theorization of the nation highlights the ambivalence, splitting, and internal contradictions inherent in nationalist discourses. Let us analyze each statement to understand why (B), (C), and (D) are correct, while (A) and (E) are incorrect:

Statement (A) is incorrect: Bhabha does not view the nation as arising simply from similarities or shared consensus among people. Instead of seeing the nation as a homogeneous community, Bhabha emphasizes the differences, cultural hybridity, and liminal spaces that disrupt any easy sense of national unity.
Statement (B) is correct: Bhabha argues that nationalist representation is fundamentally defined by ambivalence. The nation is always caught between the desire for a cohesive identity and the reality of cultural difference, making nationalist authority unstable and double-voiced.
Statement (C) is correct: Nationalist representation engages with two contradictory modes of representation. Bhabha identifies these two modes as the pedagogical (where the nation is represented as a historical, pre-given, and continuous entity with a fixed identity) and the performative (where the nation is continually reconstructed in the present through the living, heterogeneous daily acts and speech of its people).
Statement (D) is correct: Because of the tension between the pedagogical and performative modes, nationalist discourses are split by a disruptive double-narrative movement. This temporal split prevents the nation from achieving a singular, coherent narrative, exposing the instability at its core.
Statement (E) is incorrect: Rather than viewing the nation as a stable and fixed category, Bhabha highlights its instability, fluidity, and constant state of negotiation at the margins or borders.

Thus, statements (B), (C), and (D) accurately represent Homi K. Bhabha's theorization of the nation, making (B), (C) and (D) Only the correct choice.