Culture & Nationalism
Islamophobia is taking its most lethal form in India : Noam Chomsky https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/islamophobia-is-taking-its-most-lethal-form-in-india-noam-chomsky/ — by Countercurrents Collective — 11/02/2022
Video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRrPBvWQmq4 Chomsky’s comments came in a recorded message on February 9, 2022 a coalition of 17 US-based rights organizations organized a special Congressional Briefing on “Worsening Hate Speech & Violence in India.”
“The assault is taking other forms as well, including a general attack on independent thought and the educational system primarily directed against Muslim victims, but by now expanding beyond. That’s apart from India’s terrible crimes in Kashmir, those crimes have a long history. They’ve been sharply escalated by Modi’s rightwing Hindu nationalist regime,
'Hindu Nationalism Could Break India Up but People Will Resist Modi's Fascism': Arundhati Roy https://thewire.in/communalism/watch-karan-thapar-arundhati-roy
“What have we done to democracy? What have we turned it into? What happens…when it has been hollowed out and emptied of meaning? What
happens when each of its institutions has metastasised into something dangerous?”
The second set of questions are to do with the sort of country we’ve become.
“Over the last five years, India has distinguished itself as a lynching nation. Muslims and Dalits have been publicly flogged and
beaten to death by vigilante Hindu mobs in broad-daylight, and the ‘lynch videos’ then gleefully uploaded to YouTube.”
Even more importantly she says, “The infrastructure of fascism is staring us in the face…and yet we hesitate to call it by its
name”. taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACxkPzV6fLY
'Hindu Nationalism Could Break India Up but People Will Resist Modi's Fascism': Arundhati Roy https://thewire.in/communalism/watch-karan-thapar-arundhati-roy
“What have we done to democracy? What have we turned it into? What happens…when it has been hollowed out and emptied of meaning? What
happens when each of its institutions has metastasised into something dangerous?”
The second set of questions are to do with the sort of country we’ve become.
“Over the last five years, India has distinguished itself as a lynching nation. Muslims and Dalits have been publicly flogged and
beaten to death by vigilante Hindu mobs in broad-daylight, and the ‘lynch videos’ then gleefully uploaded to YouTube.”
Even more importantly she says, “The infrastructure of fascism is staring us in the face…and yet we hesitate to call it by its
name”. taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACxkPzV6fLY
If Netaji Were Alive, He’d Attack Modi’s Attitude to Muslims; He Wanted Jinnah as India’s 1st PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d4kmvhB4iU Jan 28, 2022
In a 37-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Prof. Sugata Bose, who is the Gardiner Professor of History at Harvard University and Chairperson of the Netaji Research Bureau in Calcutta, said Netaji “deeply trusted members of the religious minorities” adding that “Netaji gave disproportionate or weighted representation to religious minorities”. In the interview, Prof. Bose gives a long list of muslim colleagues of Netaji who were not just close to him but amongst the most trusted.
Sugata Bose, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandnephew, recalled how even in 1920s Netaji tried to ensure equality for everyone irrespective of religion, and discusses his idea of 'cultural intimacy'. "The ordinary people of our country have always revered Netaji," said Netaji's grandnephew. Sugata Bose said he hopes the statue will inspire the youth of the country to learn more about him.
Oral History: Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal nee Swaminathan testifies: On Herself, Subhas Bose and the INA
An invaluable document: https://in.docs.wps.com/l/sAPQ_iBWd1o5Jzf-v0qunFA
One wishes it were a bit more elaborate.
Post By Sukla Sen: With all his pluses - his incredible daring in particular, and minuses - joining hands with the fascists, Bose ought to be considered and remembered as a revolutionary, if nothing else, only for raising and forming a women's regiment in mid-twentieth century, and making them a part of actual action. Let alone the old East, guess, even the much advanced West had nothing of that sort.
Of course, it was more "political" than "military", meant to arouse the Indians back home - both women and men.
I imagine, Bose had envisaged that once the Azad Hind Fauj manages to set foot on Indian soil, under its impact, India would just rise in revolt.
I, for one, presume, that was the essential purpose of appealing to Gandhi and anointing him as the "Father of the Nation" in his radio broadcast from Singapore in mid-'44, a while before the anticipated final assault.
But, that was not to be.
Neither the "assault" would materialise - as planned, nor the mass upsurge - as envisioned. Apart from the general trend of the war, even the "nature" did its bit to upset the plan.
Jana Gana Mana by Rabindranath Tagore's Real Voice | Rare clip of Rabindranath Tagore | Color video SHASHANK SHARMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YquvR_apqaE
This video has been colorised with help of different softwares and AI. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore has left a legacy behind that can never be forgotten. Along with our national anthem - 'Jana Gana Mana', Bangla poem written by Tagore is the national anthem of Bangladesh. Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse" of Gitanjali he became in 1913 the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Rabindra Sangeet or Rabindranath Tagore Songs are a heritage and undoubtedly the king pillar of Bengali Culture. This particular collection of Tagore Songs is precious and super rare because this is one of the very few recordings that contains the voice of the great poet himself. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFMFCzQ_p7Rz2tZVTuw35Dxh2TbfJg-F
Rare video of Netaji addressing the Nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlnC1lw6bcw SHASHANK SHARMA
Original Video of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose upgraded help of After effects and premier pro,
subtitles:-
Brothers, the 51st session of our General Assembly is going to end. It is a matter of great pleasure for me that all the work of this time was completed without any problems. When I left for Haripura, many people feared that the last Surat session would be repeated in Haripura, but it is a matter of great pleasure for us that all those fears were proved wrong by the grace of God.
My mind is delighted by remembering the brothers and one thing that I express my heartfelt gratitude for the manner in which the Abhishthana Samiti worked in the operations of Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel and made all the arrangements for us. We are grateful to the volunteers and volunteers of this place for their tireless hard work. It is a matter of joy and pride for us that Mahatma Gandhi himself was present here and gave us his blessings and inspiration.
Science has supported the work very much and I hope that in future we will take more support of film and radio in our publicity work. First of all, I want to make an internal request in front of you that the fast of our community has not yet been liberalized, we are still under control; There is no doubt in this matter that we have moved forward on the path of independence, however we will have to accept with much sadness and shame that still complete Swaraj was not established in India. The future of our community will depend on the developments of the next few months and a few years. That is why let us all become engaged in the work of being rationalized, let us discard all our disputes, let us all become self-sacrificed in the service of the country and go in front of leading to achieve freedom. Brothers, we have all been born as slaves and now let us resolve that we can be independent before death. Vandey Matram .....