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This is why I do not think much of #SubhasChandraBose
Read this thread about the brutal treatment of #Malaya #Tamils by the Japanese in building the #DeathRailway
Bose wanted to take help from the Japanese in "liberating" #India.
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Read this thread about the brutal treatment of #Malaya #Tamils by the Japanese in building the #DeathRailway
Bose wanted to take help from the Japanese in "liberating" #India.
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Why would the Japanese ever care about "liberating" India from #British rule?
The #Japanese were imperialists. They wanted to conquer all of Asia and the Pacific.
They had already annexed #Manchuria in 1931, and everyone knew about their brutal treatment of the #Chinese.
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The #Japanese were imperialists. They wanted to conquer all of Asia and the Pacific.
They had already annexed #Manchuria in 1931, and everyone knew about their brutal treatment of the #Chinese.
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The Japanese followed this up with the #RapeOfNanjing in 1937. This was followed by the establishment of #Unit731 in the city of #Harbin in Northeast #China, scene of one of the most egregious #CrimesAgainstHumanity in history, carried out by the #ImperialJapaneseArmy
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Le 17 juin,le ministère #russe de la Défense a annoncé qu'il avait ciblé des centres de décision dans la capitale #ukrainienne, #Kiev. 
Pendant ce temps,dans la direction de #Zaporozhye,les troupes #russes ont repoussé 3 attaques près des colonies de #Zherebianka, #Malaya #Tokmachka & #Mirnoye.
Dans cette direction,les forces de #Kiev ont perdu 340 soldats #ukrainiens,un véhicule de combat d'infanterie,2 véhicules blindés de combat,5 véhicules à haute mobilité&2 obusiers #D30.
OTD 75 years ago, the killing of three plantation managers led to the declaration of a state of emergency in #Malaya.
Often overlooked now, the "#MalayanEmergency" was a major event and inspired a number of big screen features.
A thread on those often forgotten films...
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Often overlooked now, the "#MalayanEmergency" was a major event and inspired a number of big screen features.
A thread on those often forgotten films...
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To depict the plight of planters defending their rubber crop from Communist rebels, Rank enlisted Jack Hawkins and Claudette Colbert for THE PLANTER'S WIFE (1952).
A morally unambiguous take on the conflict, the film was nonetheless popular with the public.
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A morally unambiguous take on the conflict, the film was nonetheless popular with the public.
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WINDOM'S WAY (1957) was willing to explore moral ambiguity, as Peter Finch's titular doctor finds himself stuck between a belligerent British planter, the local police and rebels.
Far from perfect - it tries to do too much - but an illustration of a complex situation.
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Far from perfect - it tries to do too much - but an illustration of a complex situation.
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#Ramayana-Hindu Culture spread throughout Asia via the Rama Story.
It travelled by sea and land to China, Tibet, Turkestan, Java, Sumatra, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Japan
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It travelled by sea and land to China, Tibet, Turkestan, Java, Sumatra, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Japan
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Most countries have adapted Rama Story acc. to their own culture with a local setting; the Indian names are used for important towns, sites, mountains, rivers, and lakes.
The adoption of Valmiki Story in Asian countries was selective and influenced by local values
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The adoption of Valmiki Story in Asian countries was selective and influenced by local values
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#China
The Buddhist work Mahavibhasa (150ce) is oldest record of Ramayana. Hsuan Tsang stated "There is a book called the Rāmāyaṇa...[it] explains only two topics:
1. Rāvana carrying Sītā off by violence
2. Rāma recovering Sītā and returning."
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The Buddhist work Mahavibhasa (150ce) is oldest record of Ramayana. Hsuan Tsang stated "There is a book called the Rāmāyaṇa...[it] explains only two topics:
1. Rāvana carrying Sītā off by violence
2. Rāma recovering Sītā and returning."
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