Other than the cultural history of Bengal, this article gets the political history of India wrong too. Claim: C. R. Das, Subhas Chandra Bose, Bengal revolutionaries charted a path different from the rest of India. A short rebuttal in the thread below: telegraphindia.com/opinion/bengal…
C R. Das had become Congress President and subsequently founded the Swaraj Party along with Motilal Nehru. In opposition to Gandhi. The Swaraj Party established a foothold in all of India & forced Gandhi to a political retirement for a few years.
Swaraj Party was the strongest in Bengal but had strong presence elsewhere too,looking at the luminaries who joined it, eg, Vittalbhai Patel, Vallabhbhai’s older bro. How can any 1 in right mind say C R Das charted a path different from rest of India unless Gandhi is their India?
The Revolutionary independence movement was the strongest in Bengal but had presence in many other parts of India, eg, Punjab. Bengal revolutionaries helped organize the revolutionary movement in United Province, South India. Read: sringeribelur.wordpress.com/a-historical-d…
So, how can any one say in his right mind that the Bengal revolutionaries charted a path different from the rest of India? Implication being that the revolutionary freedom fight was confined to Bengal alone. What a gross injustice to the exemplary revolutionaries from elsewhere?
Finally, the elephant in the room - Subhas Chandra Bose. He became the Congress President defeating Gandhi, Nehru, Gandhian Congress Working Committee. The strong support from Bengal played a major role in his victory, but it won’t suffice by itself. Read: sringeribelur.wordpress.com/the-hindu-beng…
In his battle for Cong Presidency Subhas Chandra Bose received strong support from Punjab, Karnataka, Madras province, United province etc sringeribelur.wordpress.com/the-hindu-beng… How was he moving different from India, unless Gandhi, Nehru, Gandhians are your India?
Must Anglophiles be ignorant in even the subject they received their doctorate in, even when that doctorate was awarded by a reputable institute? Sad!
The claims I expect are a product of supercilious ignorance- but the messaging is insidious. Bengal has remained outside India throughout, now is her opportunity to join India, read Hindia. And the messaging also denies a historical fact-Bengal led the freedom movement of India
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