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'Academics' just don't realise that the Internet has radically changed the world and 'knowledge' is no longer their preserve, privilege and prerogative.
Jana Sangh rally in support of recognising Bangladesh 25 May 1971. Courtesy: AP Archives.
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#ModiInBangladesh

PM @narendramodi mentions his participation in Bharatiya Jana Sangh rally of 25 May 1971 in support of recognising #Bangladesh in a book be wrote in 1978. 'Scholarship' is slightly more than copy-pasting from sarkari archives or regurgitating known stuff.
#ModiInBangladesh

'Scholarship' is not about turning up your nose at documents that exist beyond your charmed little circle of know-alls. Govt of #Bangladesh in this citation acknowledged the role of Atal Bihari Vajpayee as president of Jana Sangh in supporting #Liberation War.
#ModiInBangladesh

“आपातकाल के बीस महीने, सरकारी तंत्र की नाकामयाबी को साबित करते हुए भूगर्भ में रहकर काम किया और संघर्ष प्रवृति को चलाए रखा। इससे पहले बांग्लादेश के सत्याग्रह के समय तिहाड़ जेल होकर आए।" ~ Book published in 1978.
[Translation via @brajeshksingh ]
#ModiInDhaka

When details of genocide by #Pakistan Army began to emerge in April-May 1971, ABV and Jana Sangh demanded immediate recognition of ‘Provisional Government of Bangladesh’. #India recognised #Bangladesh after fall of Dhaka in Dec 1971 (first country to do so).
#ModiInBangladesh

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