Since #TheKashmirFiles has sensationalized our people, I’m sharing a thread involving Kashmir, East-Pakistan & Bone chilling Murders of 30,000 Hindus.
Read About Another Devastating History Which No Nehruvian Distorian Like To Tell.
On 27 December 1963 a holy relic,
which was believed by many to be a #strand_from_the_beard of Prophet Muhammad, was stolen from Hazratbal Shrine (J&K) leading to protests and mass agitation. It was recovered on 4 January 1964 and the thieves were 3 Kashmiri Muslims.
The details appeared at New York Times, but
no Indian Newspaper carried this. WHY?
They included Abdul Rahim Bandey, a custodian of the shrine, and a villager named Abdul Rashid, who was caught while running away after returning the hair to the shrine 10 days later, the third was “an important person who we believe has
Refused a Nobel, This Unsung Indian Scientist’s Research Saved Millions of Lives
“De died in 1985 unhonoured & unsung in India’s scientific circles. That our Academies didn't see it fit 2 elect him to their Fellowships must rank as one of the most glaring omissions of our time.”
The Unsung Hero #SambunathDe
Sambhunath De (1/2/1915 – 15/4/1985) was a Bengali medical scientist and researcher, who discovered the #choleratoxin, the animal model of cholera and successfully demonstrated the method of transmission of cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae.
Born at
Hooghly for a middle class family, De completed his matriculation by his uncle's support & higher education by Scholarship & support from a Seth who identified his zeal for studies.
De did his medical degree from Calcutta & finished his PhD from London.
In 1955 De became the