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May 24 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
These sculptures of Vishnu were found near #QutubMinar in 1959. They are different from the one shown in my previous tweet.
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May 22
Good decision by @narendramodi ji. Our Govt should ignore demands to bring the Renkoji remains to India as Netaji's. They belong to a Japanese solider named Ichiro Okura. Most people in India reject the air crash theory. @PMOIndia @MEAIndia @AmitShah @PIBHomeAffairs @rohan194 1/n Image
Govt tried several times in past to bring these ashes but could not in view of public sentiment against air crash theory. Govt should ask IB to check how much that sentiment has gone up now in this age of social media. The success of movie "Gumnaami" is a good indicator. 2/n
In Netaji's home state of Bengal, Chief Minister @MamataOfficial is totally against the air crash theory. Any attempt to bring ashes to India will create a flutter and that won't be good for BJP -- whose rank and file adore Netaji. This is not 1956; people know a lot 3/n
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May 16
Amidst all the Gandhi-bashing, one wonders, and this is a question worth engaging with, whether ‘Brand Bapu’ has outlived its appeal and relevance? But first, let’s briefly recount how and why he became India’s most formidable brand.

deccanherald.com/opinion/in-per…
Well, the brand became most formidable for two reasons

1. The hoax of ahimsa bringing India freedom cast colonial rulers in positive light, and hence the brand became acceptable in the West.

2. Govt of India used all its resources to build it up. Billions have been invested.
Average Indian doesn't care much for the brand, but the ruling class and the elites do. They have the clout and access to public resources. Brand's acceptability in the West is the biggest turn on for them.
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May 13
. @chandrachurg discusses Lord Clement Attlee and India's freedom at @mlrlitfest

Watch full session here:
@chandrachurg is the author of Netaji's best ever biography published by @PenguinIndia. The biography was published despite the best attempts of certain members of the Bose family to prevent it from coming out.

amazon.in/Bose-Inconveni…
Netaji's kin have been treating Netaji as their personal fiefdom and have gained a lot out of it. The death mystery also they have used to their political and other benefits.
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May 12
This historical photograph by Felice Beato shows the execution of the "mutineers" in Lucknow in the wake of the 1857 revolt, which started in May that year. Please note that those who evidently carried out the execution were Indians. 1/n
Angrez were sahibs. For most part, they used to give orders which were carried out by their Indian henchmen. Colonial British were able to subjugate and rule India due to the loyalty of Indians in the British Indian Army, Police, etc -- the collaborators of the Raj. 2/n
These collaborators lived and died, in India and abroad, for the sake of the Raj. They tortured and killed their own people. It was only in 1945-46 that their loyalty came under strain, which was followed by the British decision to leave India. Ahimsa was never any factor. 3/n
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Feb 18
This day in 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny started in the wake of INA Red Fort trials. Although Congress leaders on behalf of the British suppressed it, the mutiny provided biggest jolt to the Raj. Realising that armed forces were turning against them, they decided to leave. 1/n
As it happened, Congress leaders became chief beneficiaries of the transfer of power in 1946-47. Then, they foisted the fiction of दे दी हमें आज़ादी बिना खड़ग बिना ढाल साबरमती के संत तूने कर दिया कमाल on us to show both themselves and the British rulers in flattering light. 2/n
In 1956, Sir Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister who had in 1946 taken the decision to quit India, stated facts -- which are backed by declassified records and credible testimonies. Subhas Chandra Bose was the man who had made it possible. Ahimsa had "minimal" role. 3/n
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Feb 12
Real Vs reel: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the so-called Gumnami Baba (played by @prosenjitbumba in @srijitspeaketh's national award winning movie "Gumnaami")

As @chandrachurg and I have demonstrated in our books, both were the same person. 1/n
For those who want to know all the details, this is the book (856 pages)

amazon.in/Conundrum-Chan…

2/n
This is for those who want to the know the entire story in a concise form

amazon.in/Government-Doe…

3/n
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