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Advaid അദ്വൈത് Profile picture
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May 17 • 6 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
An unsung national hero.

90 years ago, on May 17th 1933, Mahavir Singh was tortured and killed by the British at Andaman's Cellular Jail, when he refused to break his hunger strike. He was a member of HSRA & a close friend of Bhagat Singh.

But Mahavir Singh is not known as VEER Image
When Bhagat and Rajguru killed Saunders in 1928, Mahavir Singh drove the car by which they both escaped.

Mahavir Singh was arrested in 1929 and deported to Andaman's dreaded Cellular Jail. Prisoner 68.
Mahavir Singh (1904 - 1933) took part in the Hunger Strike of 1933 to protest the treatment of Andaman prisoners along with Mohit Moitra & Mohan Kishore Namadas.

All 3 Leftists were killed by the British during the brutal force-feeding process. How many of us know their names?
In 2001, Guardian had an article describing Cellular Jail and Mahavir's death at this dreaded Jail.

Link: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… Image
585 Indians were incarcerated in Andaman's Cellular Jail by the British between 1909 - 1938. 173 Indian prisoners died in this dreaded Jail. And 99.7% of Indian prisoners never wrote any mercy petitions.

So why is the Andaman Airport not named after Mahavir Singh?
81% of Prisoners (493 Indian Revolutionaries) in Andaman's Cellular Jail were from Bengal Presidency & Punjab Province. Image

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The 8-hour work system was first implemented in Asia in Pondicherry, when the Mill workers rose in rebellion, led by CPI. 12 workers lost their lives when the French Army opened fired on July 30 1936.

On Oct 31st 1936, the French agreed to an 8-hour work system.
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Apr 28
False equivalency.

The movie "Kerala Story" is a propaganda film made on lies and imaginary numbers. The BBC documentary is about the 2002 Gujarat riots. Equating the two together is a disgustingly hysterical false equivalency.

Freedom of speech isn't about peddling lies.
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So where did Sudipto Sen get this 32,000 figure?? @anilkantony Image
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“This white marble structure in Agra appeared out of nowhere in 1653 AD.”

- New NCERT Textbooks.
“This red sandstone structure in Delhi appeared out of nowhere in 1648 AD.”

- New NCERT Textbooks.
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- New NCERT Textbooks.
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There are 46 chapters in NCERT history textbooks from class 6th to class 10th. And only 'TWO chapters' talk about Mughals [chap. 3 & 4 in Class 7th History].

And this insensitive regime is even afraid of those two chapters.

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Then NCERT removed Faiz, chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Cold War era politics.
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Anyone who has read 'Why I Am an Atheist' knows that Bhagat Singh was fierce critic of Brahmanism. He also criticised every religion in his book.

But I'm not surprised, because all religious bigots hate communists.
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- Bhagat Singh, Why I am an Atheist.
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Today is the 77th anniversary of the Royal Indian Naval mutiny. A forgotten chapter from the Indian Independence movement, erased from both Indian & Pakistani History books.

On February 18th 1946, over 20000 Indian sailors of the Imperial Navy rose against the British.

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