If this doesn't boil your blood...

Dharampal's documentation shows that Indian agriculture was highly developed and sophisticated, with practices that often surpassed those in Britain, especially in terms of productivity and the use of advanced techniques like irrigation and crop rotation. The comparison underscores the detrimental impact of British colonial policies on Indian agriculture, which otherwise had the potential to thrive independently. Higher Productivity and Wages in India:
Indian agriculture was noted for its higher productivity and higher wages for labor compared to British agriculture. This observation was recorded in the Edinburgh Review in July 1804, which reviewed Dr. Tennant's Indian Recreations​​.

Why Indian Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are considered better than paper ballots in elections @elonmusk -
Other democratic countries should come to Bharat to study the worlds biggest festival of Democracy.

1. Security
EVM: EVMs are designed with multiple layers of security. They are standalone devices not connected to any network, making them immune to hacking. They also feature tamper-evident seals and other security measures.
Paper Ballot: Paper ballots are more susceptible to tampering and ballot stuffing. Secure transportation and storage are also challenging. 2. Accuracy
EVM: EVMs reduce the chances of human error in counting. They are designed to record votes accurately and are programmed to prevent multiple votes from the same voter.
Paper Ballot: Human error in counting and the potential for invalid votes due to incorrect marking can lead to inaccuracies.

Metallurgy achievements from "Indian Science and Technology in the Eighteenth Century" by Dharampalji highlights the advanced state of Indian science and technology during the 18th century as documented by different scholars and practitioners. Production of Wootz Steel
Achievement: High-quality production of wootz steel, an early form of crucible steel known for its durability and quality.

Details:
1. Wootz steel was produced directly from the ore, bypassing the wrought iron stage.
2. It was renowned for its sharpness and durability, making it highly prized for fine cutlery and surgical instruments.
3. British examinations in the 1790s found wootz steel to be superior to European steel.

Documented By: Dr. H. Scott (1790)​​.

I once had a conversation with a friend on Veer Savarkar where he said that the Hindutva ideology is harmful for the country. So I read the book "Essentials of Hindutva" to be able to properly explain to my friend, Veer Savarkar's views.
On his 141st Birth Anniversary would like to share here the key points of views expressed by Veer Savarkar in his book:

Definition of a Hindu:
A Hindu is defined by three key elements: common nation (Rashtra), common race (Jati), and common culture (Sanskriti).
A Hindu is someone who regards the land from the Indus to the seas as their Fatherland (Pitribhu) and Holyland (Punyabhu)​​. Hindutva vs. Hinduism:
Hindutva is a broader concept encompassing cultural, linguistic, social, and political aspects of Hindu identity, not just religious beliefs as denoted by Hinduism.
Hindutva includes the heritage of the Vedic civilization and the common history, literature, and cultural practices of the Hindu people​​​​.

One of the most remarkable incidents showcasing Shivaji's strategy and bravery is the raid on Shaistekhan’s camp. This event is widely regarded as one of the most daring and meticulously planned attacks in Shivaji's life.

The Raid on Shaistekhan's Camp

Background: Shaistekhan, the maternal uncle of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, was sent with a massive army to subdue Shivaji and take control of the Deccan in 1660. Shaistekhan established his base in Lal Mahal, Pune, which was also Shivaji's ancestral home. For two years, Shaistekhan's forces occupied the region, creating a constant threat to Shivaji's burgeoning kingdom. The Plan: Shivaji devised a bold plan to raid Shaistekhan’s heavily guarded camp. He decided to carry out a surprise night attack, exploiting the Mughal camp's false sense of security. The operation was meticulously planned, taking into account every detail of the camp's layout and the timing of the attack to maximize its impact.

Story of Yashodharman’s Victory over the Huns

In the early 6th century, the Huns, a fierce and barbaric tribe, had invaded and terrorized much of Asia and Europe, including India. Their brutal raids left devastation in their wake, sparing neither women nor children. India, too, fell victim to their onslaught, and the once-prosperous regions of Sindh, Kathiawad, and Gujarat suffered under their relentless attacks. The Huns established their dominance and instilled fear across the land. At this critical juncture, Yashodharman, a young and ambitious chieftain from the small principality of Malava, rose to challenge the mighty Huns. He was not a king or an emperor, but his courage and sense of patriotism were unparalleled. Yashodharman vowed to liberate his motherland from the Hunnish menace and restore its former glory​​.

Have read the story of Chandragupta outwitting the Saka King, anywhere in your history books? It is a fascinating tale of strategy and valor.

The Inciting Incident:

Somewhere around 380 AD, this event takes place in the region of Gujarat and Malva in Magadhan Empire. After the death of Emperor Samudragupta, his weak son, Ramgupta, ascended the throne. The Saka King, exploiting Ramgupta's weakness, demanded that the emperor send his wife, Queen Dhruvadevi (also referred to as Grhadevi), to him as a token of submission. Chandragupta’s Cunning Plan:

Infuriated by this demand, Chandragupta, Ramgupta's younger brother, decided to protect the queen and defy the Saka King. Chandragupta proposed a plan to send a palanquin to the Saka King under the guise that it carried Queen Dhruvadevi.
Instead of the queen, Chandragupta and his warriors disguised themselves as women and occupied the palanquins.

10 Reasons why Bharatiyas should vote for @narendramodi

1. Economic Reforms and Development

GST Reform
Implementation: Launched on July 1, 2017, GST (Goods and Services Tax) is the most fundamental reform in India's taxation system.
Impact: Simplified the tax structure, eliminated multiple indirect taxes, and created a unified national market.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Objective: Address the issue of non-performing assets (NPAs) and improve the financial health of banks.
Impact: Enhanced the resolution of bankruptcies, resulting in faster recovery of debts and improving the ease of doing business.

PM Gati Shakti Yojana
Launch: October 13, 2021.
Focus: Integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects to boost connectivity.
Impact: Optimizes resource utilization and enhances economic efficiency. 2. Social Welfare Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Objective: Provide affordable housing to the urban and rural poor.
Impact: Millions of houses constructed, contributing to the vision of "Housing for All" by 2022.

Ayushman Bharat
Launch: September 23, 2018.
Objective: Provide health coverage to economically vulnerable families.
Impact: Over 500 million beneficiaries covered, making it the world's largest health assurance scheme.

Ujjwala Yojna
Launch: May 1, 2016.
Objective: Provide LPG connections to women from below poverty line (BPL) households.
Impact: Over 80 million LPG connections distributed, improving health and reducing indoor pollution.

V.D. Savarkar in "Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History", talks about Pushyamitra Shunga, the founder of the Shunga dynasty, and his significant contributions to Indian sovereignty and cultural restoration. Pushyamitra is credited with the total extermination of the Greek influence in India, which had persisted since the time of Alexander the Great. His military prowess and leadership led to the re-establishment of Hindu rajya and cultural resurgence.

Key Events and Achievements:

1. Extermination of Greek Intrusion: Pushyamitra's most notable achievement was the complete eradication of Greek influence in India. This intrusion had caused considerable harm to the Indian subcontinent since Alexander's invasion. Pushyamitra earned the title "Yavan-destroyer" for his decisive actions against the Greeks. 2. Establishment of the Shunga Dynasty: After assassinating the last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha, during a military parade, Pushyamitra established the Shunga dynasty around 185 BCE. His reign marked the beginning of a new era focused on reviving Hindu traditions and governance.

How has @narendramodi @PMOIndia empowered Nari Shakti and how has it impacted Bharat's overall well-being?

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) touches the lives of over 90 million women organized into 8 million women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs). A large number of these women have credit linkage and together they have leveraged Rs. 6.50 lakh crore loans from banks during the period from 2014 to 2022. In spite of a nearly 30% growth year-on-year, DAY-NRLM SHGs managed to bring down Non-Performing Assets (NPA) from over 7% in 2012–2013 to a little under 2%.

At a time when the corporate borrower tales of woes and deception hit the headlines often, these poor women have not only borrowed but used it effectively to improve their lives and livelihoods and return it as well.
A diverse range of economic activities, from setting up 10,471 custom hiring centers, and 760 public transport systems in remote regions, to retail shops, restaurants, nano production units of farm and non-farm products, are all being undertaken by women’s collectives. What explains this transformation of lives and livelihoods on an unprecedented scale through the DAY-NRLM since 2011, and more so since 2014-15? How has the movement from social capital to economic activity happened?

Lets see- First, the intensive processes of developing social capital under DAY-NRLM have stood the test of time. They have emerged as vibrant community institutions of the poor. They have expanded their mandate from following only the Panchasutra of good savings and borrowing to Dasasutra that encompasses access to public services, education, health and well-being of poor households. The Rani Mistris of Simdega in Jharkhand reflect the confidence in these women’s collectives to break new ground in economic activity and skills. Vibrant community institutions of the poor are ideal economic activity opportunities as well, if pursued through relentless capacity building and hand-holding.

Veer Savarkar was a Visionary

Have you read Veer Savarkar's "Indian War of Independence 1857" ? It should be added to our History Syllabus!
In all the English and Indian literature of those days, the battle of 1857 was called the 'Unsuccessful Mutiny of the Indian Soldiers'. The partner of a revolutionary associated with 'India House' in London was English. As his assistant, Savarkar entered the library of the 'British Museum'. In the next one year, he read more than 1.5K books available on the war of 1857 and the truth was clear to him – 1857 It was not a mutiny! It was a well-planned freedom struggle. He wrote a book based on all these historical facts – 'Freedom Summer of 1857'. The book was in Marathi. One of his revolutionary associates, Iyer, who also knew Marathi well, translated it into English. And then the process of printing the book began. As the British came to know about this book,…
[9:14 am, 26/02/2024] Gargi Joshi Goyal: In all the English and Indian literature of those days, the battle of 1857 was called the 'Unsuccessful Mutiny of the Indian Soldiers'. The partner of a revolutionary associated with 'India House' in London was English. As his assistant, Savarkar entered the library of the 'British Museum'. In the next one year, he read more than 1.5K books available on the war of 1857 and the truth was clear to him – 1857 It was not a mutiny! It was a well-planned freedom struggle. He wrote a book based on all these historical facts – 'Freedom Summer of 1857'. The book was in Marathi. One of his revolutionary associates, Iyer, who also knew Marathi well, translated it into English. And then the process of printing the book began. As the British came to know about this book, they immediately banned it. This is the first book of the world facing this ban before it was even published..!

Finally this book was printed in Holland. It was distributed secretly and soon, it became the 'Gita' of revolutionaries. Its second edition, was printed by Lala Hardyal, the founder of the 'Gadar' Party. In both these editions, 'Nationalist' was written in place of the author. But when Sardar Bhagat Singh printed the third edition of this book secretly in India in 1929, despite the ban, he added V. D. Savarkar. Bhagat Singh also translated it into Punjabi. Fourth edition of this book, printed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Savarkar was a visionary. In 1911, when he reached the Andamans as a prisoner by ship, he saw the island and said, “What an important place it is. By making independent India a naval base, it will secure the entire eastern direction.”

This is exactly what is happening today.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose understood the meaning of Savarkar’s call to militarize. On June 25, 1944, in a speech on Azad Hind Radio, Subhash Babu gratefully mentioned Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and said that Azad Hind Sena was getting soldiers due to Savarkar's inspiration.

George Ohsawa (1893-1966) became a great Japanese writer. He has written a book: 'The Two Great Indians in Japan – Sri Rash Behari Bose and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In this book published in the year 1954, he mentioned Savarkar in great honor.

Veer Savarkar's dream of making the Indian army powerful was understood by very few people. The hero of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, General Sam Manekshaw, was one of them. ()

During the Second World War, Savarkar had realized that in the next two to four years, the British would have to leave India. Then what should be the language of independent India? What should be the script? He started language purification movement. Even then he was ridiculed a lot. But Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla, the first Chief Minister of 'CP and Berar' province of independent India, a committee was formed under the chairmanship of Raghuveer to make 'Rajya Vivaya Kosh'. This committee accepted the maxims suggested by Veer Savarkar.

Savarkar used to think ten to twenty years ahead. From 1958 to 1960, Savarkar constantly warned the Nehru government about Tibet. He used to say, Tibet is India's security guarantee. Therefore, the Chinese conspiracy to seize Tibet should be foiled. But, then we were talking about Panchsheel...!

What did such a great patriot get in return! Immediately after India's independence, in 1948, the Nehru government imprisoned him for 14 months in a prison built in the Red Fort of Delhi on false charges of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. A few months later, in 1950, he was imprisoned in Belgaum on some false charge.

In the last fifty to sixty years in this country, Savarkar has been largely ignored. But not anymore. Now the acceptance of Savarkar’s ideas is increasing. The young generation has a lot of fascination about Veer Savarkar. Sales of Savarkar literature are at an all-time high. @vikramsampath books are a must read and should also be included as a part of history syllabus. Looking forward to @RandeepHooda 's movie Savarakar which will be releasing on March 22nd.

Bharat is now trying to rectify its mistake!
Source: @prashantpolenewstracklive.com/news/field-mar… Here are some extracts from Veer Savarkar's book. If you find these interesting, I urge you to buy the book and read it!

https://x.com/JoshiGargiGoyal/status/1620743249748197379?s=20

Today on #EngineerDay , let’s look at the Engineering Marvel that was our Ships mentioned in our literature!

RK Mookerji writes about one Sanskrit work, which is something like a treatise on the art of shipbuilding in ancient India, setting forth many interesting details about the various sizes and kinds of ships, the materials out of which they were built, and the like; and it sums up in a condensed form all the available information and knowledge about that truly ancient industry of India.
The ancient shipbuilders had a good knowledge of the materials as well as the varieties and properties of
wood which went to the making of ships. According to the Vriksh-Ayurveda, or the Science of Plant Life (Botany), four different kinds of wood are to be distinguished: the first or the Brahmana class comprises wood that is light and soft and can be easily joined to any other kind of wood; the second or the Kshatriya class of wood is light and hard but cannot be joined on to other classes; the wood that is soft and heavy belongs to the third or Vaisya class; while the fourth or the Südra class of wood is characterized by both hardness and heaviness.
There may also be distinguished wood of the mixed (Dvijäti) class, in which are blended properties of two separate classes.

Udayanidhi, let’s understand the glory Sanatan Dharma which you want to destroy!

1. Architecture:

Why would you want to destroy who lead to creation of such architectural marvels 2. Sringeri's VidyaShankara temple has 12 pillars inside with 12 solar month symbols on them.

Each morning, When Sun Rays enter, they hit one specific pillar indicating which month of the
calendar it is.

Why would you want to destroy this?

Part 3:

First piece: East Pakistan (Part 2)

Jinnah's speech was the spark that engulfed East Pakistan in flames. The entire East Bengal stood up against this imposition of Urdu by West Pakistan. In East Bengal, there were very few people who knew Urdu. All the people spoke Bengali. Used to write in Bengali. Used to study in Bengali. Many Bengali writers were from East Bengal. Poet and playwright Michael Madhusudan Dutt, who wrote 'Meghnadvadh'; prominent Bengali poet Kamini Roy; Jeevanand Das, who has a strong position in the field of novels, stories and poetry; poet, lyricist, musician Mukund Das; Famous Bengali writer and story writer Buddhadev Guha.. All of them were from East Bengal only. Apart from Bangla, some Hindi was also spoken in some big cities of East Bengal. But there was no trace of Urdu anywhere.

Jinnah died about six months after Dhaka's 'Urdu imposing' speech. But after that the then Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan started implementing the policy of 'Urdu official language' with full force.

A movement started against this imposition of Urdu. Prominently, Dhaka University became its center. On February 21, 1952, near Dhaka Medical College and Raman Park, Pakistani police opened fire on students protesting for equal rights for Bangla language.

This struggle between East and West Pakistan intensified when elections were held in 1954 for the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. This election was historic. In this election, a coalition was formed by the name of 'United Front', which prominently included 'Awami League' and 'Krishak Shramik Party'. In this election held on 8 and 12 March 1954, the United Front alliance got a tremendous victory. Out of the total 309 seats, candidates of the alliance got elected in 223 places. Awami League won 143 seats.

The funny thing about this election is that the people of East Bengal uprooted the same Muslim League, because of which Pakistan was formed and the Muslim League which was established in Bengal, in just seven years. In this house of 309 members, only 9 MLAs of Muslim League got elected. Until this election, Nurul Amin of the Muslim League, who was the Chief Minister of East Bengal, had to face defeat in his own constituency. All the ministers of the Muslim League were defeated.

After the elections, A.K. Of. Fazlul Haq became the Chief Minister. As soon as the alliance came to power, he declared full autonomy to East Bengal and made Bangla the official language of the state. It was natural for the leaders of West Pakistan to be annoyed by this. He dismissed this elected, majority government in just two months and put Chief Minister Fazlul Haq under house arrest.

There was a strong reaction to this. There was a flurry of agitations in East Bengal. People's sentiments intensified against the leaders of West Pakistan sitting in Karachi.

It was necessary to do something to overcome this situation. There was tremendous imbalance in Pakistan at this time. A total of five provinces were in Pakistan – Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and East Bengal. In Eastern Bengal, it was the largest province geographically, and in population was almost equal to the remaining four provinces. But in spite of all this, whatever little development was happening in Pakistan, it was limited to the places of West Pakistan like Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi etc.Despite being almost half of Pakistan, East Bengal was facing the brunt of this neglect..!

To overcome this, the leaders sitting in Karachi took some big decisions in 1955, which are known as 'One Unit Policy'. Incidentally, while taking this decision, the Prime Minister of Pakistan was Muhammad Ali Bogra, who was originally from East Bengal. This 'One Unit Policy' was originally created to remove the regional imbalance created in the two parts of Pakistan. Under this, the name of East Bengal was changed to 'East Pakistan'.By dismissing all the provinces, princely states and tribes of West Pakistan, a single unit was formed by the name of 'West Pakistan'. That is, after the formation of this policy, only two units remained in Pakistan –
1. West Pakistan
2. East Pakistan
For the people of East Pakistan, in that unit, Bangla was given the status of official language.

Due to this system, the people of East Pakistan were not happy because they did not get full autonomy. He felt that he would have to follow the instructions of Karachi. So on the other hand, due to the dissolution of the assemblies of all the states under the 'One Unit Policy', tremendous resentment emerged in West Pakistan as well, which started turning into dissatisfaction.

This sequence of discontent and movements continued till 1958. Finally, on October 7, 1958, the Pakistani army took a banging entry in this whole episode. Martial law was implemented in the country. The entire administration of the country came under the hands of Army General Ayub Khan. Later, 20 years after the formation of Pakistan and defeat in the war with India, the country's capital was also shifted from Karachi to Army Headquarters, near Rawalpindi, in Islamabad.

Pakistan has been in a period of instability since its inception. Now after the rule of martial law and since the army has come, democracy has completely gone. Many leaders were put in jail.

Till now, due to this unstable situation, Pakistan could not frame its own constitution. It was running according to the 1935 law of the British. But after the army came under rule in 1958, the work on the constitution started. In 1962, the Constitution of Pakistan came into force. On the other hand, the Awami League of East Pakistan started a big movement in 1966 regarding its six-point demands.

The reason for Pakistan's discontent was clear. The largest province of the country was East Pakistan (ie East Bengal). Politically, this state stood firmly behind the Awami League. But it was not the same in West Pakistan. There the tribal area of ​​Punjab – Sindh – Baluchistan – North West Frontier Province, had different languages, different food habits, different costumes, different culture. Due to all these, no collective identity and strength of West Pakistan was formed. And unfortunately for Pakistan, the leaders of West Pakistan wanted to rule East Pakistanis. Wanted to impose their language on them. Wanted to impose Urdu script on them. West Pakistan always wanted to keep East Pakistan under its control. In such a situation, the breakup of Pakistan was inevitable...!

Source: @prashantpole

Part 2:

Idea of Pakistan.
First piece: East Pakistan

After the formation of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, the largest and most densely populated region of Pakistan was East Bengal. Radcliffe had given the eastern part of Bengal to Pakistan's account, while India got West Bengal.

Look at the funny thing – the reason for Pakistan’s birth, the Muslim League was established in Bengal. On 30 December 1906, when the Bang-Bhang movement was at its peak, Salimullah Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka, founded the Muslim League. Its formation included Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Aga Khan (III), Khwaja Salimullah and Hakim Ajmal Khan.

In the process of formation of Pakistan, the biggest role was played by the 'Direct Action Day' of Bengal. The Muslim League government of Bengal announced Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 to press for the creation of a separate Pakistan. The Muslim League Chief Minister of Bengal was Shaheed Suhrawardy. They shed rivers of blood by killing 10,000 Hindus in Calcutta on a single day. Simply, this was the turning point, due to which the Congress bowed down. The Congress, which used to talk of a united India earlier, was horrified and scared of the massacre of this 'Direct Action Day'.And then on June 3, 1947, when Mountbatten proposed independence with partition, the Congress immediately called a meeting of its executive committee in Delhi. This Congress Working Committee, held on 14 and 15 June 1947, accepted the proposal for the partition of India and the way for the formation of Pakistan was cleared. That is, Bengal had a huge contribution in the creation of Pakistan.

But the person who first conceived the idea of Pakistan, the person who first suggested the name 'Pakistan', in the imagination of Rahmat Ali, Bengal was nowhere in the formation of Pakistan. Means after the formation of Pakistan, there was no mention of its biggest state 'East Bengal' in the name of 'Pakistan'...!

But the share of Bengal was big in the creation of Pakistan and in the creation of new Pakistan. For the formation of Pakistan, the first meeting of the Pakistani Constituent Assembly was held on 11 August 1947, which was presided over by Jogendra Nath Mandal. He was from Bengal. He grew up in Barisal village situated on the banks of Kirtankhola river in East Bengal.

The first cabinet of the Government of Pakistan was formed, in which Hamidul Haq Chaudhary, who was the chief minister, was also from East Pakistan, who later became the foreign minister. Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin from Bengal was a minister in the first cabinet of Pakistan, who later became the second Prime Minister of Pakistan for one and a half years in 1951. Pakistan's third Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra was also from East Bengal.

The fifth Prime Minister of Pakistan was also from Bengal, Shaheed Suhrawardy. Famous because of Direct Action Day. At that time he was the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal.

The last Prime Minister to represent Bengal in Pakistan was Nurul Amin. The record of being the Prime Minister for the shortest time in the history of Pakistan is in his name. He became Prime Minister for 13 days when the guerilla war against Pakistan was going on by 'Mukti-Bahini' in East Bengal, and war broke out between Pakistan and India. But Nurul Amin was not from the Awami League, which ran the movement for Bangladesh. He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League fuel the Awami League movement and its leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Amin Sahab was made the Prime Minister, who had also lost the assembly elections a few years earlier.

That is, after the creation of Pakistan on 14 August 1947 and East Bengal becoming Pakistan's largest state, until about 1971 (that is, until East Bengal emerged as 'Bangla Desh'), the system of governance in Pakistan East Bengal got representation. But due to Pakistan's capital being first Karachi and later Rawalpindi, control always remained in the hands of West Pakistan.

Although the role of Bengal was very important in the formation of Pakistan, there was a world of difference between the Bengali culture and the Sindhi-Punjabi culture of West Pakistan. The language was different, the dress was different, the food habits were different, the customs were also different. That's why West Pakistanis never got along with the Bengali community of East Pakistan even after having the same religion.

After the creation of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Jinnahvisited East Pakistan (i.e. East Bengal) in March 1948. On 19th March he came to Dhaka and on 24th March he addressed the students at Curzon Hall of Dhaka University. All the students were Bengali speaking. He could not even speak Urdu properly. That's why he gave a speech in English.

The essence of the speech was, 'Only Urdu will work in Pakistan. Urdu will connect the whole of Pakistan with this one language.” Not only the university, Jinnah also said the same thing at the reception organized on March 21 at Dhaka's Race Course ground (presently – Suharawardi Garden). The words of his English speech were –Let me make it very clear to you that the state language of Pakistan is going to be Urdu and no other language. Anyone, who tries to mislead you, is really the enemy of Pakistan. Without one state language, no nation can remain tied up solidly together and function. Look at the history of other countries. Therefore, so far as the state language is concerned, Pakistan’s shall be Urdu.’

Even on his way back to Karachi, on 28 March, he reiterated this policy of 'only Urdu' on the Dhaka radio station.

To be contd…

Source: @prashantpole
Excellent information Sir! 🙏🏼

Part 1:

The idea of ​​'Pakistan'

Just 'Pakistan' is incomplete. The full name of this country is - 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan'. ( اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان) was the first country in the world, which became an Islamic nation. Or in other words, the world's first Islamic country, which came into existence as a nation only because of 'Islam'.

Chaudhary Rehmat Ali had imagined this 'first' Islamic nation. Rehmat Ali was originally from Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. In 1933, while studying at the University of Cambridge, he had brought out a pamphlet titled - 'Abhi nahi to kabhi nahi' (Now or Never: Are we to live or perish for ever?). In 1933, the British called a 'Round Table Conference' on the subject of India in London. This was a pamphlet for the delegates going to attend the convention. In this a separate 'Islamic' state was imagined.

But the representatives of the Round Table Conference rejected this pamphlet outright. The imagination of a separate Islamic state or nation could not be embraced by anyone. For the next six/seven years, this dream of Rehmat Ali was hidden in darkness, in some corner of Indian politics.

But in the beginning of the forties, 'Muslim identity' became the subject of the movement in India. The number of Hindu-Muslim riots kept on increasing... and in this period Muslim leaders remembered that dream of Rehmat Ali.

The name of Rehmat Ali's dream was 'PAKISTAN'. 'Pak' means holy in Arabic and 'stan' means place. The word sthan has come from Sanskrit 'place'. That is, Pakistan means 'Holy Land'. But there was another meaning hidden in it – Pakistan – Punjab, North-West Frontier (Afghan) Province, Kashmir, Sindh and Baluchistan. Baluchistan is mentioned in these names. But not from Bengal.

There is a sentence in Rahmat Ali's pamphlet, which makes us laugh when read in today's context – 'We are convinced, there can be no peace and progress in India if we the Muslims, are duped into a Hindu-dominated federation, in which we cannot be the masters of our own destiny and captains of our own soul.' (We are convinced that peace and development are not possible in this Hindu majority federation, where we are being cheated, because here we are not the master of our soul and our future.)

In this pamphlet, Rehmat Ali had opposed the proposal of Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal, in which he (without taking the name 'Pakistan') imagined a Muslim Federation consisting of four provinces of the North-West.

After this leaflet, Rahmat Ali started writing 'Founder - Pakistan National Movement' in front of his name. This young man of 36 years, while giving birth to Pakistan, was doing B.A. in Cambridge University. In 1940 he did M. A.

In 1934, a year after the conception of 'Pakistan', Rehmat Ali met Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the first time. Jinnah was then preparing to return to India after spending four years in England. After listening to Rahmat Ali, Jinnah said - "My dear boy... don't be in such a hurry. Flowing water finds its way out..!”

Rahmat Ali was not one to sit quietly. In 1935, he published his book – Pakistan: The Fatherland of Pak Nation. In this book, he had described the proposed Pakistan in detail. Maps were given. The funny thing is that even in this book, there was no mention of Bengal far and wide. In this book, he advocated the establishment of a nation on the basis of 'Islam'.

At the Lahore session of the Muslim League in 1940, Jinnah, for the first time, openly expressed his opinion about the Muslim nation. Jinnah talked about 'Eastern Zone'. But the word 'Pakistan' was missing in this speech. Jinnah publicly mentioned 'Pakistan' in 1943. Rehmat Ali's dream could become a topic of discussion among the people after exactly ten years..!

Throughout this movement for Pakistan, Rehmat Ali remained in England. Pakistan was formed in 1947, which was smaller than Rahmat Ali imagined. Rehmat Ali wanted entire Punjab, wanted Kashmir. Although Bengal was not
a part of his initial plan, which Pakistan got due to the terrorism of 'Direct Action Day'.

Rehmat Ali came to Pakistan in April 1948 after the formation of Pakistan. Jinnah became the Governor General of Pakistan. Those who fought for Pakistan were holding various positions of power. Rehmat Ali had no role in all this. No one even saw its existence. But later, what Pakistan did to Rehmat Ali, it seems, it was in Pakistan's nature only....

Jinnah died in September 1948. Wazire Azam Liaquat Ali Khan now had the command of Pakistan. Exactly one month later, on October 1948, Liaquat Ali banished Rehmat Ali from Pakistan! Now Rehmat Ali was right on the way. His ancestral house, which was in Punjab, India, had been sold. He was banished from Pakistan. In the end, after getting tired, he came back to England.

The merchant of dreams of Pakistan, Rahmat Ali, the originator of the word 'Pakistan', was living by begging in England. Eventually, in early 1951, he died in poverty and obscurity in England. His dead body kept rotting for a week. There was no one to watch. Eventually, his college at Cambridge handed over his body to be cremated. The grave of Rehmat Ali is still standing in the cemetery of Cambridge testifying to Pakistani nature...!
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Bengal was not there in the initial movement of Pakistan. Its geographical difference from Punjab and Sindh was a big issue. But the tremendous influence of the Muslim League continued to fall on Bengal. From the very beginning, the Muslim League had taken an aggressive role there. The Muslim League was always violent in quarrels and riots. The bhadra (civilized) Bengali society held back in violently opposing it.

In the provincial elections of 1937, the Congress emerged as the single largest party in Bengal. He also formed a joint government. But in 1939, the Congress cabinet resigned in protest against the British government and put Bengal in the hands of the Muslim League... and since then Bengal started being mentioned in the discussion of Pakistan. In 1946, Suhrawardy of the Muslim League was elected Vizier-Azam of Bengal. Within just three and a half months after assuming office, Suhrawardy celebrated a tremendous, dreaded 'Direct Action Day' in Bengal. Ten thousand Hindus were killed in one day.

Two things happened from this dastardly incident. The Congress, which opposed the partition of the country, bowed down to the stubbornness of the Muslim League. And secondly, Bengal will remain an integral part of the future of Pakistan, was proved.

The history of riots in India is old. In August 1893, the first Muslim-Hindu riot took place in Bombay. But if we look at the history after this, the number of riots caused by Muslim aggression seems to be increasing gradually. Especially the decade of the forties was the decade of riots. Congress neither had the leadership, nor the policy to face this aggressive style of Muslim League. This component was the most important in the creation of Pakistan. Gandhiji publicly said to Hindu-Sikhs in the government aid camp of West Punjab (which was later to become part of Pakistan), 'The Muslim League wanted Pakistan, that's why they became violent. Now they have got Pakistan. Why would they riot now? kill you? That's why you don't need to come to India. You stay here'. Unfortunately, the worst riots took place in September, October and November after the partition, in which lakhs of Hindus and Sikhs were killed and displaced.

In short, the riots played a major role in the creation of Pakistan. The states now going to join the proposed Pakistan were – Sindh complete, Punjab (divided), Bengal (divided). There was no clarity on the North West Frontier Province because it was ruled by the Congress. But later due to Nehru's insistence, this region was given to Pakistan. Kashmir was a separate and independent princely state and Balochistan took its decision just three days before becoming Pakistan – to remain independent. That is,

“You got Mobile phones because Rajiv Gandhi heard you” - Rahul Gandhi and Sam Pitroda taking credit for Telecom Revolution in India as Congress’s success story!

But let’s see if this is really the true…

The rapid growth of mobile telephony in India ranks inarguably as one of… https://t.co/hb5RExugCdtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Status as at March 1999 (10 yrs after Rajiv Gandhi left office & 8 yrs after Sam Pitroda returned to US):

Tele density in India had moved for 0.6% in 1989 to 2.8% in 1999.

Does this really constitute as a revolution and does it make them the progenitors of mobile revolution?

Bharat’s education system not fixed after Independence, but instead deliberately worsened. Why? How?

Let’s see…

When Israel became independent in the year 1948, the question would have arisen as to what should be the language of the country. Or in Israel there were Jews and… https://t.co/LD46LgL3fXtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
started doing everything in the Hebrew language. Today in the world, whoever has some new knowledge in the field of cyber security, optics or agriculture, knowledge of Hebrew language is essential. Only 73 years ago, the language would have been counted as dead, but today this… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

How to turn an adversary into an opportunity!

When everyone thought Swarajya will end even before it starts it’s Journey, Shivaji Maharaja expanded it to twice the size within 18 days from the day of perceived end!

We all know Afzal Khan’s Story.
Let’s see what happened next! The Battle with Afzal Khan is an important battle. Swarajya was in its infancy when Afzal Khan left Bijapur with the intention of ending Shivaji Maharaj. According to today's calculations, it should be a region of two and a half to three districts. When it was said that Afzal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The SANATANA DHARMA – An Elementary Text Book of Hindu Religion and Ethics Published by The Board of Trustees, Central Hindu College, Benaras, 1916, talks about the special manifestations of Vishnu called Avataras.
The word Avatara means One who descends, from tri passing over, the prefix "ava" giving the significance of descending. It is applied to Divine manifestations of a peculiar kind, in which the Deity incarnates in some form to bring about some special result. When things are going badly with the world, and special help