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 The British historians may have demonized the Nazis but the fact is that Imperial Britain was no better than the Nazis in its treatment of the conquered races.   Adopted from the Freedom Portal -  https://www.netajisubhasbose.org/lest-we-forget-freedom-portal According to Dr. R. C Majumdar, year 1919 was a momentous year in the history of India. It was remarkable for the four outstanding events - 1. Rowlatt Bill and its consequences, the reign of military terror in Punjab culminating in the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre that killed thousands of innocent Indians 2. Rise of Mohandas Gandhi as the supreme political leader in India, displacing Tilak 3. Montegu Chelmsford Reforms and consequent passage of Government of India Act 4. Rise of Pan Islamism in Indian politics and its open support by Gandhiji and Congress Lord Chelmsford appointed a committee headed by Justice Rowlatt of UK, and consisted of four other members of which two were Indians. The recommendations were to repla...

  Very little is written about either Pratapaditya, the king of Jessore who stood upto Jehangir and his Rajput vassal Man Singh, or Sitaram Ray, a local king who had stood up to the mighty Mughal Empire and to its vassal the Nawab Murshid Kuli Khan, the tyrant of Bengal. The reason is obvious. They both had stood up against an aggressive Islamic invasion and any attempts to depict their lives would only encourage the so called Hindu Nationalists, a feat that no leftist liberal or the survivors on their remnants, would not dare to do. This is a humble attempt to portray the two great lives that stood against the Mughal aggressors and both of whom were betrayed, to meet a tragic end in the hands of their adversaries. Their stories reinforce the saga of treachery and self interest driven agenda that characterized many Hindu kings and landlords that led them to side with the conquerors against the ones who had rebelled and fought for independence. First let us discuss about Sitaram. Si...

 Excerpt from www.netajisubhasbose.org 21 October, 1943, a Red Letter Day in the history of India, possibly the real day of her independence. On this day the proclamation of the formation of the provisional Azad Hind Government was made by Netaji in Singapore.  Ayer had mentioned as to how Netaji wrote the proclamation. He worked through the night, "did not lift his eyes from the paper in front of him, silently handed to me (Ayer) the first page as soon as he finished it and I walked out of the room and sat at the typewriter. Abid and Swami went to his room and brought me the proclamation manuscript, sheet after sheet, as Netaji finished it." Never once did Netaji refer to any of his earlier sheets, not a single correction was necessary. Delegates from all over East Asia were summoned to Singapore. In the Cathay Hall, as Dr. R.C Majumdar puts, before an almost hysteric crowd who stormed the precincts of the Cathay Hall and presented indescribable scenes of overp...

 adopted from www.netajisubhasbose.org Continued from Part 1 and Part 2 G.S Dhillon remembered how Netaji treated Shaukat Malik, who in an inebriated state in a state banquet to honour INA victory in Manipur, in presence of dignitaries like Dr. Ba Maw, had exclaimed, "Netaji, Netaji my foot. I hoisted the Tri Color in Moirang." In the morning when Shaukat Malik had come to his senses he was extremely repentant. He met Netaji in the latter's residence, and requested Netaji to punish him severely. Netaji merely gave him an affectionate pat and approved him two week's of paid leave to Bangkok to recover from the trauma of the battles. Shaukat narrated the incident to G.S Dhillon and expressed his love and admiration for Netaji. ​ Pabitramohan Roy in his diary mentions that "Netaji never belittled himself before the Japanese. He did not tolerate slightest disrespect towards the Indians. He said that India would never be free if the Japanese were considered greater t...