Partition, in itself, was not a tragedy, rather the only viable solution to the communal problem that infested the subcontinent. Jinnah should not be blamed for insisting on partition, rather should be hailed for his farsightedness in realizing that democracy in Asia would not quite function as it did in the US and the UK,…
Category: History
My Experiments with Brahmcharya – An Exercise in Narcissism
Not everyone slept with the Great Soul with their express consent. The wife of his nephew was told to go near him and help out with his experiments. She was sixteen, recently married and disinclined to take off her clothes in the company of the revered septuagenarian. She was nudged to oblige on the pretext…
The Unnecessary Death of Dr.Shyama Prasad Mookerjee – A Top Level Conspiracy?
Dr. Mookerjee resigned from the Union Cabinet in 1950 against the signing of the Nehru-Liaquat Pact. He was dissatisfied with the efforts of the Government of India in safeguarding the lives of Hindus in East Pakistan, who he felt had been left totally at the mercy of the Pakistanis. Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangha…
इतिहास के ताले-तहख़ानों को खुलने दो
ताले टूटते हैं, तहखाने खुलते हैं, सर्वे होते हैं, विडियोग्राफी होती है, न्यायालयों में साक्ष्य प्रस्तुत किये जाते हैं, वाद- विवाद होता है तभी तो इतिहास करवट लेता है, भगवान जागते हैं और शताब्दियों पूर्व हुए अन्याय का हिसाब- किताब होता है । बंद ताला या तहखाना किसी साध का अंत नहीं हो सकता ।…
भाषाई फुलझड़ी : धुलेलकर की हिंदुस्तानी के नाम पर संविधान सभा में धमाचौकड़ी
संबिधान सभा की दूसरी बैठक, तिथि 10 दिसंबर, 1946 सेक्षंस एवं कमेटी के मसले पर सदन में गरमागरम बहस चल रही थी । एक तरफ थे कृपलानी तथा जयकर, दूसरी तरफ लामबंद थे सुरेश चन्द्र बनर्जी , श्यामप्रसाद मुखर्जी, टंडन, केएम मुंशी और हरनाम सिंह । पंडित नेहरू कृपलानी को संघर्ष विराम का इशारा करके…
The Second Day of the Constituent Assembly (December 10th, 1946) – Hullabaloo begins!
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was called upon by the temporary Chairman to move his resolutions. The first one pertained to adoption of the Central Legislative Assembly rules, till the proposed Procedural Committee drafted the Constituent Assembly’s own regulations. The second one was regarding the organization of the Office of the CA, pending the final decision. The…
The First DAY of the Constituent Assembly (December 9, 1946) – A Brief Account
On December 9th , 1946 at 11 AM, in the Constitution Hall was held the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly. Acharya Kriplani requested Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha to take the chair of the temporary Chairman, welcomed him and talked about his illustrious career – the oldest among all present, the oldest parliamentarian in India having…
कैसे डूब गया दिनकर दक्षिण के दूर दिशांचाल में ?
जिन दिनकर को समस्त भारतवर्ष ने राष्ट्रवादी चेतना एवं वीर रस के प्रखरतम राष्ट्रकवि के रूप मे जाना, उन्हीं रामधारी सिंह को जीवन के अंतिम वर्षों में विरक्ति-सी हो गयी थी । उनका आखिरी समय बहुत अवसाद में कटा । मद्रास में बीती अपनी अंतिम संध्या पर दिनकर ने डायरी में लिखा- “सब कुछ पाकर…
जलियाँवाला और खू-कोरियाँ की रेंग- रेंग : एक टिप्पणी
एक नस्ल का दूजी संग, यह मानवीय व्यवहार नहीं था, जो घटा था अमृतसर में उस दिन, वह बस गोलीकांड नहीं था, वह बस हत्याकांड नहीं था । वह भारतीयों के प्रति अंग्रेजों की नफरत से उपजा नरसंघार था । वह भारतीयों के दिलों में बसी ग़ुलामी, कुंठा और उदासीनता का इज़हार भी था ।…
A Museum Much Required – Time to Commemorate the Kashmiri Hindus’ Genocide
The most satisfying outcome of the success of The Kashmir Files is the germination of the idea of setting up of a Genocide Museum in Bhopal. Vivek Agnihotri has proposed and the MP CM has already agreed to provide land and other support for setting up a House of Remembrance to commemorate the victims and…
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit in Conversation with Three World Leaders
Besides being the daughter of Motilal Nehru and younger sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was among the most influential diplomats of independent India. She was sent as India’s first Ambassador to the USSR(1947-49). After that she represented the country in the US and Mexico between 1949 and 1951. She was elected the first…
The Heightened Danger between Ramadan 17th & 20th : Badr is Bad News for Infidels !
I have used ‘Infidels’ in the ironic sense, for people who repose faith in other Gods besides (or other than) Allah and his Prophet. The health and well-being of infidels face serious threat during the month of Ramadan, especially during the 17th and 20th days. Now Ramzan/Ramadan might be a pious month for the Faithful,…
Abhinav Pancholi 