Independence—as an idea, a state of being, lived reality—means
nothing to the majority in India. The majority that does not ask for
or get anything in return.......
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For Ambedkar, Muslims were not the worst victims of the Hindu
society. They had a better deal compared to the untouchables...
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Hate has become respectable now. But Savarkar and Jinnah had
understood this maxim long ago...
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At this point in history, for the Indian PM to publicly and
officially declare himself an apologist for the British Empire is
pretty devastating. After a few cautious caveats in his speech,
Manmohan Singh thanked British Imperialism for everything India is
today. Ironically, at the top of his list was all the machinery of
repression put in place by a colonial regime—the bureaucracy, the
judiciary, the police, Rule of Law. He then went on to express
gratitude for the gift of the English language—the language that
separates India's elite from its fellow countrymen and binds its
imagination to the western world. Macaulay couldn't have asked for a
more dedicated disciple. http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?
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In the great Amar Chitra Katha of the national imagination,
Partition is an archetypal tale of tragic heroes and scheming
villains, men who make sacrifices and others who betray. In this
story, Partition was a cataclysm visited upon the course of India's
destined history—those who brought it about were always others,
conspiring leaders and impassioned mobs, who together diverted us
from our path to freedom. The responsibility for Partition did not
lie with us, but with them... http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?
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