INDIA SUMMARIZED

In an interview to BBC in February 1955, Babasaheb elucidated the reason why the British left India in 1947. Subsequently, Attlee agreed Netaji was the toughest challenge the Empire faced. Several defence and intelligence experts agreed, too. Why even after 70 years of his disappearance the people of India are so keen on finding out the truth about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? A part of the answer has to do with what Netaji did for us. Declassified records, testimonies of those who had a ringside view of events coupled with sheer commonsense make it quite evident that Netaji dealt a body blow to the British Raj. As such, for us to brush under the carpet the poignant issue of his fate — how and where he actually died — would constitute a gross affront to his memory and all those associated with him. For reasons political, the authorities in India will never acknowledge the paramount role of Netaji in forcing the colonial British to transfer the power in 1947. Per...

An interesting and long over-due discourse by Maj Gen G. D.  Bakshi (Retd) about the factors that got us independence from the British. It is a happy augury which merges well with emerging realities. You may read and ponder if you like. Ashok Coomar   http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/gandhi-nehru-soft-power-not-sole-reason-behind-freedom   Gandhi-Nehru soft power not sole reason behind freedom    Maj Gen G.D. Bakshi (Retd)   15th Nov 2014 [In strictly historical terms, Subhas Bose emerges as primarily responsible for Indian independence, even more perhaps than Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.]     Nation states are constructed around a core of seminal ideas and values. They need a national narrative to sustain themselves and serve as a basis for their collective identity that defines who they ar...