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August 16, 1946. Direct Action Day.
Survivor of #DIrectActionDay and Noakhali riots, Rabindranath Dutta (92) recalls how naked, butchered bodies of H women were hung from hooks at Raja Bazar beef shops.
Victoria College girls were raped, killed and bodies tied to hostel windows.
Survivor of #DIrectActionDay and Noakhali riots, Rabindranath Dutta (92) recalls how naked, butchered bodies of H women were hung from hooks at Raja Bazar beef shops.
Victoria College girls were raped, killed and bodies tied to hostel windows.
Rabindranath Dutta told me how he stood watching heaps of slaughtered H bodies during 1946 #NoakhaliRiots, pools of blood around his heels.
Most women’s bodies had breasts missing, just black bite marks at those places and the genitals.
It is hard to even listen to his accounts.
Most women’s bodies had breasts missing, just black bite marks at those places and the genitals.
It is hard to even listen to his accounts.
After his wife died, Rabindranath Dutta sold her ornaments to self-publish 12-13 books on #DirectActionDay, Noakhali massacre, and 1971 genocide. First-hand experiences, rare research.
He says nobody in Bengal gave a damn…no politician, media, publisher, activist, or filmmaker.
He says nobody in Bengal gave a damn…no politician, media, publisher, activist, or filmmaker.
Do you have the courage to know what became of Hindu Sikhs (of what is now pakistan) in 1947?
Women were raped in front of their fathers,husbands,brothers,sons & were then distributed among other muzlims, many were carried into tribal territories & could never be traced
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Women were raped in front of their fathers,husbands,brothers,sons & were then distributed among other muzlims, many were carried into tribal territories & could never be traced
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Their breasts,noses, arms were chopped off, their bodies had teeth marks, were tattooed with islamic symbols & Pakistan zindabad, iron pieces & sticks were inserted in their genitals.. bellies of pregnant ones were torn open,they were undressed and paraded!
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Children were thrown in fire, in boiling water/ oil, were tossed on swords & spears.
By March 7, 1947, suburbs as well as 128 villages of Rawalpindi were attacked, Hindu- Sikhs were massacred on a scale much larger than Noakhali, did any of you know this?
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By March 7, 1947, suburbs as well as 128 villages of Rawalpindi were attacked, Hindu- Sikhs were massacred on a scale much larger than Noakhali, did any of you know this?
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Some unsung Heroes who retaliate against M League with Gopal Chandra Mukherjee in 1946 to whom Hindus should be grateful & pay respect.
#CalcuttaRiot1946 #DirectActionDay #GreatCalcuttaKilling
#CalcuttaRiot1946 #DirectActionDay #GreatCalcuttaKilling
Honourable mention of Sri Bipin Behari Gangopadhyay & Sri Bijoy Singha Nahar, the eminent armed revolutionaries of Anushilan Samiti. Bipin Babu inspired Gopal Mukherjee to retaliate.
There's also - Leader of Entally Shakti Sangha & Bhawanipur Lunar Club : Sri Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay (Uttam Kumar) the legendary Bengali actor. Retreat of South Calcutta began under their leadership at Bhabanipur. It had support of Shakti Sangha trainers & Hindu Mahasabha.
1/n #SadarPranam to Ishvara within you @quizzicalguy !
It was fun reading this hilarious thread by you centered on displaced views about #Netaji & how so called Indian Right looks at him.
This thread has point wise rebuttal. Do respond should you have enough substance.
It was fun reading this hilarious thread by you centered on displaced views about #Netaji & how so called Indian Right looks at him.
This thread has point wise rebuttal. Do respond should you have enough substance.
2/n Firstly, you must know that even once Savarkar wrote lullabies in name of Hindu-Muslim unity, only to latter turn into whom you might call "Hindu Communalist."
Who knows had #Netaji seen the phase of #DirectActionDay, how would he have behaved?
Who knows had #Netaji seen the phase of #DirectActionDay, how would he have behaved?
3/n Dear @quizzicalguy , I don't know if you know it or not but once SR Goel whom too you might dismiss as Hindu Communalist stood being a Gandhian & Communist only to change opinion after he had to save his life during #DirectActionDay
The 'Direct Action Day' on 16th Aug, 1946 was a dark chapter in Indian history.
Hindus had endured yet another religions fury, the fanaticism of the highest vile, an organised massacre under state patronage.
A #thread to throw some lights on the evil design of #DirectActionDay
Hindus had endured yet another religions fury, the fanaticism of the highest vile, an organised massacre under state patronage.
A #thread to throw some lights on the evil design of #DirectActionDay
Jinnah realised that he cannot become the 1st PM of an independent India & shifted his focus on the demand of a separate Muslim state.
Saying good-bye to any form of Constitutional possibility, the Muslim League gave a call to Muslims to observe 16th Aug 1946 as #DirectActionDay
Saying good-bye to any form of Constitutional possibility, the Muslim League gave a call to Muslims to observe 16th Aug 1946 as #DirectActionDay
In reality, #DirectActionDay was a call for the violent jihad against Hindus.
It was unleashed by the Muslim League in all big cities and towns.
In this #thread we will focus on the events that took place in Calcutta.
@ShefVaidya
@madhukishwar
@KapilMishra_IND
It was unleashed by the Muslim League in all big cities and towns.
In this #thread we will focus on the events that took place in Calcutta.
@ShefVaidya
@madhukishwar
@KapilMishra_IND
https://t.co/Y4fEXMgFSF
#DirectActionDay
क्या कमाल का भाई चारा है, #bangaluru हो या #DelhiRiots , ख़त्म ही नहीं होता!! ? https://t.co/5Y8Dyer4Hp
