These are the moments when we miss Netaji the most, if only he had not disappeared before his dreams had been fulfilled. If there was any leader who could vouch for the loyalty and contributions of the Gorkhas, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was one. For people like Major Durga Malla, Capt. Ram Singh Thakuri and the other insignificant souls of the Bahadur and Body Guard Battalions of the INA, if not for anything else.
Why Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is still so relevent even after 60 years of Freedom
by HK PRADHAN AND VIKASH PRADHAN
Discrimination to the Gorkha has some in other fronts as well. Doordarshan, the Indian national televison broadcaster once showed bandmaster Late Capt. Ram Singh Thakuri of the Indian National Army (INA) and two of his INA colleagues recollecting days in Myanmar, and how the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had required of him to compose a patriotic tune. He had presented the present day national anthem to Netaji but in the future tense as 'Jana gana mana jaya ho..' instead of 'Jana gana mana jaya he..'. His other contributions include other patriotic songs like 'Sare Jaha se achha...' and 'Kadam badaye ja…'. Even a booklet of patriotic songs released by the Government of India mentions the names of the lyricist and composer of every other song save those composed by the unfortunate Gorkha named Ram Singh Thakuri. It appeared that Ram Singh Thakuri or his clan seemed fit only to describe the black spots of Indian history like the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre in which the innocent mercenary Gorkha troop was used.
Soon there can be several new states in India like Telangana, Bidarbha etc but Gorkhaland will apparently remain a pipe dream of the unfortunate immigrants, to use the favourite (or legal?) nomenclature in the country for them. These are the moments when we miss Netaji the most, if only he had not disappeared before his dreams had been fulfilled. If
RE:Bengalese - Remember your home country is Bangladesh and not India.
by Mitra Das on Jun 14, 2008 04:57 PM Permalink
Mr. qrt Dont disclose your profile. Please let know your state, so that we can come to know where this type of pieces are being cultivated
this is due to bengali chauvinism and fanaticism in bengal. There will be no room for telangana state if there is existed telugu chauvinism and fanaticism in AP like other states, tamilnadu, bengal, maharashtra, etc.
