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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
It was a sad day for the Indian Republic as His Highness the President of India, Guardian of democratic-secular Indian Republic, not only glorified but also idolized Gita Press which publishes literature that propagates Sati and beating of women.
The most crucial issue is, why do the common Muslims of today’s India have to pay for the sins of ‘Muslim’ rulers of the past who had friendly and cordial relations with higher caste Hindus? We also need to investigate whether ‘Hindu’ history was devoid of religious, social and political persecution.
Savarkarites are claiming that Savarkar had imagined a nation free of malevolent social evils such as caste cruelty, Untouchability, and injustice towards women. A comparison of these claims with the writings and deeds of Savarkar as recorded in the Hindu Mahasabha archives.
An aggressive campaign is under way to rehabilitate VD Savarkar as a legendary Indian nationalist and great freedom fighter who spent 50 years in the Cellular Jail. A comparison of these claims with the writings of Savarkar and record of his activities available in archival records.
Almost 170 years ago, the people of this country, belonging to all religions, regions and strata, rose in revolt from Kashmir to Madras and Sylhet to the borders of Afghanistan, against British colonial rule. Our rulers have allowed this glorious saga of commitment and sacrifices to be forgotten.
Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fought and died together for India’s independence.
February 6 is the birth anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a prominent Indian freedom fighter, and a die-hard opponent of the two-nation theory and the idea of Pakistan. A firm believer in non-violence, he enjoyed the same stature in the NWFP as Gandhi had in India.
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