कश्मीर फाइल्स और छद्म अम्बेडकरवादी

 

कश्मीर फाइल्स और छद्म अम्बेडकरवादी 

#डॉ_विवेक_आर्य 

विवेक रंजन अग्निहोत्री द्वारा निर्देशित फिल्म कश्मीर फाइल्स का सेकुलरवादी, शांतिदूत, साम्यवादी, लिब्रान्डु, जेनयू के अधेड़ों की जमात द्वारा सोशल मीडिया में विरोध लाजमी हैं। पर हैरानी तब हुई जब विरोध करने वालों में छद्म अम्बेडकरवादी भी शामिल थे। कुछ वर्षों से महान विचारक श्री पुष्पेंदर कुलश्रेष्ठ जी द्वारा सार्वजनिक मंचों से कश्मीर में पिछले 70 वर्षों से शांति-दूतों का दलितों पर किये जा रहे अत्याचारों का वर्णन हम सुन रहे है। इस अत्याचार का कोई भी छद्म अम्बेडकरवादी कभी वर्णन नहीं करता। 

1940 के दशक में पंजाब से  अनेकों दलित परिवारों को ले जाकर कश्मीर में बसाया गया था। इन परिवारों से केवल शांति-दूतों के घर-ऑफिस आदि की सफाई का काम लिया जाता था। यह दस्तूर तीन पीढ़ियों तक जारी था।  70 साल गुजर जाने के बाद भी इन परिवारों को सफाई कर्मचारी के अतिरिक्त अन्य किसी सरकारी नौकरी करने का, किसी बड़े कॉलेज में उच्च शिक्षा लेने का अधिकार नहीं था। उन्हें कश्मीर का मूल निवासी ही नहीं समझा जाता था।  यह तो धारा 370 के समाप्त होने के बाद ही उन्हें समान अवसर मिलना आरम्भ हुआ। जय भीम-जय मीम का नारा लगाना वाले सभी नेताओं के मुंह में इस विषय पर दही जैम जाती हैं।  यही नेता कश्मीर फाइल्स का पुरजोर विरोध करते मिलते हैं। उसका कारण इनका इतिहास के एक सत्य से अपरिचित होना भी है। कश्मीरी में रहने वाले हिन्दू को कश्मीरी पंडित कहा जाता है।  उन्हें कश्मीरी हिन्दू नहीं कहा जाता। क्यों? इसका उत्तर आपको जानने के लिए कश्मीर के इतिहास में जाना पड़ेगा जो राजतरंगिणी में मिलता हैं। 

कश्मीर के इतिहास में अन्धकार के अनेक काल है। एक दौर में यहाँ के मुस्लिम शासक का नाम सिकंदर था। वो हिन्दुओं के प्रति इतना द्वेष रखता था कि हिन्दू मंदिरों और मूर्तियों को तोड़ना दीन की सेवा समझता था। इसीलिए उसका नाम सिकंदर 'बुतशिकन' अर्थात मूर्तियों का संहार करने वाला प्रसिद्ध हो गया। उस समय का कश्मीर हिंदुओं की शिकारगाह बन चुका था। हिंदू महिलाओं के साथ होने वाले अत्याचार और उसके उपरांत भी उनके सम्मान से खेलते नरपिशाचों को देखकर हर पिता का या पति का या पुत्र का कलेजा निकल जाता था। ऐसे ही अमानवीय और पाशविक अत्याचारों से उस समय का हिंदू समाज जिस प्रकार चीख और चिल्ला रहा था उसे देखकर पाषाण हृदय भी पिघल जाता था, पर मुस्लिम अत्याचारी थे कि उनको तनिक भी दया नहीं आती थी। यह बताने के लिए पर्याप्त हैं कि उस समय मुस्लिम नर-पिशाचों के अत्याचार अपने चरम पर थे। जबरन मुसलमान बनाना आये दिन की बात थी।  इन अत्याचारों से तंग आकर कश्मीर के हिन्दू घाटी छोड़कर इधर उधर विस्थापित हो गए। कश्मीर की जनसंख्या में भारी  कमी हुई। विद्या, व्यापार, कला आदि गुणों से सुशोभित जनता विस्थापित होने से राज्य उजड़ गया। 

             समय ने फेर खाया।  सिकंदर का दूसरा पुत्र सुल्तान जैनुल आब्दीन सन 1420 ईस्वी में कश्मीर का शासक बना, तो उसने अपने पिता के द्वारा हिंदुओं के विरुद्ध किए गए अत्याचारों के लिए प्रायश्चित्त किया। यह एक उदार और दयालु शासक था । वास्तव में यह सुल्तान भारत में मुस्लिम इतिहास में हुए बहुत से बादशाहों, नवाबों व सुलतानों में से एक अपवाद है । इतिहासकार श्रीवर ने भी इस उदार मुस्लिम शासक के विषय में लिखा है कि :- '(इसे ऐसे मानो) जैसे रेगिस्तान की गर्मी के विदा हो जाने के पश्चात किसी ने चंदन का लेप लगा दिया हो।'

 शासन सूत्र संभालने के 2 वर्ष पश्चात ही जैनुल- आब्दीन को सीने में एक खतरनाक फोड़ा बन गया था। मुस्लिम हकीमों के द्वारा जब उसका कोई उपचार नहीं किया जा सका।  सरकारी दमन के कारण कश्मीर से विष के ज्ञाता वैद्य पलायन कर चुके थे। राज्य के कर्मचारियों ने अंततः विष का प्रभाव दूर करने वाले श्रीभट्ट नामक व्यक्ति को ढूंढ निकाला। वैद्य राज पंडित श्रीभट्ट आयुर्वेद के महान ज्ञाता थे।  वह घाव भरने का उपचार भी भली प्रकार जानता जानते थे। परंतु भय के कारण श्रीभट्ट ने आने में देर लगी। जब वह पहुंचा तो राजा ने उनका उत्साह बढ़ाया। श्रीभट्ट ने अपनी चिकित्सा राजा के विषैले फोड़े को पूर्णतया ठीक कर दिया।"

    जब सुल्तान ठीक हो गया तो उसने हीरे, जवाहरात आदि देकर वैद्यराज को पुरस्कृत करना चाहा। परंतु वैद्यराज पंडित श्रीभट्ट ने ऐसा कोई पुरस्कार लेने के स्थान पर सुल्तान से आग्रह किया कि वह उदार होकर शासन करें और अपनी हिंदू प्रजा के साथ भी न्याय करने का प्रयास करें । श्रीभट्ट ने राजा को उसका राजधर्म समझाया और बताया कि किस प्रकार हिंदू परंपरा में राजा अपनी प्रजा के कल्याण को ही अपना सर्वोपरि कर्तव्य और धर्म मानता है ?  यदि आप भी इस प्रकार शासन करेंगे तो निश्चय ही आपका हिंदू प्रजा स्वागत व सम्मान करेगी । अपने इस महान कार्य के माध्यम से आप यश और कीर्ति को प्राप्त करेंगे। राजा पर पंडित श्रीभट्ट की इस प्रकार की उपदेशात्मक बातें बड़ी अच्छी लगीं। उसने उपकार भरे हृदय से उसकी बातों को बड़े ध्यान से सुना और उन पर कार्य करने का भी मन बना लिया। 

कश्मीर के शासक ने कश्मीर को उसका पुराना वैभव और गौरव लौटाने का निर्णय लिया। जो लोग अब से पहले कश्मीर छोड़कर इधर - उधर जाकर बस गए थे या इधर-उधर बिखर गए थे, इस शासक ने उन सबको बुलाने का निर्णय लिया। सुल्तान के इन उदारता पूर्ण कार्यों का हिंदुओं ने ह्रदय से स्वागत किया। कश्मीर की घाटियों में लगी आग के बीच उन्हें सुल्तान के इस प्रकार के आचरण से ठंडी-ठंडी वायु के झोंके आते हुए प्रतीत हुए। स्मरण रहे कि सुल्तान को इस प्रकार के आचरण करने के लिए वैद्य राज पंडित श्रीभट्ट ने विशेष रूप से प्रेरित किया था। 

   'राजतरंगिणी' से हमें ज्ञात होता है कि वैद्यराज पंडित श्रीभट्ट ने सुल्तान के समक्ष प्रस्ताव रखा कि वह किसी भी हिंदू को मात्र धार्मिक विद्वेष के आधार पर किसी प्रकार का दंड ना दे। जितने हिंदू मंदिर तोड़े गए हैं उन्हें फिर से बनवाने का प्रयास करे, जो हिंदू अपने मूल धर्म में लौटना चाहते हैं- उन्हें लौटने की आज्ञा दे, इसके अतिरिक्त जो हिंदू कश्मीर को छोड़कर अन्य प्रदेशों में चले गए हैं उन्हें भी वहां से अपने घरों के लिए वापस लाने का प्रबंध किया जाए, हिंदू छात्रों को विकास और उन्नति के सभी अवसर उपलब्ध कराये जाएं, जिन हिंदुओं पर 'जजिया' लगाया गया है उनसे वह भी हटा दिया जाए, गोवध पर पूर्ण पाबंदी लगाई जाए, इसके अतिरिक्त हिंदुओं को अपने धार्मिक अनुष्ठान करने की पूर्ण स्वतंत्रता प्रदान की जाए और जिन - जिन पुस्तकालयों को जला दिया गया है उनका जीर्णोद्धार कराया जाए।  इस प्रकार उस समय दर-दर की ठोकरें खाने वाले हिंदू समाज के लोगों के लिए वैद्यराज पंडित श्रीभट्ट उद्धारक का रूप बनकर प्रकट हुए। बताया जाता है कि सुल्तान ने वैद्यराज पंडित श्रीभट्ट के इन सभी प्रस्तावों को सहर्ष स्वीकार कर लिया। जिससे कश्मीर में फिर से नई हवा बहती हुई प्रतीत होने लगी।

   

शुद्ध होकर अपने पूर्वजों के वैदिक धर्म में वापिस आने वाले कश्मीरी हिन्दुओं के सामने एक समस्या आई। उन्हें कौन सा वर्ण दिया जाये। तब वैद्यराज पण्डित श्रीभट्ट ने उन सबको एक ही वर्ण स्वीकार करने हुए 'पंडित' नाम से सुशोभित किया। पंडित श्रीभट्ट की उदारता, दूर-दृष्टि और विशाल-हृदयता से प्रभावित होकर उस समय के सारे हिंदू समाज ने उनकी बात को स्वीकार किया। उन लोगों ने अपने जातीय स्वरूप या पहचान को समाप्त कर अपने आपको पंडित ही कहना और लिखना आरंभ किया। आज भी हम कश्मीर के रहने वाले हिन्दू लोगों को कश्मीरी हिंदू ना कहकर 'कश्मीरी पंडित' के नाम से पुकारते हैं। आज के आन्दोलनजीवी इस इतिहास से अनभिज्ञ होकर पंडित उपनाम देखकर कश्मीर हिन्दू का विरोध आरम्भ कर देते है।  उन्हें लगता है कि वे इस प्रकार से ब्राह्मणवाद, मनुवाद का विरोध कर रहे  है। खैर सत्य देर से ही सही सामने अवश्य आता है। ईश्वर सभी को सद्बुद्धि दे। 

आर्यसमाज के विस्मृत भजनोपदेशक ठाकुर उदय सिंह

आर्यसमाज के विस्मृत भजनोपदेशक

ठाकुर उदय सिंह 'ठाकुर कवि'

लेखक - डॉ. भवानीलाल भारतीय जी

प्रस्तुति - अमित सिवाहा 

सहयोगी - प्रियांशु सेठ 

         आर्यसमाज के मूर्धाभिषिक्त भजनोपदेशक भ्रातातुल्य पं० ओमप्रकाश वर्मा के मुख से अनेक बार ठाकुर कवि के पद्य तथा सुन्दर सूक्ति - सुमनों को सुनने का अवसर मिला तो इस कवि के बारे में जानने की जिज्ञासा हुई। अवसर आया आर्यसमाज बडाबाजार सोनीपत के वार्षिकोत्सव के अवसर पर जब मैं और वर्माजी साथ ही आमंत्रित थे । उसके बाद जो जानकारी उनसे मिली और कवि ठाकुर की सरस काव्य रचना के कुछ नमूने उनके स्मृतिकोश से प्राप्त किये उन्हें यहाँ प्रस्तुत किया जा रहा है । कवि ठाकुर का वास्तविक नाम ठाकुर उदय सिंह था और वे अलीगढ़ के प्रेमपुर ग्राम के निवासी थे । उनका जन्म १८९२ में हुआ और ९० वर्ष की आयु प्राप्त कर १९८२ मे दिवंगत हुए । उनका अध्ययन तो शायद दसवीं श्रेणी तक हुआ था किंतु हिन्दी , उर्दू , तथा अंग्रेजी का उनका ज्ञान पर्याप्त था ।

         आर्यसमाज के प्रारंभिक काल में अधिकांश भजनोपदेशक उत्तरप्रदेश के मेरठ , अलीगढ , सहारनपुर , मुजफ्फरनगर तथा बुलन्दशहर आदि जिलो में ही हुए हैं । उन्होने मध्यकालीन इतिहास की अमरकथाओं को काव्य का रूप दिया । इनमें कुछ थी - महाराणाप्रताप , चन्द्रहास , रणसिंह और कुंवरदेवी आदि । लगभग पचास वर्ष तक वे आर्यप्रतिनिधिसभा पंजाब के अंतर्गत वैदिकधर्म का प्रचार करते रहे । यहां उनकी कुछ काव्य रचनाओं को उद्धृत किया जा रहा है । इससे उनके काव्य रचना कौशल का अच्छा परिचय मिल सकेगा । ऋषि दयानन्द की महिमा में लिखी गई उनकी उर्दू गजल का मुलाहिजा फरमाये -

बताए हम तुम्हे दयानन्द क्या था,वो दस्ते कुदरत का एक मौजिजा था ।

              ( प्रकृति के हाथ का एक आश्चर्य था )

सुनाता था अहकाम वो आसमानी , इसी वास्ते वो रसूले खुदा था। 

      ( ईश्वरीय सदेश सुनाने के कारण उसे ईश्वर का दूत कहा जा सकता है )

              लुटाता था वैदिकधर्म का खजाना!

       महादानी दानी करण से सवा ( सवाया उत्कृष्ट ) था। 

             आदित्य ब्रह्मचारी बन कर रहा वो

             कलियुग का वो मिस्ले ( तुल्य ) भीष्म पिता था ।

             उसे याद करते हैं सब दोस्त दुश्मन ।

      कहो क्यो न ' ठाकुर ' कि वह औलिया ( उच्च कोटि का साधु ) था ।

      भारत के कतिपय देशभक्तो तथा प्रतिभावान् पुरुषों में दयानन्द की आत्मा का प्रकाश दिखाई देता है । उस भाव को कवि ने इस प्रकार व्यक्त किया है - 

           कोकिला न कूके काहू देश मे सरोजिनी सी ,

           कोविद कवीन्द्र में रवीन्द्र ही सितारो है ।

           काहू देश कोश मे मिले न जगदीश बोस ,

           गामा ( पहलवान ) जगजीत को जीत न अखारो है।.     

           मोती अक जवाहर ( नेहरू ) मिले न रत्नाकर में ,

           साधु न मिलेगा जैसा ये लगोटी वालो ( गाँधी ) है ।

          कहे कवि ठाकुर मानो चाहे मत मानो

          सबकी आत्मा में दयानन्द को उजारो है ।

यदि स्वामी दयानन्द का धराधाम पर अवतरण पर नहीं होता तो कैसी स्थिति हो जाती इसे कवि ने निम्न सवैया मे बताया है । कवि भूषण ने शिवाजी महाराज की प्रशसा ऐसे ही भाव व्यक्त किये हैं जो शिवाजी न होतो तो सुनत होती सबकी ' जैसे वाक्यो मे व्यक्त हुए हैं । दयानन्द महिमा का ठाकुरकृत पद्य में -

    वेद के भेद कहा खुलते अरु पुरानन की प्रति मोटी होती तुलती ही गप्पो की तोल घडाघड,सोटे सरे की कसौटी न होती।

हिन्दू न हिन्दी न हिन्द रहे थे , अग में फाटी लगोटी न होती ।

'ठाकुर' राम के वंशज कर गो बोटी तो होती,पर चोटी न होती।।

        भौतिकता को प्रधानता देने वाले वर्तमान युग की विडम्बना को कवि ने निम्न कवित्त में चमत्कारपूर्ण शैली में व्यक्त किया है -

सोचो ले जाया जाय पार किस तरह धर्म की नैया को ।

जब लगा पूजने जग सारा ईश्वर की जगह रुपैया को।

वेदो की कथा को सुनने को आये तो आये चार जना ।

लाखो की जनता टूट पड़ी सुनने ताता थैया(विश्या-नृत्य)को।

बाबू साहब के कुत्ते भी यहा दूध सूध कर हट जाते हैं ।

ख़ल(गो का साथ) का टुकड़ा दिया नहीं भारत की गैया मैया को।

हो एक बात तो बतलाऊ ' ठाकुर ' इस पागलखाने की ।

जब राष्ट्रपति को दस हजार मिलता दस लाख सुरैया ( अभिनेत्री ) को ।।

            सृष्टि रचयिता की रचना तो बुद्धिपूर्वक ही हुई है , चाहे हम अल्पज्ञो को उसका रहस्य समझ में न आये , यह भाव इस कविता में देखें -

दुनिया बनानेवाले दुनिया बनाई , रचना समझ मे मेरे न आई ।

निर्जन वन मे फूल खिलाये सोने मे क्यो न सुगध समाई ।

गन्ने में फल भी लगाया तो होता,चदन में क्यो न कलिया खिलाई।

काबुल में किशमिश ब्रज में है टैंटी ( करील के फल ) ।

पशुओं में कैसी कस्तूरी जमाई। यदि कोई और होता ठाकुर कविजी , उसे मूरख बनाती सारी खुदाई ।

           सांसारिक विषयों में तल्लीन जीव को प्रबोधन देता कवि कहता है -

विषयों में फसकर ए मूरख , भगवान् भजन क्यो छोड़ दिया ।

है शोक ऋषि और मुनियों के सब चाल - चलन को छोड़ दिया ।

यहां बडे - बडे मतिवाते भी माया मे हुए मतवाले ,

पापन के कटीले काटो मे गुलजार चमन(प्रफुल्लित उद्यान)को छोड़ दिया ।

स्वार्थ के इन टुकडो पर तू कुत्तो की तरह दर - दर भटका ,

दो रोटी के बदते हमने सध्या हवन को छोड़ दिया ।

तेरे प्रेम का चस्का लगते ही देखा राजा महाराजों को देही पर भस्म रमा बैठे और तख्ते वतन को छोड़ दिया ।

तेरे अनुराग के दीपक पर मेरा मन जब पलग बना ,

तब फर हुआ भवसागर से आवागमन को छोड़ दिया ।

' ठाकुर ' जिस पर तूने तन मन धन सब वारा या

उसने श्मशान में जाकर के चार हाथ कफन को छोड़ दिया ।

          जिस दीपवली के दिन महावीर स्वामी रामतीर्थ तथा ऋषि दयानन्द ने महाप्रस्थान किया उसे उलाहना देते हुए कवि ने लिखा -

जैन अचारी ( आचार्य ) गुणधारी तपी ब्रह्मचारी महावीर स्वामी की जोत बुझाई है ।

भक्ति रससना मस्ताना ' स्वामी रामतीर्थ उसकी छटा तूने गंगा में डुबोई है ।

जगहितकारी वेद धर्म के प्रचारी दयानन्द ब्रह्मचारी को अनन्त में विलाई है ।

कहे कवि ' ठाकुर ' ऐते अधम अमन ( पाप ) कर कारे मुखवारी तू दिवाली फिर आई है ।

यहां इस प्रतिभाशाली कवि ठाकुर के रससिक्त काव्य की एक झलक ही दी जासकी है । हमारा प्रयत्न होना चाहिये कि आर्यसमाज से जुड़े इन दिवंगत कवियों , गायकों और भजनोपदेशकों के जीवन और कृतित्व का लेखा - जोखा एक बार पुन लिया जाये.      

                                           -८/४२३ नन्दन वन जोधपुर ।

नोट :- सन् १९७६ मे सुदर्शनदेव आचार्य के द्वारा ठाकुर उदय सिंह प्रेमपुरी की हस्तलिखित पुस्तक " ठाकुर सर्वस्व मेरे पास प्रेस में छपने के लिए आई थी । विगत २६ वर्षों के अन्तराल में इसके लेखक और प्रकाशक भी दिवंगत होचुके हैं । यदि कोई सज्जन इस पुस्तक के प्रकाशन का व्यय वहन करना चाहे तो उसका परिचय भी चित्रसहित इस पुस्तक के साथ प्रकाशित कर दिया जायेगा । कवि की १ उदयप्रकाश , २ चन्द्रहास ३ छत्रपति शिवाजी ४ महाराणा प्रताप , ५ योद्धा छत्रसाल , ६ ठाकुर तरग , ७ ठाकुर विलास , ८ वेद और कुर्बान के दो - दो हाथ आदि अन्य रचनाये भी हैं ।

 उपदेशकों की दशा का वर्णन ठाकुर कवि ने इस प्रकार किया है - 

      शीष पर बिस्तर और बगल मे छतरी लगी ,

      एक हाथ बैग दूजे बालटी संभाली है ।

      दिन गया धक - धक में रात गई बक बक में ,

      कभी है अपच और कभी पेट खाली है ।

      जंगल में सलूना और सड़क पे दशहरा मना ,

      मोटर में होली और रेल में दिवाली है ।

      पुत्र मरा सावन मे और पत्र मिला फागुन मे ,

      ' ठाकुर ' इन उपदेशकों की दशा भी निराली है ।।

                                                    -वेदव्रत शास्त्री

Direct Action Day - The Bengal Files: Part 2

 

Direct Action Day - The Bengal Files: Part 2

Revenge of Hindus




Jinnah chose Kolkata (Calcutta) for his Direct Action day coz he wanted to have Kolkata in Pakistan. Kolkata was a major business city of India at that time, & Jinnah didn’t want to lose Kolkata!


The mission to Make Kolkata Hindu-free was given to Suhrawardy, who was Chief Minister of Bengal, & loyal to Jinnah.


At that time, Calcutta had 64% Hindus and 33% Muslims in 1946.


Suhrawardy started to execute his plan on 16th August - a strike was declared by him & all Muslims closed their shops, & gathered in maschid. It was Friday n 18th day of Ramzan.and after namaz, a
Muslim mob started to butcher Hindus!


And as Suhrawardy expected, Hindus didn’t show any resistance, and easily succumbed to Muslim mobs.


Suhrawardy assured the Muslim mobs, that he has instructed the Police to not come in the way of their mission.


Mobs of lakhs of Muslims, armed with iron rods, swords and other dangerous weapons, spread to several parts of Calcutta, and neighbouring areas.


A Hindu shop of arms and weapons near the Muslim League office was attacked first. it was looted and burnt to ashes. The owner and his employees were beheaded. Hindus were chopped down ike vegetables. Many Hindu women and young girls were kidnapped and taken away as sex slaves.


On 16th August thousands of Hindus were killed & Hindu women were raped.


Killings continued on 17th August also.
600 Hindu labourers, mostly from Orissa at Kesoram Cotton Mills Lichubagan were beheaded.


A dance of massacre was going on in Kolkata. Hindus were running away from Kolkata, Suhrawardy was assured about his victory by 19th August.


Thousands of Hindus had been killed till 17th August.


But on 18th August, A Hindu decided to resist the Muslim mibs!He was a Bengali Brahmin & his name was Gopal Mukherjee. His friends used to call him Patha coz he used to run a meat shop.


He used to live at Malanga Lane in the Bowbazar area of Kolkata.


Gopal was 33 year old that time, & a staunch nationalist, and firm follower of Subash Chandra Bose & critique of Gandhi’s principle of non-violence.


Gopal used to run a street organization Bharat Jatiya Bahini. He had 500 - 700 people in his team - all were well-trained wrestlers.


On 18th Aug Gopal decided that they will not run away, & will will do a counter attack on the Muslims.


He called his wrestlers, gave them weapons. A Marwari businessman decided to finance him, & gave him adequate money.


His plan was first to secure Hindu areas by counter attacks.


His words were “Kill 10 Muslims for every 1 Hindu!”


Thr Muslim League had lakhs of jihadis, while Gopal had only few hundred fighters, but they made a plan, & decided to fight till end to save Kolkata becoming a Muslim city.


They made the rules that unlike Muslims they will not touch any enemy women n children.


Gopal himself was having 2 pistols that he had got from Azad Hind Fauj. From the afternoon of 18th Aug, Hindus under leadership of Gopal, started to fight back.


On 18th, when the Muslims came to Hindu colony to kill Hindus, they were greeted by Gopal’s team.


Gopal’s team killed each n every Muslim mobster who came to kill the Hindus & by the 19th, they had secured all Hindu colonies.


It was a complete surprise for Suhrawardy.


He didn’t think that Hindus will resist in this way.


When by 19th August they had secured Hindu areas, their revenge started from 20th August.


They marked all Jehadis who killed Hindus on 16th and 17th August & attacked them on 20th August.


By 19th the Msg was reached to all Hindus, that Hindus under the leadership of Gopal, were fighting the Muslims!


So by 21st August, a lot of Hindus had joined him, now started the revenge of the Hindus!


*They killed so many Muslims in 2 days, that by 21st deaths of Muslims outnumbered the deaths of Hindus!


The game had changed by 22nd August now! The Muslims were running away from Kolkata.


Suhrawardy accepted his defeat, & rushed to Congress leaders to request them to stop Gopal Panda, who had become Yamraj for the Muslims.


Gopal got ready on the conditions that all Muslims surrender their weapons to him, that Suhrawardy accepted.


Jinnah's plan to capture Kolkata was shattered by 22nd August.


The Bhagwa Flag was flying in Kolkata.


After Kolkata, Gopal did not dissolve his organization, and kept saving Hindus of Bengal.


When everything was over, as Police comes at the end of a feature Film, Gandhi met to Gopal with his lessons of non violence, and Hindu-Muslim Unity, and asked him to surrender his Shastras (weapons).


Gopal’s words were “Gandhi called me twice, I didn’t go. The third time, some local Congi leaders told me that I should at least deposit some of my arms. I went there. I saw people coming and depositing weapons, which were of no use to anyone, out-of-order pistols, that sort of thing!


Then Gandhi’s Secretary said to me: ‘Gopal, why don’t you surrender your arms to Gandhiji?’


I replied, `With these arms, I saved the women of my area, I saved the people. I will not surrender them. Where was Gandhiji, I said, during the Great Calcutta Killing?Where was he then? Even if I’ve used a nail to kill someone, I won’t surrender even that nail!”


Suhrawardy said “When Hindus make up their minds to fight back, they are the most deadly and lethal race in the world!"


Gopal Patha and Syama Prasad Mukherjee were the two legendary heroes who saved the Hindus of Bengal from Jehadi Muslim mobsters!


But before reading this, how many of you were aware of Gopal Patha?


Since Gopal did not follow Gandhi’s principle, his name was removed from books of history.


But He is the unsung Hero of India, who saved lives of lakhs of people.


Only due to him Kolkata is part of India today.


Never forget this name – Gopal Patha!

Direct Action Day - The Bengal Files: Part 1

Direct Action Day - The Bengal Files: Part 1 

Direct Action Day is a chapter from history that was purposefully deleted so that Indians can never know what atrocities Hindus faced due to the secularism and non violence of Gandhi.Gandhi was not if favor of partition of India. Jinnah said if they don’t get Pakistan then they will destroy India. Gandhi said Hindu Muslim are bhai bhai and a Muslim will never kill his bhai.


Jinnah smiled and said : Lets see, We will start direct action on 16th August 1946 for separate country.


Direct action started from Kolkata on 16th August 1946


By Oct 1946, Jinnah brought Gandhi on knees and Gandhi started to think about partition. What happened in these 3 months? Muslim League and Congress were two main political parties in Constituent Assembly of India in 1940s. Muslim League had demanded, since its 1940 Lahore Resolution, that the Muslim-majority areas of India in the northwest and the east, should be constituted as 'independent states'.


The 1946 Cabinet Mission to India for planning of the transfer of power from the British Raj to the Indian leadership proposed a three-tier structure: -Centre -Groups of provinces -Provinces. The "groups of provinces" were meant to accommodate the Muslim League demand.


Both the Muslim League and Congress in principle accepted the Cabinet Mission's plan. That means there will be special states that will be handled by Muslims only and Central govt will take care external functions of country.


On 10 July 1946, Nehru held a press conference in Bombay and declared that although the Congress had agreed to participate in the Constituent Assembly, it reserved the right to modify the Cabinet Mission Plan.


It made Jinnah furious and he started to demand partition of India and separate country for Muslims. Gandhi rejected the proposal of Partition. The next day, Jinnah announced 16 August 1946 would be "Direct Action Day" and warned Congress, "We do not want war. If you want war we accept your offer unhesitatingly. We will either have a divided India or a destroyed India."

And here Gandhi under estimated Jinnah and overestimated his secularism and Hindu Muslim Unity.
He was in misunderstanding that Muslims will never kill Hindus for separate country. In that time there was united Bengal that consist of current west Bengal n current Bangladesh. Kolkata was capital and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was the CM of Bengal and loyal of Jinnah.


Bengal was then a Muslim-majority province with only 42 per cent Hindus, but Calcutta had 64 per cent Hindus and 33 per cent Muslims. Bengal was the only province in British India where a Muslim League government was in power.


Ramzan month was going on that time. Huseyn declared strike on that day. All Muslims closed their shop. The meeting began around 2 pm though processions of Muslims from all parts of Calcutta had started assembling since the midday prayers.


A large number of the participants were reported to have been armed with iron bars and lathis After the afternoon namaj. Mob of around one lakh Muslims attacked Hindus and started to butcher them. Mob were shouting “le kar rahenge Pakistan” “nara a taqrir allah hu akbar”


Though Kolkata was Hindu majority but most of Hindus were educated and were not ready for this attack. Till 20th August they kept killing. How many Hindus were killed, how many women were raped no one knows but there were streets full of dead bodies.


Though later Hindu mahasabha mobilized Hindu and gave them resistance. But the worst massacre of Hindus happened in Noakhali city that is currently at Bangladesh. Noakhali was second round of direct action day. Riots started in Noakhali from 10th Oct 1946.


30000 Muslims attacked on Hindu area and whoever they saw chopped their head. They snatched babies from mothers and chopped them in front of them. In Kolkata they raped woman but in Noakhali they raped in front of their family.


Total number no one knows but people say first day 15000 Hindus were killed and thousand of women were raped. The attack on Noakhali was led by Muslim league leader Ghulam Sarwar. Rajendralal Roychowdhury, who was the president of Hindu Mahasabha, His head was chopped and presented to Ghulam in a plate while his daughters were handed over to guards. In next 1 week, Raipur, Ramganj, Begampur, Lakshmipur, around 1 lac Hindu were killed and 1000s of women were raped and captured as sex slave, More than obe lakh people left their home.


Thousands of Hindus were forcefully fed cow meat n converted to Islam. Their plan was to Kill all Hindus of Bengal so that they can take entire Bengal n Assam in Pakistan. How many Hindu women were raped and made sex slave no one knows.


After the incident a social worker Leela Roy rescued alone 1307 hind girls from Muslims. August to October, the soil of Bengal became red by blood of Hindus.
Gandhi’s ego of false secularism and Hindu Muslim unity had broken and he was ready for partition.
Jinnah brought him down. Jinnah’s direct action day was successful, after killing lakhs of Hindus and raping unlimited Hindu women finally Pakistan was going to be formed. And today lot of Indian leader calls Jinnah secular. His photo is in AMU.


Why Jinnah chose 16th August. Because it was 18th day of Ramzan. It was on that day that Prophet Muhammad waged the bloody Battle of Badr which resulted in his first decisive victory over the heathens and the subsequent conquest of Mecca.


Islamists celebrate the victory in this battle as a decisive one for Islam and its considered pious to start Jehad in this month. Muslim League said that They were provoked by Hindu Mahasabha and due to that provocation they attacked. Nothing changed in 76 years.

How Guru Teg Bahadur Smriti Gurdwaras were constructed in Delhi?

 

How Guru Teg Bahadur Smriti Gurdwaras were constructed in Delhi?

Dr Vivek Arya

The main body of the Sikhs retired from Delhi on 12th March,1784. The Sikhs received a cash present of three lakhs of rupees as karahprasad. Baghel Singh remained behind at the head of his contingent of 4,000 to build gurdwaras. First he [Baghel Singh] built a gurdwara in Teliwara in memory of Mata Sundari and Mata Sahib Devi, wives of Guru Gobind Singh. They had resided there for a time. The second gurdwara was erected in Jaisinghpura where Guru Hari Krishan had stayed in the bungalow of Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur. It is now called gurdwara Bangla Sahib. Four tombs were constructed on the bank of the Jamuna where Guru Hari Krishan, Mata Sundari, Mata Sahib Devi and Ajit Singh, the adopted son of Mata Sundari, had been cremated, and a gurdwara was erected there.

Two places were connected with Guru Tegh Bahadur. One was at the Kotwali where the Guru was beheaded, and the other was at Rikabganj where his headless body was cremated by Lakhi anjara. At both these places mosques had been erected by the Muslims. Baghel Singh first turned his attention to Rikabganj. The gurdwara could be built after demolishing the mosque. This created great excitement and sensation in the Muslim population. In a huge body they waited upon the Emperor. They represented that under no circumstances would they allow demolition of the mosques. Let the whole city be reduced to ashes, but the mosques would survive. The Emperor replied that they should have informed him of their views before he gave his approval in writing. He promised to discuss the matter with the Sikh chief.

An imperial official visited Baghel Singh, who said that Muslims had demolished gurdwara built on October 1, 1778, with Emperor's consent. Baghel Singh agreed to meet all the leaders of opposition. A body of about one hundred prominent persons including leading mullas and maulvis called on him. Baghel Singh closely studied their views, tried to pacify them and said he would discuss the affair with his Sikhs. He asked them to meet him again after a week. He made a note of the jagirs held by these leaders and the estates dedicated to the mosques. The Sikh sardars of Karnal and Ambala districts were instructed to march immediately and lay waste the jagirs which were mostly situated in the Ganga Doãb. His own troops were kept in alert to act at a moment's notice. Frightful reports began to pour into Delhi from all sides. The leaders finding their property in a grave danger called on Baghel Singh in twos or threes. Baghel Singh secured written approval from them for the dismantling of the mosque, and forwarded the papers to the Emperor who advised to execute the scheme without any further delay. Two thousand Sikhs delivered the assault on Rikabganj mosque which was completely wiped out in half the day. The foundation of the gurdwara was immediately laid amidst chanting of hymns from the holy Granth and distribution of consecrated food (karahprasad).

Baghel Singh now collected men and material for building the gurdwara of Sisganj. The Muslim population got ready to oppose this move. This time they did not depend upon the Emperor and their leaders. They made preparations to offer resistance. Baghel Singh did not know the exact place where the Guru had been beheaded. An aged Mashkan (Muslim water carrier woman) came to his rescue. She said that as told by her father who had washed the place after the Guru's execution, the Hindu Pir sat on a wooden chauki facing east inside the compound wall of the mosque, and his head had fallen in front of him. The imperial ministers intervened. They assured the audience that no harm would be done to the mosque. Duly a portion of the wall was pulled down and in the compound the gurdwara was allowed to be built. The sixth gurdwara was set up at Majnu Kā Tila where Guru Nanak and Mardana and Guru Hargobind had stayed. The seventh gurdwara was raised in Moti Bagh where Guru Gobind Singh had lived. All these gurdwaras were endowed liberally by grants of a number of villages to everyone of them.

[Reproduced from History of the Sikhs by Hari Ram Gupta, Vol 3, Page 168-169]

#400yearsGuruParv

#AmritMahotsav

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom: A story of self sacrifice for Dharma

 

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom: A story of self sacrifice for Dharma

Dr Vivek Arya

Guru Tegh bahadur was settled in Anandpur Sahib in Punjab as 9h Gurus of Sikhs. He was regarded as Dharma Guru and countrymen in mass visited him to get his blessings.

Nawab Iftikhar Khan was appointed governor of Kashmir in 1671. He was chosen by Aurangzeb to convert Pandits to Islam so that the common people might follow their example. His proselytizing activities terrified the Pandits. They were in search of a guide to help them. In the Deccan Shivaji was resisting the Mughal government. In northern India the revolt of Jats of Mathura under Gokal in 1669 had been crushed. In 1672 the Satnamis had been completely wiped out. The Pandit's very existence was at stake. In the Panjab Guru Hargobind alone in six hundred year's Muslim rule had provided military leadership to Hindus and Sikhs for the first time. The Pandits thought of waiting upon his son Guru Tegh Bahadur, A 15-man-deputation of Kashmiri Pandits under Kirpa Ram Dat of Matan arrived at Anandpur on 25 May, 1675.

The Guru's heart melted at their tale of woe. He became uneasy and restless at the sad plight of innocent people. At this time 8 year old-Gobind Das appeared there. He innocently asked the cause of sadness of the Guru and the visitors. The Guru replied that the nation required a holy man to sacrifice his life. The child thoughtlessly remarked that there could be no holier person than the Guru'himself. It was enough. The Guru took the child's observation as God's word. Hisresolve was made. He informed the Pandits that they should tell the governor to convert Tegh Bahadur first, and they would follow his example.

The Pandits went back and told the Governor who conveyed it to Aurangzeb at Hasan Abdal, situated close to the borders of Kashmir. The Emperor's mind was already prejudiced against Tegh Bahadur.He issued a firman to the governor of Lahore to arrest the Guru and keep him in prison until he was called at Delhi.The Governor of Lahore passed on a copy of the imperial firman to Abdul Aziz Dilawar Khan, faujdar of Sarhind, with instructions to execute the orders in such a way as not to arouse any serious alarm in the region, and to treat it as most confidential. The faujdar instructed Nur Muhammad Khan Mirza, the Kotwal ofRupar, in whose jurisdiction Anandpur was situated, to arrest the Guru quietly and immediately send him to Sarhind.

The Guru accompanied by three devoted Sikbs, Mati Das, Sati Das and Dyal Das left Anandpur on 11 July, 1675. After covering about 40 kms, the Guru halted for the night at Muslim Ranghar village, Malakpur Rangbaran, Pargana Ghanaula, near Rupar, and put up with his disciple named Nagahia. At about 3 o'clock next morning on 12 July, the Guru and his three companions were taken prisoners, and were hurriedly whisked away to Sarhind. After four months the faujdar put the Guru in an iron cage and fastened it on the back of an elephant. His companions were fettered and handcuffed, and were carried in a bullock cart to Delhi.

Aurangzeb asked him to embrass Islam. The Guru replied that as for embracing Islam he considered his own religion as good as Islam, and therefore the change of religion was not necessary.The emperor ordered that the Guru be put to the severest tortures.After five days of persecution Aurangzeb tried to forcibly change the mind of GuruJi.

Dyal Das, Mati Das and Sati Das, Mohiyal Brahmins from jhelum as well as the Guru were brought to the open space in front of the Kotwali where now stands a fourtain. First of all Bhai Mati Das was asked to become a Musalman. He replied that Sikhism was true and Islam was false. If God had favoured Islam, He would have created all men circumcised. He was at once tied between two posts, and while standing erect, was sawn across from head to loins. Dyal Das abused the Emperor and his courtiers for this atrocious act. He was tied up like a bundle with an iron chain and was put into a huge cauldron of boiling oil. He was roasted alive into a block of charcoal. Sati Das condemned the brutalities. He was hacked to pieces limb by limb.

All this happened before the very eyes of Tegh Bahadur. He was all the time repeating 'Wah Guru'. He knew his turn was coming next. He remained stonelike unruffled and undismayed. His energy, thoughts, ideas, feelings and emotions hadconcentrated on Wah Guru, and dazzling divine light was beating upon his face. He realized that such immortal sacrifices could not go in vain. Their name wouldlive for ever.On November 11, 1675, at 11 o'clock in the morning was the time fixed for the Guru's to reply. Keeping in mind his promise to the Kashmiri Pandits, the Guru continuallychanted the following hymn:Bāhen Jināhn di pakariyeSar dije bāhen na chhoriyeTegh Bahadur bolyāDhar payae dharma na chhoriye.(Give up your head, but forsake not those whom you have undertaken to protect. Says Tegh Bahadur, sacrifice your life, but relinquisb not your faith.)

A little before 11 O'clock Guru Tegh Bahadur was brought to the open place of execution in Chandni Chauk, where now stands Gurdwara Sis Ganj. The Qazi, several high officials, and the executioner, Sayyid Jalal-ud-din of Samana with a shining broad sword in hand were already there. A contingent of Mughal soldiers stood on guard. A large crowd of spectators had gathered outside the barricade. The Guru stood in front. The Qazi asked him either to show a miracle or embrace Islam or face death.The blow was given and the head of the Guru rolled on the floor.

After the execution Guru's head and body were placed on the back of an elephant and paraded into the streets and bazars of Delhi. They were kept at the Kotwali in Chandni Chauk after demonstration Aurangzeb then ordered that parts of his body be imputated and hung about the city.

Guru body lay at the gate. Jaita slipped out quietly, picked up the head and fled away towards Sabzi Mandi. He tied the head in a sheet, fastened it on his back and covered his body in an old, dirty blanket. Lakhi's son and a servant lifted the body, hid it in cotton and rushed off to Raisina, and to their home in Rikab Ganj village. Lakhi set fire to the house to avoid detection to perform cremation of Guru's body. After two days the Guru's ashes were collected. They were put in a bronze pot, and buried under ground at that very spot. Gurdwara Rakab Ganj marks this site. Jaita carried the head. he went from Azadpur to sonipat to Karnal. From Karnal he took the pathway to Pebowa, Ismailabad and Ambala. He reached Kiratpur on the afternoon of Tuesday, 16 November, 1675. He had covered 320 kms in five days.Gobind Das performed the ceremonial cremation of the head on 17 November.

Hindus, Sikhs in the Panjab were deeply shocked at execution ofthe Guru and his three brave companions.Guru Tegh Bahadur's execution turned the tide of history of the Panjab. His son and successor Guru Gobind Singh reflected on the history of India especially the history of the Punjab. Guru Nanak had described the rulers of his time as tigers and dogs. His great-grandfather, the fifth Guru, Arjan, was executed at Lahore. His grandfather, the sixth Guru, Hargobind, had been imprisoned in the Gwalior fort for twelve years. His father was beheaded simply because he happened to be the head of a religious body. There had been nochange in the attitude of rulers as described by Guru Nanak even after two hundred years. The Guru came to the conclusion that if the king was bad, people must rise in revolt and follow the example of Shivaji (1628-1680)

Under the direction of the Guru, the Khalsa took up to the profession of arms. The down-trodden people who had lived for centuries under complete servility turned into doughty warriors. In the course of one hundred years they not only ended the foreign rule but also put a stop for ever to the foreign invasions from the north-west.

[This article is based on book History of the Sikhs by Hari Ram Gupta, The Sikh Gurus, 1469-1708, Vol.1]

#GuruTeghBahadur

#gurugobindsinghji

#AmritMahotsav

#400yearsGuruParv

Ambedkar Criticised Muslims For Rioting Over Hindu Processions; Nothing Has Changed A Century Later

 

Ambedkar Criticised Muslims For Rioting Over Hindu Processions; Nothing Has Changed A Century Later

-Swati Goel Sharma

The season of Hindu religious processions is here. Along with it, back on the streets are communal riots over the processions playing music near the mosques.

Such violence is hardly new, and has been a feature of Hindu religious processions for at least over a century.

In his seminal book, Pakistan, or the Partition of India, Dr B R Ambedkar noted that the three main reasons for communal discord between Hindus and Muslims were cow slaughter, music outside mosques and religious conversions.

Additionally, Hindus and Muslims rioted, which they did often, mainly over two issues: playing of music by Hindus in the neighbourhood of mosques or slaughter of cows by the Muslims.

Ambedkar cited several incidents of communal violence in West Bengal in the first two decades of the twentieth century to eventually support the idea of a separate Hindu and Muslim nation.

“The year 1926-27 was one continuous period of communal riots,” he wrote.

He said that the “examination of the circumstances of these numerous riots and affrays shows that they originated either in utterly petty and trivial disputes between individuals”. These included “playing of music by Hindu projection in the neighbourhood of Mahomedan places of worship”. These incidents were common not only in Bengal, but also Punjab and United Provinces, he said.

Ambedkar narrated an incident from Bengal. On a Hindu religious festival, a group took out a procession, playing bands. When it reached the neighbourhood of a mosque, it resulted in a conflict in which 14 people were killed and 116 injured.

The next day was Muharram. Riots broke out that day too. This was followed by more rioting over the week. Overall, about 28 people died and 226 were injured.

Ambedkar criticised the Muslims on both counts. He said that Muslims in India insist on stoppage of music outside mosques for no other reason except that the Hindus claim a right to it.

He wrote,

“…noticeable among the Muslims is the spirit of exploiting the weaknesses of the Hindus. If the Hindus object to anything, the Muslim policy seems to be to insist upon it and give it up only when the Hindus show themselves ready to offer a price for it by giving the Muslims some other concessions…

“Another illustration of this spirit of exploitation is furnished by the Muslim insistence upon cow-slaughter and the stoppage of music before mosques. Islamic law does not insist upon the slaughter of the cow for sacrificial purposes and no Musalman, when he goes to Haj, sacrifices the cow in Mecca or Medina. But in India they will not be content with the sacrifice of any other animal. Music may be played before a mosque in all Muslim countries without any objection. Even in Afghanistan, which is not a secularized country, no objection is taken to music before a mosque. But in India the Musalmans must insist upon its stoppage for no other reason except that the Hindus claim a right to it.”

Little Has Changed A Century Later

Source Swarajyamag