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Was Nehru anti Hindu?

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Jawaharlal Nehru was very vocal about his views on religion. In his presidential address to the Lahore Congress in 1929, Nehru admitted that although he was born a Hindu, he does not know how far he is justified in calling himself one, or speaking on behalf of the Hindus. Nehru was hostile to the caste system, which is not surprising considering that his father, Motilal Nehru, had clashed with the orthodox section of the Kashmiri community in the 1890s. Motilal’s rationalism saved him from a possible disaster caused by Hindu revivalism at the turn of the century. After the collapse of the non-cooperation movement, Nehru was distressed by the religious tension and discord which wreaked havoc in India. While in prison, he read the problems of religion, culture, and politics, and sought to fill gaps in his own early education. Nehru openly criticized communalism and strongly denounced Hindu communal groups but never criticized Musl!m communal groups. Nehru was pro-communist, pro-Islamist ...
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What is Maulana Azad’s contribution to the Indian education system?

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Maulana Azad was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia from Afghan origin father and Arab origin mother. Both parents claim to be ‘Islamic scholar’ which means religious teachers. Maulana Azad also studied in traditional Islamic madarsa and lacked modern scientific education or degrees. The family settled in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Maulana Azad joined congress party. PM Nehru picked him just because he was a Muslim who didn’t went to Pakistan and hoped to use him as congress leader who will be supported by large Mulsim population who demanded Pakistan but didn't went to Pakistan. Maulana Azad had no contribution regarding higher technical education institutes being built after independence like the IIT, IIM, AIIMS or other engineering colleges. The technical higher education was guided by eminent scientist Dr. P.C. Mahalanobis who was also part of Planning Commission. He It created huge skillful resources like technicians, Engineers Managers, Doctors, Bureaucrats etc. All of them became W...
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Was Nehru paranoid about Subhash Bose?

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This letter was written by PM Jawaharlal Nehru on 22 April 1964, to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's nephew, Amiya Nath Bose. In the letter, Nehru himself writes: "I agree with you that the question of Netaji's death should be finally settled." Just think, even 19 years after the so-called plane crash of 1945, the Indian government was not sure about Netaji's death in 1964. PM Nehru also writes that the Chief Justice may have to go all the way to Japan for this investigation, so he is hesitant to request him. This letter was later submitted as an important evidence in the Justice Mukherjee Commission's investigation. PM Nehru was very much jealous and probably afraid of Netaji as a political rival. Nehru government spied on Netaji family for nearly two decades. This could the because of Nehru’s insecurity just in case Subhash Bose come back to India after 1947 or because his British masters asked Nehru to spy on Netaji family. The question remains - if the Prime M...
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What was the Court's final judgment of the Mundhra scam?

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Independence was barely ten years old at that time. The Nehru government at the center was tottering that day due to the mischief of a businessman named Haridas Mundhra and his scam of almost one and a half crore rupees! The country's Finance Minister lost his position. In other words, that was the first big financial scandal of independent India... 'Mundhra Scam'! On 16th December 1957, the Indian Parliament, witnessed an unprecedented event. A young MP sitting on the Treasury Bench was criticizing their own government with his sharp words. The Union Cabinet looked practically helpless in front of his strong arguments. PM Nehru remained silent throughout the entire debate. Is this even possible? 'Mundhra' means Haridas Mundhra (not to be confused with Adani owned Mundra port in Gujarat), a Marwari businessman from the city of Kolkata. He started his life as a salesman of electric bulbs. He had no knowledge of electricity, but his intellect was sharp. Using that int...
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What dynasty rules the Congress party?

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There is a narrative that Indira Gandhi created the dynastic rule in congress but in reality Nehru created this dynastic rule. Nehru in a famous BBC interview claimed that he cannot create a dynastic rule because he cannot rule from his graves. But the reality is different as many politicians say good things for public but do the opposite. In 1937 K Kamaraj was elected to the provincial assembly. After independence, he became a member of the Constituent Assembly. He also served as President of the Madras Pradesh Congress Committee from 1946 to 1952. In 1952, he was elected to the Lok Sabha. Just two years later, in 1954, he was appointed CM of the then Madras State (now Tamil Nadu). He held this position until 1963. His long tenure as CM will always be remembered as good growth in education, social sector improvement and industrial development where Tamil Nadu is even today a leading state. Free mid-day govt school means, large technical higher education colleges foundation was laid by...
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