Think. Think Independently.

(Note: As you read this article, please know that I have absolutely nothing against the Marathis as a people :)! Our family has spent four decades in Maharashtra, we have studied here, worked here, and have been made to feel very welcome throughout. But if you look at history, every community has been through phases that bring them pride as well as phases that they ought to shun themselves. This post brings forth an example of the latter.)

Have you heard of Raghoji Bhosle, the Maratha king who attacked Bengal six times in the period 1741 - 1751 and looted, plundered and killed Bengalis in a manner that defies all humanity: 400,000 Dead Bodies!

If anyone tries to tell you that this was simply a Marathas vs Mughals affair, pay attention to the following excerpts from this article: Forgotten Indian history: The brutal Maratha invasions of Bengal (scroll.in)

" ... most of the time, the Maratha cavalry would simply skirt the Khan’s slow-moving infantry, being interested only in looting."

"This time none escaped,
Brahmanas, and Vaisnavas, Sannyasis, and householders,
all had the same fate, and cows were massacred along with men."

"...even sack the house of one of the richest Indians at the time, the Marwari banker, Jagat Seth."

"...pillaging bands of Marathas attacking a predominantly "Hindu" West Bengal even as a "Muslim" Nawab struggles to push them out."

Think. Think independently. We are being fed rubbish history through every propaganda channel that you can conceive of. And the aim is only one: That we the common citizens stay divided and become a set of vote banks for politicians to milk every time an election comes. Some of us will get milked in the name of religion, some in the name of language, some caste, some gender. Meanwhile, the real deal, the progress of our country in things that really matter - Education, Healthcare, Employment, Law & Order - takes a back stage. That, in 2024 when the entire world is marching forward rapidly, is damage that will be almost impossible to fix beyond a certain point.

(Note: As you reflect on the post above, bear in mind that I have supported the present government every time they acted to cancel minority appeasement freebies (Haj Allowance, PM Iftar Parties, Triple Talaaq, Article 370 - Kashmir lost the moral right to ever demand anything in January 1990). But from 2019 to 2024 their speeches and IT Cell actively spread hatred against ordinary Muslim citizens. Not only can this not be allowed, it is fundamentally nonsensical. To understand this better, I invite you to read: Strike a Pause: Why Push Away Muslims? (strike-a-pause.blogspot.com))