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Binu Sivan's avatar

Aditi, thank you for this eye opening, informative piece. So well researched.

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Arshad Nadamal's avatar

How little we know of our history! And indeed how complicated it is! Thank you Aditi for researching and bringing up such nuggets from the past!

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Aditi Taswala's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment

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Arvind's avatar

Tragic reading and it proves India (or south Asia for that matter) is yet to account for it's history truthfully. The stories of independence in text books or comic books are so neatly packaged to show a particular view. Ironic, considering India's currency says 'Satyameva Jayate'

Truth may ultimately triumph but the reckoning by the masses is absent.

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Aditi Taswala's avatar

The truth is neatly packaged to show a more hopeful optimistic future of a newly independent country.

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abhimanyu sinha's avatar

Excellent piece! I think there's a whole history to be written about the NCR region. From Aligarh to Bharatpur and Meerut, lots of modern history played out here

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Aditi Taswala's avatar

💯

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Rakhi Kurup's avatar

History is so complicated. I like the line on the “tryst with destiny “ speech.

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Kshitij Shah's avatar

Thank you for making this topic so accessible. So much to still learn about our complicated history.

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