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"We fought for two things-- for Freedom and Independence. We attained Independence" - 'Captain Bhau', who lead the armed faction of the Secessionist Provisional Govt of Satara against the godforsaken Brits from 1943-46.
That's the quote with which Sainath introduces this book, "The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom".
On Billionaires now in India:
The wealthiest Indian has more wealth than the GDP of all of Punjab. The second wealthiest Indian has more wealth than the GDP of Haryana. Punjab, and Haryana are two of the relatively "rich" states.#India #History #Freedom #PSainath #RuralIndia #PeoplesArchiveOfRuralIndia #Inequality #Colonialism
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The great man is giving a talk today/Sunday at 4pm here at MIT.
Come if you can and are in the Boston area.
#PSainath #India #Journalism #History #Politics #PeoplesArchiveOfRuralIndia #PARI #Boston
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‘The Greatness of Tipu Sultan’
The BJP’s textbook 'tukde tukde gang' that brought strife to Karnataka for years over Tipu should read K R Malkani’s India First, writes P. Sainath.
#karnataka #TipuSultan #FreedomStruggle #history #BJP #RSS #KRMalkani #hindutva #india #books #PSainath
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/main-article/the-greatness-of-tipu-sultan-1225482.html