veeru_rocks Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 "Now God has made them rulers over us. Therefore we should cultivate friendship with them, and should adopt that method by which their rule may remain permanent and firm in India, and may not pass into the hands of the Bengalis. This is our true friendship with our Christian rulers, and we should not join those people who wish to see us thrown into a ditch. If we join the political movement of the Bengalis our nation will reap loss, for we do not want to become subjects of the Hindus instead of the subjects of the people of the Book." (Great Speeches of Modern India. ** 30-31) No googling PS:No debate on the content please just simple identification
veeru_rocks Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 Wrong again you guys have very dubious knowledge of history.. Yes it's muslim leader bot not bengali Hint he was knighted by British expectedly
Lurker Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 Wrong again you guys have very dubious knowledge of history.. Yes it's muslim leader bot not bengali Hint he was knighted by British expectedly There has to be a Bengal angle here. Anyway Knighting was a give away, Syed Ahmed Khan. By the by was this speech in Bengal? Why the mention of Bengali?
veeru_rocks Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 Because in those days India's politics revolved around Kolkata bengal.. British had their capital there so Bengal was symptomatic of india.. Keep an eye on this gentleman's utterings.. the way psec brouhahas are going I forsee Bharat Ratna for this character in near future..
veeru_rocks Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 Another one.. The British were individually more honest than the Mughals, but collectively more greedy. Who uttered those words.
Lurker Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 ^^ Is this a speech? That doesnt look like a speech. Aur thora hint de do bhai to make it interesting.
veeru_rocks Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 ^^ Is this a speech? That doesnt look like a speech. Aur thora hint de do bhai to make it interesting. We both respect that gentleman there aren't many in that category.. Not speech; it's an excerpt from his book
veeru_rocks Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 Yes M J Akbar.. IN one sentence he summed up whole british and ISlamic rulers characteristics,, Got to read hsi book Blood Brothers
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