The truth about the Jessore massacre

[kobiraaz]

1. Sharmila Bose's writings on the 1971 war are not taken seriously by many academics and lack basic academic methodology and objectivity though they have been widely pounced on by Pakistani nationalists and Bengali-haters for their own agenda.

2. Jinnah was fundamentally anti-Bengali and was not originally a Muslim nationalist. In the early 20th century when Muslims in Bengal wanted the first partition (the precursor to the 1947 partition), the division of Bengal in to a Muslim east and Hindu west he was against Bengali Muslims.

His anti-Bengali nature and behaviour continued until after the creation of Pakistan.

3. Bengali was, is and always will be the official language of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and no razakar, traitor, Jamati, Pakistani-wannabe can ever change that.

End of story.



One valid point that you did make earlier on however is the issue of Khalistani nationalism.

Indian-hating Pakistani nationalists using the Khalistan issue to taunt Indians.

However Sikhs are deeply anti-Muslim and Sikh nationalists view Lahore almost as Zionist Jews viewed Jerusalem (prior to them actually conquering it, they now control it) and these Khalistan nationalists ideally want Lahore to be part of a Sikh state as it was under Ranjit Singh.

The language we speak was first popularized and promoted by Promoth Chowdhury just 100 years ago right??

 

[Hammer-fist]

Yes, we used to speak differently before.

The vernacular dialects of Bangladesh e.g. Sylheti, Chittagongi, Naokhali all contain more "Islamic" vocabulary i.e. Arabic/Persian words.

To be honest I regret the Hindification/Sanskritization of Bangla.

However if we do wish to change it, we have to do that in a peaceful intellectual way, with intellectual works, literature etc.

Unfortunately Bangladeshi intelligentisa is dominated by secular Hindophiles e.g. "Sushil Somaj" etc.