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Bengalis in India? Millions of Indians will scream their disapproval if you suggest such an idea in public. I've met plenty of Indians who've solely expressed disgust and hatred for Bengalis for a number of reasons. You just have to look at this forum where Bengalis are the butt of every racist and classist Indian joke out there.Too dark, too poor and too alien for the average Indian and here you are hoping to include them in this "Greater India". Pretty out of touch with reality if I say so myself. And before you try to include Pakistanis and Bengalis into "India", try to unite yourselves, for Christ's sake. In a country where no one bats an eyelid when another "Chinkie" is roughed up by a mob in New Delhi or when a "darkie" is pelted with stones for either being an unwanted migrant or having the misfortune of belonging to a lower-caste, there should be more focus on introducing ethnic harmony instead of introducing more ethnicities.
I dont see any difference. They expunged Britain from India. Both of them were same country. And we expunged India and Pakistan from our land. Both were alienating us.
You should read this from a writer of Kolkata. Its India's policy now to not glorify revolution. Instead Gandhibad to cooperate with gov even its evil. If there wasnt any revolution there wouldnt be any India either.
And no, you didn't meet plenty of Indians., you are just stating your own prejudices about 'East Pakistan', same prejudices that made your country lose that part! People make fun of Bangladeshis here because of some Bangladeshi members only, who continuously come up with laughable threads and posts in this section.
And all Indians do condemn and police take prompt action when someone beat up another due to racial or any other discrimination, unlike in Pakistan where people are simply bombed or lined up and shot by the extremists (they are in plenty there, and grown by the state's support) for similar reasons, you even have a blasphemy law to screw religious minorities legally. It's you who should be more bothered about harmony in your country.
Thought of sharing these opinion pieces... quite dazzling displays of the growth of Bengali literature and culture in India...
How Bangla matters more in Dhaka than in Kolkata - Firstpost
West Bengal’s Bengali-reading audience has been continuously shrinking under the pressures of English and Hindi.... In fact, when Bangladesh’s government banned the West Bengali magazine Desh in retaliation for a Nirad Chaudhuri article that used the sardonic phrase “so-called Bangladesh,” the magazine’s circulation dropped dramatically. The incident revealed that West Bengal’s publishing houses depended heavily on Bangladeshi readers.
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/in-bangladesh-stranded-on-the-borders-of-two-bengals/?_r=0
Denial and deflection.
I've spent my entire life in the Gulf and boy, the words I've heard used to describe Bengalis by Indian expatriates show a different picture than the one you're painting. Sure, Bengali is well-spoken and India has been influenced by Bengali intellectuals, but to the average Indian joe it seems that Bengalis are nothing more than un-welcome troublesome illegals. Gang rape in the city? Bengali rapists. Nun assaulted? Illegal Bengali thugs. Like I said, you're out of touch with reality and need to bring up incidents from 40 years ago to prove your non-existent point.
And despite this strong community action, a few hundred million still live in crippling poverty and face the worst kind of discrimination. It seems despite the rose-tinted picture you're painting, the "darkie" Dalits will continue to have to endure the sharp sting of the stones hurled at them by "superior" higher-caste Indians, the "chinkies" will continue to be bashed by their Indian compatriots and India will remain a hotbed of racial and ethnic discrimination.
And yes, I am bothered about harmony in my country. But the difference between you and me is I do not entertain the ridiculous notion of annexing my neighboring countries and further disrupting the existing situation. I understand the ground realities and would not jump to denials and deflections.
Although Bhartiya's in this forum are experts at posting off-topic comments and making certain that we take our eyes off the ball - this won't be allowed.
Bhartiyas don't post off-topic items on this thread - or you will be reported and banned. You have been warned....
It has long since been suspected that RAW has shifted its strategy of regime change in countries surrounding India (which is becoming difficult by the day as people wise up to their schemes). So RAW has now hatched schemes using 'soft propaganda' - i.e. forming news channels and media channels in Pakistan and Bangladesh in their own languages.
The company called Asian Television Network (ATN) based in Canada is one such company
still Rabindra Tagore is a representative solely of the Brahmin society, as his works were hardly about lives or culture of Muslims, which is perfectly fine with me because R. Tagore was not Muslim. i appreciate your mentioning Alauddin-Ali Akbar Khan's contribution to South Asian classical music. unfortunately such classical music is carried more in Indian Hindi entertainment, while zero cultural depth is seen in BD entertainment and Urdu is still politically suppressed. BD entertainment is very much backwatersSuffice it to say Bangladeshis have borrowed many influences from many parts of the world. And your 'Dharmic Bengali' contribution is only a small part of it and is thankfully no longer important in today's Bangladeshi culture.
Bangladesh is doing fine as a secular modern state Thank You - with enough sensitivity toward all types of religions including Islam.
Contrary to what they brainwash you with at the RSS shakha - you don't have to be a Racist Hindu to have talent or to have contribution to 'Indian culture'.
Talking about classical Bengali culture - that Bankim Chandra idiot was a first-class Muslim hater. Racist of the first degree. He called all Muslims 'mlecchas'. Nice of you to put him on a pedestal. Early Racist and probably worshipped in your local RSS shakha.
Don't call Rabindranath 'dharmic'. His family and him were founding fathers of the 'Brahma Samaj' and were the least racist of all Hindus. They were not even 'narrow-minded' Hindus in the true sense. Their philosophy was a lot broader than that.
Read some history please...
My point was that India has a lot better culture and principles to offer to us than these racist ideologues like Bankim and their hate-philosophies. Also - keep your trash Bollywood culture to yourself.
Bangladeshis have contributed to your classical music that you know very little about. Ever heard about Ustad Alauddin Khan? He is the founder of the Maihar Gharana tradition of Indian Music.
He was awarded the 'Padma Vibhushan', India's second highest civilian honour in 1971, and prior to that in 1954, the 'Sangeet Natak Akademi' in India awarded him with its highest honour, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution to Indian music.
His son Ali Akbar Khan was born in the village of Shibpur, Nabinagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria , in present-day Bangladesh, (then Comilla, East Bengal), to renowned musician and teacher, Allauddin Khan and Madina Begum. Soon after his birth, Khan's family returned to Maihar (in present day Madhya Pradesh, India). Ali Akbar Khan was also awarded the 'Padma Vibhushan' and was nominated for five grammy awards.
Allauddin Khan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Your best movie lyricist S.D. Burman and his son R.D. Burman were all originally from Comilla, Bangladesh (members of the Tripura Royal family).
Many of the Bengali Hindu film actresses in India had Bangladeshi family connections originally. Suchitra Sen is a good example.
Even today the best Rabindra Sangeet singer is from Bangladesh (Rizwana Chowdhury).
Now tell me she has to be 'dharmic' to sing 'Rabindra Sangeet'??
If we see something good in any culture - we have the right to adopt and enjoy it. And without becoming Hindu - I might add.
Bollywood song ringtones are part of RAW's grand scheme of things like "regime change in neighboring countries" and ultimately "Akhand Bharat"!!!!!
Btw, who are those evil Bhartiyas in this forum?
Tomakey Evil list thekey baad dilam - eibar khushi?
Although Bhartiya's in this forum are experts at posting off-topic comments and making certain that we take our eyes off the ball - this won't be allowed.
Bhartiyas don't post off-topic items on this thread - or you will be reported and banned. You have been warned....
It has long since been suspected that RAW has shifted its strategy of regime change in countries surrounding India (which is becoming difficult by the day as people wise up to their schemes). So RAW has now hatched schemes using 'soft propaganda' - i.e. forming news channels and media channels in Pakistan and Bangladesh in their own languages.
The company called Asian Television Network (ATN) based in Canada is one such company
If one goes into a wiki page for ATN - one will see that this is being touted as a Bangladeshi channel (cable TV station). However the reality is quite different.
The official address of ATN is in Canada (Indian sponsors) - from where it controls the markets in India and Bangladesh. ATN has many, many channels in Bangla, Urdu and many other languages including Hindi. It also controls Star Jalsha and other Star channels broadcast in Bangladesh which it gets to broadcast free of cost without paying one paisa to the govt. or ad fees to the cable companies. In fact - local cable companies should make Indian broadcasters pay heavily to broadcast their channels in Bangladesh.
ATN is the primary vehicle of spreading Hindi-language, Bollywood and Indian-friendly culture (i.e. Kolkata culture) in Bangladesh and is completely opposed to sponsoring local content and local artistes in Bangladesh. In the absence of Governmental regulation - it is running full bore, infusing Bangladeshis with Hindi-based cultural norms and working to destroy local cultural identity unabated.
It is ironic that we lost millions of lives fighting for our language - only to have Hindi cultural hegemony imposed on us. Such hegemony is not even allowed in South India or other non-Hindi speaking areas in India.
Here is the address (330 Cochrane Drive Markham, ON L3R 8E4) and location in Canada,
Google Maps
The primary business officers are Shan Chandrasekar, Prakash Naidoo and Jaya Chandrasekar (Jaya happens to be Shan's spouse).
This is what Shan looks like now,
And this is Prakash Naidoo
ATN (along with Zee and Star) is suspected to be the primary RAW propaganda apparatus operating in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh (free of cost) and should be banned or made to pay hefty tariffs unless Bangladeshi channels get equal play in Indian cable broadcast media.
All Indian media broadcasters (cable channels) should also be asked to sponsor local talent at least 50% of their broadcast timings during the day (prime time broadcast hours).
This is the only way to 'level the playing field' for our media and to develop our media.
ATN Bangla management team:
Management of ATN Bangla
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ATN News management team:
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ( NETWORK )
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Shame on Bangladesh if so many educated Bangladeshis (Bangladeshi Muslims to be specific) are working for RAW's Hindutva agenda!
Are pakistani dramas famous in bd?What is more important for us is to, limit or stop Indian satellite channels. I dont know why that is not happening.
Are pakistani dramas famous in bd?