Partition of India : A historical truth
By Rashid
The New Nation - 11 May 2007
The partition of India is an inevitable part of history. But sadly a section of the educated group does not want to accept this reality. Indian film director Gautom Ghosh is one of them.
He has exposed this in his movie Dekha. The director tried to project in the film that the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947 on the basis of religion was a great mistake. In truth, such thinking is against the truth. Bangladesh is, in fact, an independent state since the overwhelming populations are Muslims.
In 1971, we seceded from the union with West Pakistan for the reason that the central leaders denied our right to the socio-economic and political justice. We did not fight against the religion of Islam, but we fought against the use of religion to exploit us. We were Muslims before independence and we shall remain so till our death. We shall continue to oppose all kinds of injustice. There will be no deviation from this goal.
We know that the economic and the political justice have not yet been achieved because of the bourgeoisie character of the rulers governing us since independence. Had not India been partitioned in 1947, we would not have achieved the status of an independent nation. The Bengali speaking Muslims are a nation from any definition of a nation. And none should raise any question about this. So, director Gautom Ghosh made a serious mistake calling partition of India a mistake.
We love freedom, and not the status of a satellite state. We are sovereign and shall remain so for ever. There is no compromise on this issue. Our root is firm. It does not change its colour. Only a branch needs introductory adjective, as is the case with West bengal to prore its derived relationship or link with the original identity.
Sabujbagh, Dhaka
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