Imperialist Linguistics: Nandigram, Hansuli Banker Upokatha and the Language used by Ruling Hegemony
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Mind the lmperiast Linguistics!
Have you read Tara Shankar Bandopaddhyaya?
Gano Devata?
Hansuli banker Upokatha?
Particularly , while you read Hasuli Bank , you have to be amazed to see the logic of Industrialisation. the language is smae as used by Buddhadeb Bhattacharya! Capitalism begins with Language and culture. mind , you Buddha himself a Poet and the nephew of legendary revolutionary Indian poet sukanto Bhattachary had been the minister of Information and culture. Nandan Premises has been his empire for long. he intercepts taslima Nasrin as well as Redical Cinema by Joshy Joseph or Ananda Patbardhan.He is the man running Bangla academy and his man Pabitra sarkar has tried his best to correct Bengali diction. Buddha has been the Brand Bangla nationality. He has been the Brand bangla culture. Now Buddha happens to be the best brand of capitalist Marxist indiscriminate Industrialisation and Urbanisation. Buddha uses the same language as the Aarkathies (middlemen) used in Hansuli bank Industrialisation. The logic of development remains the same and same happens to be the Muscle Power! though much more polished, elite, sophisticated post modernised , machinized!
You may also identify Brand buddha diction in Rangbhoomi and Godan by Premchand. You may get it right there in Putul Nacher Itikatha, Itikathar pare and Padma Nadeer Manjhi by Manik Bandopadhyaya. You may hear the echoes in Hardy, Dickens, Shaw, Tolstoy, Camus, Yashpal, Rahee Maum Raza, Akhtarzzuman and even the works of African and Latin american Literature.
It happens to be the language of Imperialism!
Here you are! It is the linguistics of Post Modern Hindu Zionist White Galaxy Order run from the Oval House in Washington DC!
Buddha has directed as gestapo Head addressing the Cadres: Let themmake understand how Industrialisation is a must who opposes it!
And see what happens!
In a severe indictment of the Left Front regime in West Bengal for "failing" to prevent the violence in Nandigram, the NHRC has said the state government should bear the responsibility for the loss of life and property following the attack.
"Since the state government does not appear to have discharged its primary obligation in preventing the attack by CPI(M) cadres, it should bear the responsibility for the loss of life and property following the attack," the NHRC said in its report on the incident.
The report of the investigation by a three-member team of the Commission headed by NHRC Chairperson S Rajendra Babu highlighted the gravity of the incident, noting that it visited rife-torn area in "very difficult circumstances and when the situation was tense."
"Communication with the local people was also difficult, being still under the trauma of riots and violence," said the report, while giving elaborate details of entire episode.
The NHRC observed that while local police started losing control over the law and order situation gradually in the area, the villagers were instigated by different political parties to fight against the government policy.
Making observations on the incident, the NHRC said agriculture being the only source of livelihood for the farmers, compensation or any other land can be given to them or they should be relocated or be linked to the project for which the land is acquired.
Imperialism can be described as international force exerting their power over other nations ignoring or suppressing opposition. This has happened over the centuries by Europe to Africa. The Reconciliation Conference Africa – Europe tries to start a process of undoing the consequences. However, the western world must recognize that the imperialistic attitude and action has not at all subsided. And confession without turning from the wicked way is no repentance! An obvious form of neo-imperialism is Language Imperialism: the language of the "stronger" foreign nation gradually taking the place of the national language(s). Those nationals who do not speak it, gradually become second rate citizens. Even in the case of the foreign language being received as a "binding element" in a multi-cultural nation, even if (often young) nationals pride themselves to be able to speak the foreign language, it is still language imperialism. It is either-or: either the foreigner humbles himself to the host culture, or he forces his host to the toddler stage and makes a little England/America/Russia around himself, where he is the Eloquent Leader.
Seen in its simplest terms, language imperialism involves the transfer of a dominant language to other peoples. The transfer is essentially a demonstration of power--traditionally military power but also in the modern world economic power--and aspects of the dominant culture are usually transferred along with the language.Ever since its inauguration in the opening years of this century, the language of Leftism has been the loudest in denouncing this or that imperialism. Quite often, it has imagined or invented an imperialism where none existed. This exercise has helped it to hide the fact that it itself is the latest language of imperialism. Imperialism down the ages has evolved and employed a number of languages. The verbiage has varied according to differences of time and clime. But all languages of imperialism have shared certain characteristics in common. The language of Leftism passes this test quite creditably.
"Romanticism" denotes an international Euro-American movement in literature and the other arts which arose at the end of the 18th Century. It was an assimilation by the arts of the new radical Individualism of French and German philosophy. Most so-called Romantic writers reject the notion that art mirrors reality. Instead, they believe that art is a synthetic power whose revelations attain universality through the genius of the individual creator. This course considers the role of Communism in creating an artistic as well as political international. Both mythmaker and materialist, both narrator and distributor, Communism combined a rigid metanarrative with a hotly contested aesthetic, yielding a disparate oeuvre across many literary genres and art forms. This course will examine primary works in the light of three or four theoretical texts, and use the internationalist methods of Comparative Literature to illuminate this neglected movement defined more by class than by nationalist consciousness.
The course examines the cultures of travel (writing, photography, and filmmaking) and the tropes of imperialism from British, French and American colonial texts, and contemporary representations. Our course begins with the premise that late 19th century travel narratives and visual culture illuminate the relationship between the violence and the romance of imperial travel. We will trace the origins of travel writing to Europe, when young white males from the English aristocracy were encouraged to embark on their "Grand Tour" of the world. Travel functioned as an ideological formation — a white Englishman learned that there were socially prescribed roles that were expected of a young lord such as the burdens of colonization. In many travel accounts, the language of imperialism, Anglo-Saxon superiority, racism, Orientalism and patriarchy were inscribed in the texts. Some travel writers, however, turned the language of imperialism on its head and exposed the violence of Empire-building. The course includes essays on postcolonial theories on modernity, sexuality, history, class, and racial violence.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lampooned the West Bengal Government for failing to stop Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bhoomi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) activists from indulging in acts of violence against farmers and land owners in Nandigram between November 2006 and March 2007.
In a scathingly critical nine-page report released here late on Friday, the three-member NHRC headed by Justice S. Rajendra Babu, described the incidents in Nandigram as unfortunate, and said: "The State Government does not appear to have discharged its primary obligation in preventing the attack by CPI (M) cadres. It should bear responsibility for the loss of life and property. Neither the CPI (M) nor the BUPC can escape their share of responsibility."
It also condemned the action of the police in opening fire on unarmed farmers, saying the move was blatantly unconstitutional, as it cost the lives of 14 people and injury to around 300 people, including 52 police personnel. Therefore, it required investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
In making its six observations on the incident, the NHRC said that since agriculture is the only source of livelihood for farmers, compensation in terms of money for acquisition of their land "may not be adequate."
"The (West Bengal) Government should take the local people into confidence and it should also ensure an alternative means of livelihood and shelter for the displaced. Whether in addition to monetary compensation, any other land can be given to relocate or can be linked to the (Special Economic Zone) project for which the land is acquired by allocating an adequate number of shares and providing employment to at least one member of each affected family and similar other measures may be considered," the NHRC report states.
It also says that the State Government should appoint advisors to help the dispossessed farmers to invest the money received as compensation wisely.
The NHRC also said that the police and the bureaucracy needed to keep themselves aloof from political influence, adding that alignment with a party in power "results in erosion of public trust, which leads to avoidable misery".
To the West Bengal Government, it said: "The party in power should always be alive to its constitutional obligation to rule without favour and prejudice. It should never encourage or connive with the illegal activities of its supporters."
The opposition it said has the right to highlight the failures of the government, but not the right to encourage people to indulge in unlawful activities.
There is therefore a need for both the party in power and the opposition to engage in continuous dialogue and to be motivated to think of the good of the people at large, it added.
The media too had a responsibility to adopt a balanced and unbiased approach while reporting events, the NHRC report says, adding that in the case of the Nandigram incident, "it had failed in its duty to emphasise that the blockade of a large area of Nandigram by the agitators was unconstitutional."
It may be recalled that the State Government had planned to set up a SEZ for chemical industries in Nandigram, but had to abort the project, as villagers refused to give up their farmland for the project.
The row saw violent clashes between residents opposed to the project and the communist supporters as well as police.
Senior officials quizzed on Nandigram firing
What were Godard's early films for Fassbinder? Instead of rejecting the most influential avant-garde film maker of the sixties, Fassbinder adopted Godard as father. Yet this fathering was a highly selective progeneration. What does the juxtaposition of these film makers reveal and conceal - and not only about Fassbinder's films, since we cannot now see those of Godard without having our past viewings of Fassbinder films in our heads. Fassbinder sets us on track with two remarks: "Godard believes that film is the truth 24 frames per second, while I believe film is the lie 25 frames per second," and "Both Godard and I despise our characters."
Senior officials quizzed on Nandigram firing
Kolkata: Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have questioned the district magistrate of West Bengal's East Midnapore and a former superintendent of police in connection with the March 14 police firing in Nandigram that left 14 people dead.
"District Magistrate Anup Agarwal and the superintendent of police G A Srinivas were questioned at our Nizam Palace office in Kolkata on Thursday. We don't want to divulge anything more right now," CBI Joint Director Arun Kumar told reporters on Friday.
Nearly a dozen senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders from Nandigram were also interrogated.
The sabhapati (village head) of Khejuri block I, Himangshu Das, and the zonal committee secretary of Khejuri block II, Bijon Roy, were among those questioned.
CBI officials said the move followed complaints from Nandigram villagers and a scrutiny of video clips showing the leaders present at Bhangabera and Adhikarypara in the same district on the day of the firing.
The Trinamul Congress-led anti-land acquisition group Bhoomi Uchchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) had told CBI officials that Das and Roy had brought "outsiders" into Nandigram March 14.
Nandigram, about 150 km from Kolkata in East Midnapore district, flared up in January last year over proposed acquisition of land for a special economic zone (SEZ), including a chemical hub in collaboration with Indonesia's Salim group - a plan that was later scrapped by the state government in the face of stiff resistance.
Thirty-five people have died in the violence in Nandigram since January 2007, with a fresh bout of violence being unleashed in November after CPI-M cadres allegedly recaptured their lost bases in the area by launching a massive onslaught on the rival BUPC.
The West's language of imperialism, www.insight-info.com
Western imperialists have a number of strategies that they use to impose their will on others. Brute military force is one such weapon, of course, but the language used to justify it is just as important; in fact, often more important, if the victims of imperialism can be persuaded to consent to their own exploitation. The resort to force is often a tacit admission that the moral argument has been lost. This is what has happened to the rhetoric of the 'war on terror', launched by the neocons in the wake of 9/11. Almost the entire world, except for some Americans, recognise it as a war of terror waged by the ruthless, murderous capitalist elite that rules the US with no regard for human life or any other moral value.
There are also numerous other expressions, equally divorced from reality, that are used not to serve the cause of peace or justice but merely to advance the West's exploitative policies. Such expressions as the 'will of the international community', the 'peace process', and the 'promotion of freedom and democracy' have become staples of political discourse. One might assume that the 'will of the international community' refers to the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the world's population or their leaders. Not so; it refers only to the will of the US, its surrogate Israel, and sometimes their British, French or Canadian allies, or their puppets in other parts of the world, whose opinions might be taken into account for political convenience. The other terms have similarly been mangled beyond recognition.
During the 'Cold War', there was another expression in vogue: the 'free world.' This was used to distinguish the West from the 'captive' world that lay behind 'the Iron Curtain.' Millions of people in Eastern Europe were duped by Western propaganda about freedom and democracy. Since the demise of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe has been opened up to Western multinational corporations, and its people have been driven into poverty without discovering any of the apparent benefits of freedom. For Muslims the experience has been even more harrowing. When America talks about freedom and democracy, Muslims immediately think of the torture chambers of Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and the Bagram Airbase. They also think of the million Iraqis killed since 2003, and the tens of thousands more in Afghanistan, and the millions trapped in the concentration camps called Ghazzah and the West Bank. In Palestine the 'peace process' has become the magic expression that is supposed to end the Palestinians' misery. As long as the Palestinians accept without question whatever demands the Americans and the zionists impose on them, the peace process is said to be 'alive.' If they question the zionists' unjust demands, they are immediately accused of prolonging the misery of their people. Thus the Palestinian leaders, not the zionist occupiers and their American backers, are held responsible for the Palestinians' never-ending suffering.
Such distorted language has been an effective tool in the hands of oppressors throughout history. European colonialists went into Asia and Africa to 'civilise' them. These societies are still paying a price for the white man's civilising mission. Modern equivalents include the 'developed world' as opposed to the 'undeveloped' or 'under-developed' world; i.e. the non-West. Development is defined in terms of material possessions alone, acquired by fair means or foul, mostly foul. There is not even a hint that human values may have a role in determining the extent of a society's development. The US may be the most technologically advanced country in the world, but morally it is bankrupt. It has a skyrocketing divorce rate, a thriving industry in illegitimate children, and incredibly high levels of violence against women and children. It also has the largest prison population in the world. The US also excels by a wide margin its nearest rival in inflicting pain and suffering on other peoples, killing millions in the process. So can the West really be regarded as civilised and developed? 'Savage' and 'barbaric' would be more apt descriptions. The situation in the rest of the Western world is little better.
The twentieth century belonged to the West. It is also the century that witnessed the killing and exploitation of more people than any other century in recorded history. If the capacity to kill is a measure of progress, then the West indeed is the most advanced civilisation in history. But the intensity of resistance to its brutality indicates that the overwhelming majority of people in the world reject such notions of freedom and progress. If this resistance is coordinated, the West's (and especially the US's) domination of the world can be successfully challenged and defeated. The starting point must be to reject the language of imperialism that is used to justify and advance the West's exploitative agendas.
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IMPERIALIST CHARACTERISTICS
To start with, every language of imperialism invokes an inscrutable entity as its source and sanction. This entity reveals its final and irreversible will to an incomparable person. All pronouncements of this person are placed beyond the reach of human reason or experience. They have to be accepted on faith. Compared to faith, reason and experience are found to be faulty faculties. These faculties can fulfil themselves only if they follow and fortify faith.
Second, every language of imperialism divides human history into two sharply separated periods - an age of darkness which prevailed before the birth of the incomparable person, and an age of light which followed thereafter. The entire past history of every nation preceding the age of light is painted black so that nothing in which a nation can take pride is left unscathed.
Third, every language of imperialism divides mankind into two mutually exclusive camps -- the believers who accept the dogmas propoundded by the incomparable person, and the unbelievers who doubt or reject those dogmas. The believers are placed under a categorical imperative to make war on the unbelievere till the latter are either converted or killed off. The believers do not have to be better human beings in terms of morality or character. It is sufficient if they have fervour and ferocity born of faith.
Fourth, every language of imperialism bands together all believers everywhere into a world brotherhood which cuts across all national bounds of geography, history and culture. As a corollary, every nuance of nationalism gets denounced as narrow and out of date. For all practical purposes, it is an invitation to every nation to renounce its independent identity and become a colony where the incomparable person was born or where his dogmas first acquired the backing of armed force. This dead uniformity into which nations are stream-rollered is hailed as universality.
Fifth, every language of imperialism propounds that the inscrutable entity has mandated the whole earth to the incomparable person who, in his turn, has bequeathed it to the brotherhood. So when the brotherhood or any section of it mounts an aggression, it automatically becomes a war of liberation. The brotherhood is only claiming what already belongs to it. Sixth, every language of imperialism lays down two inevitabilities -- an inevitable victory of the believers, and an inevitable defeat of the unbelievers. The believers are told that the inscrutable entity is on their side and no power on earth can stop their onward march. The intention is to enthuse the believers so that they spare no effort and demoralise the unbelievers so that they surrender or offer only half-hearted resistance.
Seventh, every language of imperialism equips the believers with an immeasurable degree of self-righteousness. They are told that the lives, liberties, properties and honour of the unbelievers have already been forefeited by the inscrutable entity. The believers, therefore, commit no crime when they kill, enslave, plunder and humiliate the unbelievers. This gives a good conscience to the believers while they indulge in an endless spree of bloodshed and vandalism. In fact, their crimes become meritorious deeds.
Lastly, the unbelievers are accused of all sorts of crimes committed by them by the very fact of being what they are. In fact, the whole life-history of every unbeliever becomes a catalogue of crimes. The intention is to debar the unbelievers from any sympathy from any quarters. At the sme time, the crimes committed against them are explained away in terms of their own crimes.
In the lines that follow, I will present a panoramic view of those languages of imperialism which have invaded India, at one time or the other. Incidentally, the list is almost exhaustive. India has been plagued by every principal language of imperialism invented by human ingenuity so far.
LANGUAGE OF ISLAMIC IMPERIALISM
The language of Islamic imperialism was the first language of imperialism to invade India. Its standard-bearers were the Arab and the Turkish armies which came in successive waves from the middle of the 7th to the middle of the 18th century. It had proclaimed that
- Allah had revealed his final and irreversible will to prophet Muhammad born in Mecca in 570 A.D. and buried in Medina in 632 A.D;
- Human history before the prophethood of Muhammad was jahiliya (era of ignorance) and the light of truth dawned on earth only after that date;
- That date divided mankind into momins (believers) and kafirs (unbelievers) and the momins should become mujahids (holy warriors) by making war on the kafirs;
- All momins everywhere were members of the millat (brotherhood) which recognised no national frontiers or peculiarities of national culture;
- Allah had mandated the entire earth, including Sind and Hind, to prophet Muhammad who, in his turn, had bequeathed it to the millat which had thus acquired an inalienable right to conquer Sind and Hind and cleanse them of kafir (infidelism);
- The triumph of the millat was inevitable in Sind and Hind, as elsewhere and the mujahids should make all efforts to expedite that end;
- Allah al-Rahman, al-Rahim (the Compassionate, the Merciful) had already forefeited the lives, liberties, properties and honour of hindu kafirs and the mijahids should kill the Hindus, capture their women and children, plunder their properties, demolish their temples desecrate their idols, burn their scriptures, humiliate their holy men and extirpate every vestige of their culture;
- Hindu were kafirs wallowing in the sin of shirk (idolatory) and fully deserved the punishment meted out to them by the momins.
This is not the place to tell the story of Islamic imperialism in India -- how Hindus refused to be impressed by Allah and his gibberish and how they waged a long-drawn-out war of resistance till the barbarians were brought to book. What is relevant in our present context is that although Hindus overcame Islamic imperialism, they failed to see through the language of that imperialism. Hindu masses continued to react with revulsion towards everything Islamic. But Hindu saints, scholars social reformers and scribes came to accept Islam as a religion as good as their own Sanatana Dharma. This self-deception is still working as a potent poison in whatever remains of India after more than thirteen hundred years of Islamic aggression.
LANGUAGE OF CHRISTIAN IMPERIALISM The next language of imperialism to plague India was that of Christian imperialism. It first came to this country in the company of Portuguese pirates in the opening years of the 16th century. Some of these pirates were dressed as priests and friars and introduced themselves as missionaries of Jesus Christ. It was this latter tribe which trumpeted that
- The only True God had sent his Only Son, Jesus, to atone for the sins of all mankind by dying on the Cross in Jerusalem in 33 A.D.;
- Human history before the Crucifixion of Jesus was an era of darkness and the light of divinity descended on earth exactly on that date;
- Mankind became divided into Christians and heathens after the death of Jesus and the Christians were under a divine obligation to wage a constant crusade against the Heathens;
- All Christians everywhere were united in the Catholic Church, the holy Mother of Mankind, which recognised no national divisions or distinctions;
- The Only True God had mandated the entire earth including India to his Only Son who, in his turn had bequeathed it to the Catholic Church which had thus inherited an inalienable right to liberate India, as all other lands, from the horrors of Heathenism;
- The victory of the Catholic Church over India as elsewhere, was inevitable and Christian soldiers and missionaries should endeavour to expedite that end;
- The Only True God, in his infinite mercy, had forefeited the lives, liberties, properties and honour of the Gentoo (Hindu) heathers and the Catholic Church was authorised to demolish their temples, to smash their idols, to burn their scriptures, to persecute their priests, to close down their schools and seminaries, to prohibit their public celebrations, to sequester their movable and immovable possessions, to separate them from their children, to convert their women into concubines for Christian soldiers and priests, to exile those sections of their population which proved recalcitrant, and to massacre those who offered armed resistance;
- The Gentoo heathens had lived for long in the sin and shame of polytheism and pantheism and their crimes deserved drastic punishment.
This is not the place to narrate why conversions to Christianity remained confined to some small sections of Hindu society and how the bulk of that society repudiated the falsehoods retailed by the misionaries. What is relevant in the present context is that in spite of the warnings from a succession of Hindu sages - Maharshi Dayananda Bankim Chandra, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and Mahatma Gandhi - a section of the Endlish-educated Hindu elite became enamoured of Christianity and recognised it as a religion. That mistake has enabled Christian imperialism to continue making inroads onto Hindu society.
LANGUAGE OF WESTERN IMPERIALISM
The language of Western imperialism came to India as the language of British imperialism. But it was shared in common by the French, the Dutch, the Portuguese, the Belgians, the Italians the Germans and Russians who had enslaved many nations in Asia and Africa by force of superior arms. Essentially, it was the old language of Christian imperialism. But it was dressed up in a secular verbiage. Its tenets were as follows.
- March of human history had proved the cultural superiority of the white man and placed him in the vanguard of human progress;
- Human history before the 16th and 17th centuries was an age of barbarism, and an era of enlightenment had commenced since then;
- Mankind was divided into the civilised people of Europe on the one hand, and the savage races of asia and Africa on the other.
- The white race was a disticnt fraternity designated by history to dominate the whole world, including India;
- History had placed the people of India in charge of the white man from Britain who should bear the burden of his civilising mission without bothering about the negative attitudes of the natives.
- History was heading towards an inevitable triumph of the Western civilisation and the British should work towards that fulfilment in India;
- History had rendered out of date the political system, social order, economic organisation and cultural traditions of India, and the British should smash them be by force or reform them out of recognition without any hesitation.
- Hindus had lived for long in a medley of primitive superstitions and amply deserved whatever suffering the British civilising mission had imposed upon them.
This is not the place to tell how the British proceeded with their civilising mission in this country and what havoc they wrought in course of a hundred and fifty years. What is relevant in the present context is that althought the British Raj has departed, the language of British imperialsim has survived almost intact in the language of our present-day ruling class which has inherited the British mantle. India to them is a backward or underdeveloped or developing country which should look to the West for ideological inspiration as well as concrete models in all matters of major importance. This has reduced the Indian elite to brown apes of the West and the Indian people to a pack of handicapped children. The havoc which the language of British imperialism is still continuing to work in all spheres of Indian life belies description.
LANGUAGE OF COMMUNIST IMPERIALISM
The language of Communist imperialism started trickling into India soon after the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia in November, 1917. Leading Western thinkers like Bertrand Russell have identified Communism as a Christian heresy. Small wonder that the language of Communist imperialism is the same as that of Christian imperialism, except for the Marxist trappings in which Lenin has disguised it. This becomes obvious when we contemplate its following features:
- Forces of Production, maturing in the womb of human history became self-conscious in Lenin and enabled him to snap the chain of world capitalism in Russia;
- Human history which had so far been a history of class oppression and class struggle now took a decisive turn towards a classless communist society;
- The whole world, including India, now became a battle ground between forces of capitalist reaction on the one hand and forces of proletarian revolution on the other;
- The proletariat in every country including India, became part of an international comraderie which had no use for nationalism in any shape or form;
- The Communist International, the vanguard of the world proletariat, had inherited the entire earth, including India, from the Forces of Production and it was its inalienable right to promote a proletarian revolution in every country;
- The victory of the International was inevitable and its Sections in different countries, including India, should endeavour to expedite that end;
- The existing political, social, cultural and economic institutions in India had been rendered outmoded by the Forces of Production and the Communist Party of India, a Section of the Communist International, should smash them so that the last vestiges of feudalism capitalism and colonialism were wiped out;
- The fedual lords and capitalists in India had conspired with British imperialism in order to keep the Indian people enslaved and they deserved to be destroyed together with their political party, the Indian National Congress.
This is not the place to tell how the Communist Party of India has functioned as a fifth-column of Soviet Russia for nearly sixty-seven years. What is relevant in the present context is that, although the Communist Party of India has failed to consolidate any substantial political base, the spread of the language of Communist imperialism has been phenomenal due to causes which we have described in a previous chapter. By now, this language has become the standard language of Leftism in india, whatever the names by which various Leftist parties and factions describe themselves.
What is still more significant, the language of Communist imperialism operates in close cooperation with the languages of Islamic, Christian and Western imperialism and has succeeded, for the time being, in driving away or putting on the defensive the language of Indian nationalism. This becomes crystal clear when we examine the history and role of the Leftist language ever since it invaded India in the early twenties of this century.
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International versus national family and educational values; destabilization of government policies.
http://www.servingthenations.org/article.asp?ArticleID=93
International humanitarian and development aid is given only to nations who comply with human rights. This sounds reasonable. However, without consensus, let alone ratified agreement, the international agencies are at present identifying "human rights" with "women's rights".
Many discussions in UN-conferences focus on the concept of "reproductive rights". This concept seemingly means the right to safe delivery of babies, but in UN-conference language the concept in actual practice includes:
- sex education for primary school children promoting sex outside the marriage context, with both heterosexual and homosexual persons, notwithstanding cultural values and without parental consent, even without parental knowledge of the content of the lessons.
- abortion on demand, for girls of all ages and without parental consent.
- parents and/or governments are not allowed to intervene in observing "women's rights."
These aspects of women's rights are nothing less than an aggressive feminist agenda. Observing these "rights" has been made the condition for humanitarian and development aid. In many cases ninety per cent of the money made available as humanitarian and development aid, is designated for "health and education," meaning "reproductive health and sex education." In this way, many stated requests and obvious needs for basic health care, vocational training and community development, including family strengthening, are ignored.
In October 1996 a conference was held, initiated by the UNFPA, of which an observer concludes, "On the African Continent, that female Ministers and Parliamentarians are used as instruments to push legalization of abortion in their country and to destroy their governments" by promoting "Civil Society" as the necessary political back-up for the promotion of women's rights. However, Civil Society is an invention of the UN, and is meant to be not a democratically chosen body, but a forum of interests in line with UN values.
This is nothing but a new form of colonialism.
4. Aggressive UN Sustainability Strategy
Sustainability as overriding principle; the lies behind over-population; abortion of genocide proportions.
From the first presentation of the term "sustainability," at the Earth Summit in Rio '92, till the UN-WSSD (UN World Summit on Sustainable Development), in Johannesburg 2002, the term has been mentioned so persistently and in so many contexts, that it has become almost un-questionable. Who would not support any effort to prevent the earth being depleted of resources, becoming polluted and uninhabitable for future generations?
However, the concept "sustainability" includes these three aspects:
- controlled economy,
- restricted access to resources, and
- suppressed or zero population growth.
Each of these three aspects is defined from the perspective of the survival of the earth, of Mother Earth!
For the substantiation of these three criteria, statistics are used that cannot be trusted. Statistics regarding population growth, diversity of species, the hole in the ozone layer, acidity of rain, etc, that are used by UN agencies are again and again criticized by internationally recognized bodies of scientists (very strongly in the case of the Kyoto protocol), and often even by the UN Statistics Department. Nevertheless the UN uses these statistics to stress the so-called danger of overpopulation, of depletion of resources, of extinction of species, and keeps warning the world that "sustainable development" requires very strict measures in all areas of life. It is surprising that the population growth in third world countries is monitored much more strictly and that these countries are put under much more pressure of sustainability than first world countries, which produce so much more pollution.
Also: Health is no longer defined in terms of personal health, but in terms of the survival of the earth. Earth in this context is understood, religiously (!), as a macro-eco-system, in which the human species is on a par with other species. Because of the pollution caused by the human species, this species must decrease drastically in numbers. The present world population is estimated at just over 6 billion. As the maximum that the planet can bear indefinitely, the number of 1 billion humans has been mentioned, but lately the figure of 300 million has been introduced.
All this is the background for an aggressive population control policy, including abortion as a stated means of population control. Per year, more than 50 million are being performed! Yet the UN want to increase that number! The simultaneous advocacy of free sex and the provision of condoms, while ridiculing pleas for abstinence/faithfulness, targeted skilfully at Islamic and African nations (which have comparatively higher birth rates) are in fact factors that cause AIDS and STD's to increase. This last was flippantly recognized as "helping UN development policy in Africa" (an UNFPA spokesman at the occasion of the birth of the 6 billionth person, in Brussels, October 1999).
This is nothing but a new form of colonialism.
5. Natural Resources Policies
First world policy to disown the natural resources; the organization of famine.
Many African nations have huge debts, and the resolution on debt release has not led to substantial results. One response to requests for new loans is the requirement of the IMF and the World bank of making the natural resources, which are the rich heritage of many African nations, a security for such a loan. If this happens, first world banks will soon effortlessly become the owners of these natural resources, impoverishing third world countries even more. The suggestion that these natural resources are "global property" anyway, makes this scheme even more treacherous.
Most first world nations are so badly in need of resources, and most first world companies are in such a hurry to exploit them, that the exploitation does not lead to comprehensive education of the local population, and the money earned disappears into the few pockets that are already active in the economic circuit.
Another evil attack on the African continent is the importation of genetically manipulated seed. This seed gives one great crop, but cannot be used as sowing seed. This forces African farmers to again buy seed in the first world, especially the USA. It is even worse: the seed in not only sterile, but causes the plants in the environment to become infertile also through cross pollinisation: the soil, even the whole ecosystem is being destroyed. Lately official refusal of American gifts of sowing seed for hungry Zambia and Zimbabwe was reported for this very reason. In a number of cases, first world seed companies have bought out local seed companies, so that the income of first world seed companies has been guaranteed, at the expense of local farmers. This is nothing but the organizing of famine.
This is nothing but a new form of colonialism.
6. Indigenous Religions and the New World Religion.
UN policies to maintain and revive (the lies of) indigenous religions at the expense of Christianity.
All religions have been screened on sustainability; the outcome is that mono-theistic religions are not considered sustainable, because they cause too high birth rates. Moreover, Christianity has been accused of being the author of technology and the subsequent pollution of the environment and the extinction of so many species.
It is argued that the original indigenous religions were responsible for long centuries of ecological equilibrium, and that therefore these indigenous religions should at least be preserved, if not promoted, and certainly not be replaced by conversion to un-sustainable religions.
This is maybe the clearest expression of the "worship" of Mother Earth. Truth and Life are defined on the basis of the survival of the planet. The planet is perceived as a living organism, as a holy living entity, as Gaia, Mother Earth; economy, government and even religion are to be subjected to her survival, as the highest value for all mankind. Focusing all the world's attention on the survival of Mother Earth is the new world religion, the foundation of making sustainability the criterion for all decisions and activities.
Africa has a great "heritage" of indigenous religions. The UN sees it as her responsibility to preserve these values on the continent.
Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
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Tarashankar Bandopadhyay was a universally accepted author among all Bengali readers. His novels and short stories kept the aged and the youth engrossed. Novelist Tarashankar Bandopadhyay was one of the famous triad of 'Bandopadhyays', the other two being Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay and Manik Bandopadhyay. Tarashankar Bandopadhyay Early LifeTarashankar Bandopadhyay was born in 1898 on July 23rd, in Labhpur village in Birbhum district of West Bengal. His father Haridas Bandopadhyay was the ancestral zamindar of that area. After completing his schooling in the local high school he took admission in St. Xavier's College, Calcutta for pursuing his intermediate studies.While studying in St. Xavier's College he got involved in the non-cooperation movement for India's freedom.. As such, he was interned at his ancestral home in 1921. He was interned once again in 1930 for similar reasons. After his release he devoted himself to social work in his village. He worked tirelessly among the villagers during epidemics, which gave him an opportunity to observe the plight of the ordinary village folk. He mixed freely with the so called lower classes of dom, bagdi, sadgop, and bauri which was against the existing social customs. His love for fellow beings irrespective of class and creed is reflected in his short stories and novels. Literary Works of Tarashankar BandopadhyayTarashankar Bandopadhyay was a versatile writer who | had written on various topics. However, one most important aspect of his writings was his experimentation of human relationships, be it the zamindar or the laborer. A few of his works include:
His other works include Aamar Sahitya Jibon (My Literary Life), Aamar Kaaler Kathe (Tales of my Times), Hansuli Banker Upakatha, Kalindi, Jogobhrashto, Radha, Panchogram, Sandipan Pathsala, Tarashankar Rachanaboli, and Tarashankar Bandopadhyayer Bachhai Golpo. Tarashankar Bandopadhyay breathed his last in 1971 September. |
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Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar (1898-1971) novelist, was born on 23 July 1898 at Labhpur in Birbhum, son of Haridas Bandyopadhyay and Prabhavati Devi. He passed the Matriculation examination (1916) from Labhpur and took admission in IA at St Xavier's College, Calcutta. However, he soon left college and joined the non-cooperation movement (1920). He was imprisoned for one year (1930) for his political activities. He took active part in anti-fascist movements. He was a member of the West Bengal Bidhan Sabha for eight years and the Rajya Sabha for six years. He worked for some time in Kanpur and also had some dealings in coal.
| Tarashankar wrote in a variety of genres but was primarily a novelist. His political ideas are reflected in his novels. His themes include communal riots, war, famine, the political implications of economic inequality, the independence movement, social conditions, the conflict of modernism with traditionalism etc. He wrote a total of 131 books. Prominent among his novels are Chaitali Ghurni (1931), Jalsa Ghar (1938), Dhatri Devata (1939), Kalindi (1940), Kavi (1944), Gana Devata (1943), Panchagram (1944), Hansuli Banker Upakatha (1947), Arogya Niketan (1953), Radha (1956), etc. |  |
| Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay |
Some popular movies were based on his novels, among them, Dui Purus, Kalindi, Arogya Niketan, Jalsa Ghar, etc. He published three volumes of short stories. His famous short stories include 'Rasakali', 'Bedeni', 'Dak Harkara', He was also an artist and produced some fine paintings in his later years.
Tarashankar was associated with a number of literary organisations and became Vice President (1956) and President (1970) of the vangiya sahitya parishad. He led the Indian delegation of writers at the Asian Writers' Conference in Tashkent (1957). He was President of the Prabasi Banga Sahitya Sammelan (Kanpur, 1944, Calcutta, 1947) and the All-India Writers' Conference (Madras, 1957).
Tarashankar received a number of awards, among them Sharat Smriti Puraskar (University of Calcutta), Jagattarini Svarna Padak (Calcutta University), Sahitya Akademi Puraskar, Jnanapith Puraskar, Padmashri and Padmabhusan.
Tarashankar died in Calcutta on 14 September 1971. [Badiuzzaman]
Singur farmers start stir afresh
Statesman News Service
KOLKATA, Feb. 8: Weeks after Calcutta High Court cleared the Singur land acquisition by rejecting all public interest litigations filed against the state government, Singur farmers today launched a fresh movement demanding that "plots taken away at gunpoint" be returned to them. Mr Becharam Manna, Singur Krishi Jomi Raksha Committee (SKJRC) convener, conformed this. SKJRC leaders today blocked the Durgapur Expressway, a few hundred meters from the Singur small car project site, for four hours bringing vehicular traffic to a standstill. More than 500 farmers later joined the protest.
A large contingent of police, led by the officer-in-charge of Singur police station, was deployed to deal with any untoward incident. The protestors were led by local Trinamul Congress legislator Mr Rabindranath Bhattacharjee. The protest was withdrawn around 2 p.m, police said. The security of the small car plant has been tightened. "We have launched a fresh movement today. This will continue," said Mr Becharam Manna, SKJRC convener.
Dinhata: Two cops shunted
KOLKATA, Feb. 8: After the death of five Forward Bloc activists in a police firing and a National Volunteer Force personnel in Dinhata three days ago, two police officers, including a deputy superintendent of police was transferred today. Arguably, the 12-hour Bangla bandh by FB supported by several Opposition parties prompted this decision of the state government which is still dragging its feet over conducting an inquiry into the incident. the state home secretary, Mr Prasadranjan Ray, said today: "Whenever there is a firing, an administrative inquiry is ordered. But it is yet to be decided who is going to conduct the inquiry. But I do not think there will be any judicial inquiry."
Mr Roy backed the FB's charge that the CRPF had fired at its activists ~ an allegation that senior CRPF officers denied yesterday. The DSP's report says that the firing took place after the demonstrators attacked the police. "But naturally police would say so," Mr Ray said. IG (law and order) Mr Raj Kanojia said the DSP (crime) Mr Meghlal Sarkar and the I-C, Dinhata had been transferred owing to " administrative reasons". Sources also indicated that according to the SP's preliminary report suggested that the attack on policemen and a government office was a pre-planned one.
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