@romita_tiwari one should tag @raghav_chadha . Hello is the champion for raising such issues. Woh jab opposition mai the tab airport ke pani ke prices kam karwaye hai . I feel ke ab to he is in ruling party so ye to easily sudharwa denge. Sir please help.
Today, many people are sharing reels about Jawaharlal Nehru and his contribution to nation-building.
For the last decade, there has been a continuous attempt by sections of the right wing to erase Nehru from India’s history through misinformation, selective narratives and distorted facts. But something seems to be changing. Indian youth are once again reading about Nehru, Gandhi and the freedom struggle.
The series Freedom at Midnight has also played an important role in bringing this history to a wider audience. It attempts to portray the complexities and struggles of Independence without simply glorifying one individual or political side.
History reminds us that no leader was flawless. What matters is understanding their actions, their contributions, their mistakes and, most importantly, their intentions.
Perhaps the biggest change today is that young Indians are picking up books and genuinely trying to understand India’s freedom struggle.
What was Plan Balkan?
Drafted in May 1947 by Mountbatten, Plan Balkan proposed letting every province and princely state claim independence before deciding to join India or Pakistan.
How Nehru "Thwarted" it:
When Mountbatten informally showed the draft to Nehru at Simla in May 1947, he recognized that this would lead to the "Balkanization" of India, breaking the it into dozens of small and unstable country-states (similar to the Balkan peninsula in Europe).
Nehru destroyed the plan overnight in Simla.
Jinnah was left furious and rattled because Nehru’s refusal destroyed his hopes of a completely fractured Indian subcontinent. Nehru saved the Republic before it was even born. 🇮🇳
Sandeep Lamba, Additional DCP of Delhi Police, slapped a girl in the face on camera.
How can a male police officer even touch a female protestor, let alone slapping her?
I hope someone sue this arrogant prick.
#CJPProtests
This woman has come to Jantar Mantar with her son.
Her husband is part of the Delhi Police force stationed there.
Yet she has come for all mothers and the future of their kids. ❤️
@sagarcasm Aayegi bhi kaise , abhi ke batsman bhi to utna hi score bana rahe hai jitna Surya Pata picthes pe banata tha 😂
PS: not a fan of coaching style of GG.
You are missing the entire point of the movie if you think Main Wapas Aaunga is about the refugee crisis and partition. In truth, it was never about that at all. It was about love. The "home" he uses is a metaphor—home is a person. It is Keenu's longing and yearning for his home, which is Jiya.
"Most men are dead at 28, maybe 24 or 19. We just bury their bodies at 80."
And the fun part is, it was never about a homeland or whatever you want to call it. It was about love. It was about Keenu's quest to return to Jiya.
He was searching for her for years. But the moment he found out she was alive, why didn't he see her? Why wasn't he happy? Why did he choose to leave? It was the truth that broke him. She's someone else's wife now. Someone else's home. He couldn't make love to her. Someone else touched her. There was no point in getting her back, and no point in living. He can't die, and he can't get his home back... just living was his curse. He had to live with it. Can he forget her? No. Every waking moment was miserable for him. When someone who stood by you leaves you alone on a random day, your eyes naturally shed a tear. He can never forget her.
It's just like what Imtiaz Ali says at the end:
"If I had a choice between leaving my home and dying, I would have gladly chosen death. Unfortunately, I did not have such a choice."
To sum it up, there are these lines from "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," a song by The Smiths:
Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I haven't got one anymore
Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people
And I want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please, don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their home
And I'm welcome no more.
That is the ultimate Imtiaz Ali trick! You go into the theater thinking "home" means a physical country, a piece of land, or a house behind a newly drawn border. But by the time the film settles in your brain, you realize the grand illusion: home wasn't a place at all. Home was a person.
This is a lingering poetry for a broken soul. Absolutely brilliant, heavy writing. 🤌💔