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> Bose was allied with the Nazi’s A marriage of convenience like when Gandhi allied with the Ali Brothers. > there were notable omissions of freedom fighters
by unmole 4y ago
> Bose was allied with the Nazi’s
A marriage of convenience like when Gandhi allied with the Ali Brothers.
> there were notable omissions of freedom fighters who preached peace
Three of them where Gandhians but OK.
> but more importantly, those who were against the division of Pakistan and India.
Nobody in the Congress wanted partion to begin with. But there was no leader against it when it became clear that it was apparent. Who exactly do you have in mind?
- dagmx 4y agoYour entire comment is a “so what?” You don’t think it’s suspect that major figures were excluded from the list? And they just happen to be the same major figures the right wing governments try and move away from. You don’t think being allied with the Nazis and never denouncing their views was an issue either? the movie had a clear political agenda to it.
- unmole 4y ago> Your entire comment is a “so what?” Yes. Because it's a fantasy movie. Reading complex political messaging into it is rather silly. > Your entire comment is a “so what?” I don't think excluding Gandhi and Nehru from a cheesy dance number is the end of the world. > never denouncing their views Again, read what the man had to say about the Nazis after he left Germany. Also read about what Gandhi had to say about Bose and what Bose had to say about Gandhi. We've had an international airport named after him for decades. Bose is not even remotely controversial in India. > the movie had a clear political agenda to it. But somehow that wasn't clear to overwhelming majority of the audience who actually saw it.
- bergenty 4y agoWho did they exclude from the list? I counted almost everyone I can think of and more.
- random314 4y agoThey included Sardar Patel and Shivaji, but missed Gandhi and Nehru.
- screye 4y agoGod forbid 1 movie among 1000 misses Gandhi or Nehru in them. If omitting a subset of leaders is right-wing bias, then every other movie made in India should be considered congress propaganda. I agree that there is a streak of revisionism in the air within both academic and pop history in India at the moment. However, it is not clear if this simply a long-overdue correction to 75 years of propaganda or if somehow, all history written by the prevailing powers of the last century were perfectly unbiased.