INDIAN INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH INTO TRUE HISTORY

Newsletter No 11 of 16 October 1983

1. Major Events

1.1 (Shree Weekly) Varsha Publication Vs Government of Maharashtra

Further to our Newsletter No 9 vie are very glad to inform you that vie have won the above mentioned court case in the Bombay High Court. The judgement by Judges Gadgil and Kotwal reads - "... It will be very difficult for the State to contend that a narration of history would promote violence, enmity and hatred. If such a contention is accepted, a day will come when that part of history which is unpalatable to a particular religion will have to be kept in cold storage on the pretext that the publication of such history would constitute an offence punishable under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code. For obvious reasons, history and historical events cannot be looked/as a secret on a specious plea that if the history is made known to a person who is interested to know the history, there is a likelihood of someone being hurt.

Similarly, an article containing historical research cannot be allowed to be thwarted on such a plea that the publication of such a material would be hit by section 153A. Otherwise the position will be very precarious. A nation will have to forget its own history in due course the nation will have no history at all. This result cannot be said to have been intended by the legislature when section 153A of I.P.C. and section 95 of the C.P.C. were enacted. If anybody intends to extinguish the history of the nation (by prohibition of publication) on the pretext of taking action under the above section his act will have to be a malafide one..."

Thank God, there is still some sanity left in the Hindus of secularised Indians; Our member Mr Jeevan Kulkarni from Bombay was mainly responsible for winning the case.

(Very briefly,18th July 1982 issue of the "Shree" weekly carried an article by Mr D.B. Pradhan entitled "Pre-Islamic Vedic religion in the Gulf States". Maharashtra Government banned it under the pretext that it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. Bombay High Court declared such a ban as illegal).

1.2 Important New Member

Mr G.K. Bhide is Additional General Manager of Bharat Electronics, Pune, India. After nearly two years of arguments with Mr Godbole, he has joined us as a life member.

1.3 Mr Oak and Mr George Shultz

U.S. Secretary of State Mr George Shultz visited Taj Mahal on 29th June 1983. He was pre-informed about the true nature of Taj Mahal by Mr Oak. Mr Shultz, accordingly, saw the locked portions, and several photographs were taken. Unfortunately the photographers had a serious car accident on their return journey from Agra. Four of them died. All the films were lost.

1.4 We and the RSS

1.4.1 Mr Laxmanrao Bhide, the roving ambassador of RSS u/as in London in August/ September 1983. Mr Godbole met him in London and explained our work. Mr Bhide was very happy to be enlightened. He took with him 12 sets of our articles, some spare copies of Itihas-Patrika and promised to distribute them to RSS workers in Africa, Europe, America and Canada.

1.4.2 Mr Godbole has been invited to attend the RSS camp to be held at Bradford during the August bank holiday of 1984.

1.4.3 Mr Satyanarayan asked us if there is any information on RSS kept by the C.I.D during the British Raj. We asked him to search in the India Office Library. Mr Morgavkar accordingly went through the files in the I.O.L. But he had to return to India. The work would now be carried by Mr Apatikar of Leigh-on-sea.

1.4.4 Mr Subhash Bhagwat of Mumbai (Bombay) was in London in August 1983. He could not meet us but talked to Mr Godbole on the phone. The Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay contains a miniature painting showing ruins of palaces downstream of Taj Mahal. Mr Bhagwat promised to obtain full details about it.

1.5 We and the VHP

Mr Arvind Pradhan represented our Institute at the Hindu Conference held at Ilford on 30/31 July 1983 by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (Dr K.T. Lalwani also attended).

1.6 We and Mr Setu Madhavrao Pagdi

Further to our Newsletter No 7 we are glad to inform you that Mr Vasantrao Gokhale of Thane, India did go to Agra and did locate the Mulukchand-ki-Sarai, where Shivaji stayed on 11th May 1666. Other places were also identified. Mr Pagdi, a well known historian wrote an article on Mr Gokhale's work. It was published by the Marathi daily Loksatta of Mumbai (Bombay) on 20 February 1983. Mr Pagdi acknowledges the help of Mr Godbole. Taking this as a cue we asked Mr Gokhale if Mr Pagdi would consent to our translating into English, two important articles by him, Mr Pagdi gladly agreed. They are:-

1. We are being taught false history (1964)

2. Why are there so many misconceptions about the Marathas? (1976). We are now waiting for copies of the above articles, from Mr Gokhale.

1.7 Publicity

1.7.1 "News India" of New York published, a news item on Mathura oil refinery and lamented over the damage the fumes from the refinery would cause to Taj Mahal (20 May 1985). Taking this opportunity our member from Houston, Mr Arvind Ghosh wrote to the editor and explained how the true nature of Taj Mahal has been consistently hidden a\i/ay by political considerations. It was published by the weekly on 10 June 1983. The weekly organiser of New Delhi published these developments in an article "Taj Mahal or Tejo Mahalaya?" (10 July 1985). Mr Godbole's letter was published by "News India" on 29 July 1985.

1.7.2 "Hindukul" of London published an article on Taj Mahal by Mr Godbole in their

bulletin of March 1985. After reading it, Mr Kamal Sood of London has promised to join us as a life member.

1.7.5 Mr Godbole's articles on Vishnu's Footprints in so called Muslim tombs and Prophet Mohammed's Relics, were published in the "Hindu Vishwa" magazine of Vishva Hindu Parishad (July 1985). The editor received several queries about it.

1.8 Publications

1.8.1 Mr Ghosh has published his book "The Koran and the Kafir" explaining true nature of Islam. The details are given in the leaflet enclosed with this newsletter. If you wish to obtain a copy, please contact Mr Godbole (0234-57588).

1.8.2 Dr Bedekar has informed us that our "Tourist Guide to Taj Mahal" is likely to by published by Mr Jog, Director of the famous tourist company "Bharat Darshan" of Mumbai (Bombay). A good start has been made in the right direction.

1.8.5 Mr Sanjay Bhide of Mumbai (Bombay) is trying to publish Mr Godbole's book "Taj Mahal and the Great British Conspiracy". It would be published as a series in the Itihas-Patrika, the first part should appear in the December 1985 issue.

1.9 Taj Mahal Slides

Our main handicap is the lack of a set of good slides. We have now prepared a list of 120 slides which we must have. Mr Balwant Gill of Southall recently went to Taj Mahal and has taken 50 slides. These were shown in the lecture theatre of Wimpey International. The 50 odd English Engineers were very impressed.

Mr Begde of New Delhi has promised to go to Agra with a professional photographer and take all the slides. Dr Lalwani has kindly given the required films to Prof Bhide of New Delhi, on his visit to India, recently. We hope to have the set of slides by December.

We would also need some slides prepared from books, periodicals etc. Mr Gill has promised to provide these.

1.10 Our Tourist Guides

1.10.1 Mr Krishnakumar Pandey is our man at Agra. He shows Taj Mahal to visitors from abroad. He will also help you with choosing a suitable hotel and train bookings. His address is - Mr Krishnakumar Pandey

Asst. Station Master

Railway Quarters M.A.P 157

Agra Cantonment

India

1.10.2 A tourist guide can also be made available from our Kanpur centre. He will show you around Taj Mahal, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Delhi. You will have to pay for his train fare Kanpur-Agra (return), food, accommodation, admission charges etc. Such arrangement would suit a group of 6 to 8 persons. If you need such a guide please write to - Mr Ashok Athavale

Staff Quarters No 219

Indian Institute of Technology

Kanpur 208016

India

1.10.3 We also have a tourist guide at Fatehpur Sikri. His address is -

Mr Kalicharan Dubey

c/o Roadways Canteen

Fatehpur Sikri

Uttar Pradesh

India

1.11 Why should an Overseas Indian bother about True Indian History?

Mr Satyanarayan of London asked us - When we talk about your historical work, many people, especially the youngsters ask us - "What you say is true. But we were born and brought up in England, so why should we bother about true Indian History? How is it relevant to us?" We have no answer. Would you please prepare an article for us? We did. A copy of our article is enclosed.

1.12 How our history is getting falsified even today

In 1967 Mr Vidya Sagar Anand wrote a small book in English called Savarkar. In the preface he admits that Nehru's Government and the Indian mass media did not do justice to Savarkar and hence his book. He gives an extensive bibliography and yet he accuses Savarkar to be a communal Hindu opportunist! We wonder if he has even read the biography of Savarkar by Dhananjay Keer let alone other books mentioned in his own bibliography. Stupidity of such charges is fully exposed in our "Chronology of events leading to Gandhi's assassination". But let us deal with Mr Anand's specific words. - He says on page 61/62 "Savarkar, who failed to understand the altered state of Hindu-Muslim relations, continued to mistrust the Muslims and supported the Hindu cause now (exactly when?) essentially reactionary and communal in aims (How? Mr Anand does not say). He thus fell victim to the trap laid for him by the Hindu circles who surreptitiously supported the British design to thwart the multi-racial character of the Freedom Movement which was by now (now means when?) becoming increasingly more national, no longer limiting itself to the Hindu community alone. ....

.... Savarkar could not grasp this changed situation and was equally unable to accept Gandhian tactics (even though he found them foolhardy wasteful and disastrous?) He openly denounced Gandhi's "ill advice" to the Maharaja of Kashmir to abdicate in favour of Muslims and to go to Benares to do penance 'because Muslims were in the majority'. Hindu communalist leaders hailed him as their saviour and he was duly elected as President of Hindu Maha Sabha, whose aim was to defend the legitimate, civic, religious, cultural, and economic rights of the Hindus in their homeland'. (So what is communal about that aim? Mr Anand does not say).

Note - Mr Anand is utterly vague about dates and only repeats jaundiced, anti Hindu views of Nehru and Co. Savarkar was studying in London during 1906- 1910. He did meet Gandhi during his visits to London. During their discussions Savarkar exposed serious blunders in Gandhi's tactics. Savarkar and his followers used to sit on one side of the dining table, Gandhi and his followers on the other side. As each day passed one Gandhi follower would desert him and join Savarkar. In the end Gandhi was left alone. Such was Gandhi's logic! Savarkar narrated this story during a public lecture on late Lala Hardayal, at Pune (Poona) on 14 May 1939.

Savarkar was interned in a small, obscure, not easily accessable town called Ratnagiri, for 15 years (1924-1937) - When he heard that Gandhi was to come to that town he invited him to his house. They had discussion on future political tactics (1 March 1927). At the end Savarkar told Gandhi "I must once again warn you of the pitfalls in your tactics. You know the story of the children and the frogs. You would ruin the lives of millions for your whims and experiments. They will pay dearly for your blunders". The struggle went on for next twenty years, Savarkar being handicapped for half that period due to his internment. Events proved that Savarkar's fears were fully justified and that he was accurate in his prophesy. Mr Anand makes no reference to these events and yet has the audacity to say that Savarkar was unable to accept Gandhian tactics.

In April 1939 Savarkar launched a Satyagraha for upholding the dignity of Hindus in the Hyderabad State. While sending off a party of volunteers he said on 7 June 1939 "In Kashmir Muslims are 80% of the population so (Gandhi) Nehru and company say that the Hindu Maharaja should be pensioned off. But when 80% of the population of Hyderabad is Hindu the same congress leaders do not say that Nizam should also be pensioned off. In their books it is communal to fight for the legitimate rights of the Hindus in a Muslim State." At that time Gandhi also said openly "I do not want to embarrass the Nizam".

Mr Anand mentions the formation of Muslim League, but does not say what its aims and objectives were. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad who was present at the formation says "The aims were --

1. To strengthen and develop a feeling of loyalty to the British Government among the Musalmans of India.

2. To advance the claims of Muslims against Hindus and other communities in respect of service under the Crown, thus safeguarding Muslim interests and rights.

(Ref. - India wins freedom - by Maulana A. K. Azad 1959 pages 110/111)-

And yet Muslim League does not become a communal organisation in the eyes of Mr Anand! Jinnah never sought to abrogate the above aims of Muslim League and yet he was called a Nationalist leader!!

Let us look at Maulana Azad. On 15 April 1946 he issued a public statement on Pakistan. In it he says ".... I am prepared to overlook all other aspects of the problem and judge it from the point of view of Muslim interests alone. I shall go still further and say that if it can be shown that the scheme of Pakistan can in any way benefit Muslims I would be prepared to accept it myself and also to work for its acceptance by others." (India Wins Freedom page 143) Such were the Nationalist Muslim leaders. But they are not communal in the eyes of Mr Anand. Who are communal? Hindu Mahasabha leaders and SavarkarI Mr Anand does include Maulana Azad's book in his bibliography but has not obviously read it. If you wish to write to him, his address is 51 South Molton Street, London W1 (Tel No. 01 - 629-5234 or

01 – 629-5032).

2. Research Findings

2.1 Historical Works of Babarao Savarkar

Babarao, elder brother of Veer Savarkar was sentenced to transportation for life (Kalapani) in 1909 for his revolutionary activities. He was sent to Andaman, brought back to India in 1921, put into solitary confinement in Bijapur jail for nine months, kept in Sabarmati jail and was released after further 9 months when he was almost on death bed.

For the next 23 years he worked actively for our freedom. Among his books are two very important ones on history. Unfortunately they are both in Marathi.

(A) Shivaji's visit to Agra This book was written after research of 11 years

(1928-1939). Babarao says that Shivaji went to Agra to overthrow the Mughal rule once for all. He thought that he would be asked to stand in the ranks of knights of the highest grade, from where he would attack and kill Aurangzeb. But Aurangzeb was just as crafty. He allowed Shivaji in the court only after disarming him and asked him to stand among the ranks of knights of much lower grade. Shivaji became furious by the insult, pretended to want to commit suicide and asked Ramsing for his dagger. (In fact he wanted to kill Aurangzeb) But Ramsing did not understand Shivaji's plan and refused to give him his dagger. Later Shivaji asked to see Aurangzeb alone, but the ever suspicious Aurangzeb did not come. Shivaji also wanted to attempt a coup with his soldiers but that too was foiled by the alertness of the Kotwal (Chief of Police) of Agra.

The book was published in 1942, and on 19 October, famous historian Mr G S Sardesai wrote to Babarao "I am extremely delighted with your book. May God give you long life so that you may write many such books".

(B) Christ was a Hindu! For this book Babarao worked from 1905 to 1940. In short this is what he says - Tamils of South India had established their colonies in Palestine long time ago. There is strong resemblance between Tamil and Aravam customs and languages. Jesus was born of Brahmin parents of Vishvakarma (carpenter) caste. His thread ceremony (upanayan or baptism) took place when he was 12. After that he went to India and stayed there for 18 years. Babarao produced pictures of Jesus with tilak, janeo (sacred thread), dhoti and staff, and of Mary with ash marks on her forehead and a nine yard sari in typical Hindu style.

Jesus did not die on the cross. He was released from the cross by one of his disciples and spent the rest of his life in Kashmir. He lies buried there.

It is not known if this book was ever published.

2.2 Shivaji's biography of_1692

It would come as a great surprise to many that ShivaJi's biography was written in Marathi in 1692 (Shivaji died in 1680). It was translated into English by one Mr R. Drummond of the East India Company, after 1804. It still remains as a manuscript in the India Office Library. Reference No. MSS/EUR/E102.

2.3 Lessons from our history

Why is it that an European is always so proud (almost arrogant) and confident of himself, no matter whether he is in China or jungles of Amazon; while an Indian is invariably timid, scared and devoid of self respect? Our history provides the answer.

Tavernier, the famous French merchant, sold some jewels to Shaistakhan, maternal Uncle of Aurangzeb,in 1660. There was some delay in the payment. Tavernier waited for 10 or 12 days and then decided to take leave of Shaistakhan. He was asked "Do you wish to leave without being paid? and who would pay you afterwards if you went away without receiving your money? Tavernier proudly said "My King will pay me". Shaistakhan asked "And in what manner would your King recoup himself" Tavernier replied "He will sent two or three good ships of war to Surat or towards its coast and recover my money from fines on your ships coming from Mecca". Shaistakhan was stung by the reply. He knew the helplessness of the Mughals on the High Seas, and promptly arranged for the payment. (Travels in India by J.B. Tavernier edited by V Ball 1889 Vol. 1 pp 31-32). This happened 323 years ago. Any European has the confidence that his Government be it monarchist, democratic or communist is behind him, whenever he is in difficulty outside his country. Let us see some current examples -

(1) Relations between Britain and Libya have been very bad since 1980; when, after some shootouts in London several Libyan diplomats were expelled. But still British men live and work in Libya, and if they are in trouble British Government rushes to their help. Robert Maxwell, a civil engineer working in Libya was recently sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. The very next day (i.e. 29 November 1982) it became a front page news in all the British newspapers. Mr Maxwell is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Its Secretary John Mckenzie contacted the Foreign Office but was told that any representations from the Institute could jeopardise the future of other British civil engineers working in Libya. (Imagine an Indian Engineer in a similar situation. Would the Times of India print it as front- page news? Would there be questions asked in the Indian Parliament? Would anyone care?)

(2) On 24 November 1982 Maureen Smith, a 59 year old British woman was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court in Johannesburg, for hiring two black men to murder her husband Roger Charles Smith. Now, we all know why white men and women go to South Africa. There is no reason why anyone (least of all a Labour M.P.) should feel sympathy if such persons are in trouble. But oh no! Mr Robert Kilroy Silk a Labour M.P. urged the British Government to persuade the South Africans to commute Mrs Smith's sentence. Why?: "Because the British Government has some paternal responsibility towards all its citizens, even those guilty of murder, in order to ensure that they are treated no worse than they would be in their mother country". Bravo! (Editorial column - Daily Telegraph 27 November 1982)

(3) Idi Amin came to power in January 1971. It was soon clear what kind of a beast he was. And yet Dennis Hills, a British author and former lecturer stayed on in Uganda. On 11th June 1975 he was found guilty by a military tribunal in Uganda of treason in allegedly criticising General Amin in an unpublished manuscript of a book "The White Pumpkin". He was sentenced to execution by a firing squad. Just one week later Amin's former commanding officer, Lt. General Sir Chandos Blair and Major lain Grahame in his old regiment, 4th King’s African Rifles, flew to Uganda with a message from the Queen appealing for a reprieve: Eventually on July 9, after talks in Kinshasa with President Mobutu of Zaire, who had been acting as mediator in the Hills case, Mr Callaghan, the British Foreign Secretary flew to Kampala. He saw Amin next day and few minutes later Mr Hills was released. He flew to London with Mr Callaghan in a R.A.F. V.C.10. On arrival at London Airport Mr Hills said "I am proud to be British". (Are you proud to be Indian?)

Compare the above cases with the virginity tests on Indian women at London Airport some 4 years ago. The action by the Immigration officers was so despicable that the British Government apologised to the European Human Rights Commission, without reservation. And yet what was Mrs Gandhi doing? She was aloof, detached and stone cool. But when our arch enemy Mr Bhutto was hanged in 1979 she suddenly erupted like a volcano! Her Party arranged violent demonstrations. If we are in trouble, our kith and kin in India would say "Well, vie did not ask you to go abroad. You went there to have a better life. Now you suffer. We have no sympathy for you". But the very same people were demonstrating against American involvement in Vietnam, show their concern at the brutality of the reign of Shah of Iran, be worried about human rights violation in Chile or attend the meetings of Indo-Arab solidarity League and condemn Israel. Such perverted mentality was cultivated during the days of Gandhi and Nehru. Two examples would suffice.

In 1937/38 Japan invaded China. Congress leaders were worried. On 1 January 1938 Savarkar asked publicly "..Congressman show sympathy to Chiang-Kai-Shaik, but did he send us even a telegram at the time ofJalianwala. Bag massacre?..." Jawaharlal Nehru ducked the question and wrote "In 1938 the Congress sent a medical unit consisting of a number of doctors and necessary equipment and material to China. For several years this unit did good work there..." (Discovery of India. 1974 edition page 422). Again on 20 February 1939 Savarkar asked at Calcutta "But did the Chinese send such medical teams to India, anytime in the past?" Nehru lacked the honesty to say “No they did not.”

In 1938 Spanish civil war broke out. Nehru addressed several meetings in London on behalf of the Spanish Republicans. Congress party sent few boat loads of food grains to Spain. Savarkar asked furiously (on 20 February 1939) "But did the Spanish people ever show sympathy for the starving millions of India and send us shiploads of food grains?" Once again Nehru ducked the question.

We have already referred to the Satyagraha in Nizam's Hyderabad State. On 23 April 1939 Savarkar said "...Congress leaders are now saying that Hindus from outside the Hyderabad State are taking part in Satyagraha. They have nothing to do with the people of that State. But the very congressmen can sympathise with everyone else! They cry for Arabs of Palestine, they become restless by the annexation of Czechoslovakia, they show sympathy for Abyssinians, they worry about the fate of Khilaf of Turkey. Then they never ask themselves "We are outsiders. What have we got to do with all these people?"

Unfortunately we followed Gandhi and Nehru and not Savarkar. In the crucial elections of 1946 Savarkar's party the Hindu Mahasabha was heavily defeated, many candidates even lost their deposits. We have been paying a very heavy price for it. Remember how Indians (mostly Chettys) were kicked out of Burma in the late 1950s without the Indian newspapers taking any notice of it? Can we ever forget the plight of Indians in Ethiopia during the attempted military coup of December I960? Mrs Vijayalaxmi Pandit, Nehru's sister was Indian High Commissioner in London (1954-61). Should any Indian in difficulty ask her for help, she would reputedly tell him "Why did you come here? I did not ask you to come here. You go back to India". (Such arrogance and indifference to our own people was part of Nehru's foreign policy) When Indians were in trouble in East Africa in the early 1960s Nehru's attitude was "They are dead to us and we are dead to them". When Savarkar died in February 1966, the top brass at the Bombay station of All India Radio had a crisis meeting. "Would it be alright if we call him a patriot and freedom fighter?" that was their worry. In the end they announced "Barrister Vinayak Damodar Savarkar passed away". Not even the most junior minister attended his funeral. The Indian Parliament which paid homage to Stalin refused to do so in the case of Savarkar. But again when two Africans were hanged in Rhodesia on 6 March 1968, for murdering a white farmer the same Parliament paid homage to them! No wonder, we are treated like dirt everywhere.

Are we going to learn from our history?

2.4 The German Phoenix: Time for the Truth

Our headmaster Mr C R Athalye used to tell us in 1956 "You see Germany was completely devastated in 1945. See where they are and where we are today! We Indians are really good for nothing". Today nearly 50 years later we are sure that Mr Wagh the present headmaster is saying the same thing. But what is the truth?

In 1945 the Allied Powers imposed various restrictions on defeated Germany. One of them was that Germany must not produce more than 5.8 million tons of steel per year (German had capacity to produce more, but as they lost the war they were prohibited from producing more than 5.8 million tons/year) See "The German Phoenix" by W H Chamberlin 1964. The combined population of East Germany, West Germany and Berlin was 64 million in 1946. When India became independent in 1947 her population was 520 million. So, if she was also completely devastated like Germany her steel production should have been 50 million tons/year, in fact it was hardly 1 million tons/year!! This is how our industrial development was strangled by the British Raj. After the Berlin blockade of July 1948 and the development of cold war things moved very rapidly in favour of West Germany. The Morgenthau Plan, aimed at reducing Germany to a poverty stricken agricultural community was scrapped. Today's West Germany came into being in summer 1949. As she joined the European Coal and Steel Community in 1950 her production levels of coal and steel were set by that body and not by the occupying powers. In 1951 with a population of 50 million West Germany was producing 15.51 million tons of steel per year. And in India? The Economic Times of Bombay reported on 5 January 1982 "The Government had originally fixed a steel output target of 5.7 million tonnes of saleable steel for the current year which was later revised upwards of 6.3 million tonne.

A French History Professor tells us -

Germany's Trump Cards.

German industry after the defeat was immobilised, but it was not destroyed. Its production was so feeble, the physical destruction so obvious that one might have thought that Germany had been fatally wounded at its very heart. It was not. Though its towns and cities were indeed in ruins, the steel industry was only 10% destroyed, the chemical industry from 10 to 15% incapacitated, the machine industry from 15 to 20% and the textile industry 20% (destroyed). Recovery became possible, therefore as soon as the monetary chaos was over.

One can hardly say that the Federal Republic has been crushed under the weight of reparation. Until about 1952 West Germany emphasized its poverty in order to evade the problem. Afterwards it was really too late in the game to talk about such a timeworn issue.... As for shackling German production, this idea completely disappeared with the inauguration of the Schuman Plan.... German recovery was greatly helped by American aid. The billions of dollars in loans and especially in gifts (coming at first in the form of GAR10A funds - special aid to occupied territories - then as the Marshall Plan).

….. the proportion of national revenue West Germany has devoted to defence has been consistently lower than that of her three major enemies in the last war. Military expenses for 1960-61 represented 3.8% of West Germany's gross national product, a burden even lower than that of Belgium, Denmark or Italy and two or three times lower than that of Great Britain or the USA.

(Ref - The Federal Republic of Germany - A concise History by Alfred Grosser,

Pall Mall Press of London 1964. Pages 72,73,74)

And in India? .- Maulana Azad tells us “... After the war (i.e. 1946) undivided' India spent only about 100 crore rupees for defence. Lord Wavell himself held that this amount (£71.4 million) should .suffice for the three wings of the Defence forces. Then came partition. One fourth of the undivided army went to Pakistan. In spite of this India has to spend over 200 crores rupees (£142.8 m) for the maintenance of her defence forces. Of the revenues of the Government of India, about a third goes to meet the expenses of defence… " (India Wins Freedom 1959 pp 226/227). Where was the money to come from, for economic development?

Is it not high time to tell the truth to our children?

Current Affairs

3. The World of Islam

"Islam", we are told, means Peace and submission to the will of Allah. So let us see what is happening in the world of Islam.

3.1 Riots in Nigeria (Daily Telegraph. 29 and. 31 October, and. 1 November 1982).

Police reinforcements have been sent to the north-eastern city of Maiduguri where Moslem fanatics rioted two days ago. At least 15 policemen died.

(29 October)

About 100 policemen are missing out of a total of 110 sent to quell the rioting in Maiduguri. .... Official sources have estimated the death toll at more than 350 and 15 of the police are known to be among the dead ... The rioting also spread to the northern city of Kaduna, where 16 civilians and 2 policemen have been killed.

(31 October)

A Government spokesman said 44 were killed in Kaduna and 2 in Kano. The cause of the trouble has been the heretical sect of the late Alhaji Mohammadu Marwa; who perished in the 1980 riots and whose members claim that he is true prophet of Islam and exclude all mention of Mahomet.

(Note - There is no Hindu Muslim problem in Nigeria, so why the riots?)

3.2 Phosphorus bombs used against Kurds (The Times 24 January 1983)

Iran is using phosphorus bombs against the civilian population in Iranian Kurdistan according to evidence to be shown on British television on Wednesday. A French doctor, sent there by Aide Medical International shows pictures of children brought in with phosphorus burns from villages attacked by the Iranian forces. ......

(Note - If this is how Muslims behave amongst themselves, how will they behave towards the Hindus, who are infidels in their eyes?)

3.3 Shia - Sunni Riots in Pakistan (Daily Telegraph 19 March, 14/26 April 1983.)

2 Pakistanis died and 28 were injured during clashes in Karachi yesterday between Shia and Sunni Moslems. Police said guns and petrol bombs were used

(19 March)

Police fired tear gas yesterday to quell fresh riots in Karachi between Sunni and Shia Moslems. Several houses were burned when 1000 went on a rampage.

(14 April)

More than 300 people have now been flogged in Karachi following religious violence between Sunni Muslim majority and Shia minority. At one stage 106 people were whipped in 48 hours, each man receiving 5 to 10 lashes.

(26 April)

(Note - Shias and Sunnis have the same holy Koran, and the same Prophet Mohammad, so why are they at each other's throats?)

3.4 Iranians Rush to Quit

(A) Many Iranians have been applying for passports to leave Iran following an announcement by the Government last week that citizens would be permitted to leave provided they did not claim foreign exchange for travel purposes.

Teheran residents contacted by telephone yesterday said the authorities had been overwhelmed by the number of people seeking application forms for passports. Yesterday it was announced that the forms would be printed in newspapers.

(Daily Telegraph 14 February 1983)

(Note - Why should people want to leave Iran which is now a model Islamic State under the divine director of His Holiness Ayatollah Khomeini?)

(B) Canada will allow 2000 Iranians, mostly students to stay in the country after allegations that the Kohmeini regime had conducted a reign of terror against them. The Iranians said they had been harassed, beaten, and in one case stabbed by Khomeini adherents. (Daily Telegraph 7 March 1983)

(C) Iranian Refugees Fly to Denmark

23 Iranian religious refugees arrived in Copenhagen yesterday on a specially chartered aircraft from Madrid where the group had been refused entry by Spanish customs authorities. They had originally fled to Pakistan to catch a plane to Madrid.

13 other Iranians were refused entry into Spain and were due to fly to Vienna last night. Madrid newspapers speculated that 6000 Iranian political refugees were waiting in Pakistan and Turkey to flee to the West and Spain did not wish to set a precedent which would open a floodgate. (Daily Telegraph 29 November 1982)

(D) Iranian Exile_Seeks Asylum

An Iranian flight engineer Mr Rassul-Nezhad has asked for political asylum in Sweden after a 13 day odyssey during which he escaped from Teheran to join Iran's Mujaheddin in exile. "I have abandoned my employment under Khomeini's tyranny to join the people's Mujaheddin. I left Iran because of the political situation and the repression which has caused more than 20,000 executions" he said.

(Daily Telegraph 26 November 1982)

3.5 Murder Claim by Defector

Mr Rassul-Nezhad also claimed yesterday that the Iranian authorities murdered Algeria's Foreign Minister Mr Mohammed Benyahia and eight other senior Algerian officials, by guiding their plane into a sector guarded by radar guided anti-aircraft missiles. Mr Nezhad who defected in Tokyo and is seeking political asylum in Sweden said "The Algerian crew were not notified that the sector they were entering was rigged. When the plane entered the sector it triggered one of the anti-aircraft batteries". (The Guardian 26 November 1982)

(Note - Such actions are perfectly sanctified by the holy Koran)

3.6 Persecution of Baha'is in Iran

Britain yesterday expressed "deep and widespread alarm" about repression in Iran during United Nations Human Rights Commission debate in Geneva. Viscount Colville said "... In particular we continue to hear deeply disturbing reports of the practice of summary executions. The Baha'ai religious community seemed to have suffered a vicious campaign of persecution with many leaders executed. Recent reports said that the Baha'is were to be excluded from the citizens register and thereby be denied the right to purchase food".

(Daily Telegraph 9 March 1985)

President Reagan is asking world leaders to join him in appealing to Ayatollah Khomeini not to carry out death sentences against 22 prominent members of Bahai faith. He said at the weekend that the US and the world were increasingly alarmed and dismayed by the persecution and repression of the Baha'is in Iran. ....

More than 130 members of the Bhai faith had already been killed since the start of the Iranian revolution.

(The Times 24 May 1983)

3.7 Ban On Christmas

Kuwait yesterday ordered a complete ban on all manifestations of Christmas and the New Year in hotels, public places, clubs and others.

(Daily Telegraph 14 December 1982)

Our Harijan brothers who want to be converted to Islam, in order to hurt the Hindus, should therefore think a thousand times before embracing Islam. We do not, by any account justify or condon the inhuman treatment that they have suffered. But "Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't". The caste system and untouchability among the Muslims is far more rigid and stricter than among the Hindus. We would give full details in the next newsletter.

4. Work of our members and friends

4.1 Dr. D.D. Mishra (I I T Kharagpur, India)

He recently sent -us copies of his four research papers, namely -

1. Ancient History of India: Need for a Drastic Revision.

2. Vikramaditya.

3. Indus Valley, The Cradle of Civilization.

4. What did Lord Rama look like?

If you can suggest names of suitable journals who would publish such articles, please let us know.

4.2 Mr Vasantrao Gokhale (Thane)

He recently informed us that the first Matriculation examination of the Bombay University took place in 1859. Out of 132 students, 22 passed. History was made a compulsory subject in 1902. The first, Bachelor of Arts examination took place in 1862, History being a compulsory subject for this examination ever since the beginning. Among the first graduates we find Justice M.G. Ranade,

R.G. Bhandarkar and V.A. Modak.

(Ref - A History of the University of Bombay 1857-1957 by Mr Dongarkeri)

4.3 Mr Vasant Potdar (Indore, India)

This freelance journalist is famous for his one-man acts in Marathi, Hindi, English and Bengali. Mr Godbole attended one such performance in London and gave Mr Potdar a copy of the article "Veer Savarkar - our hero of the 20^th Century". Mr Potdar liked it very much. The two met once again. Mr Potdar was briefed about our work. He promised to publicise it and help us as much as he can.

4.4 Dr Alok Kumar (California State University)

He has persuaded two friends in America to join us as life members.

4.5 Arvind Ghosh (Houston, Texas)

He has set up a pressure group in New York to propagate our work in America. But we do not yet have more details.

4.6 Mrs Asha Damie (01 - 941-1696)

This famous Marathi writer of London heard about our work through our member Mrs Mande. She read Mr Godbole's article on Taj Mahal, liked it very much and when she met him, she quickly realised how our history has become falsified on a vast scale. She showed us a photograph of the ruins of an old palace in Petra (Jordan). The pinnacle has a Kalash (water pot) on it. She gave us two copies of the photo. These have been passed on to Mr Oak.

5. Book Reviews

5.1 India's contribution to World. Thought and. Culture

This volume was published by Vivekanda Rock Memorial Committee of Madras in 1970. All the contributors are well-known in their respective fields. It gives us some glimpses of a vast subject. It is very interesting to see idols of Lord Ganesh in Afghanistan, Mongolia, Burma and even China and Japan. We learn that beyond the shimmering blue waters of Lake Baikal in the heart of Eastern Siberia lie monasteries studded with Hindu images and silken scrolls of Tantric dieties. In the Mongolian People's Republic there are richest treasures of translations of thousands of Sanskrit works and rare icons of Hindu dieties like Mahakala, Kali Ayushi, Tara devi etc. Sanskrit manuscripts, rare works of art, unique administrative documents in Prakrit, exquisite murals and objects of a high material culture have been exhumed from the sands of the Central Asia. We get some idea of the cultural relations between India and other countries as far as Philippines, Middle East, Africa, Europe and America.

We know about spread of Buddhism but it is not well known that Vedic Hinduism had also been spread in all parts of Asia. It would be a news to many that there was a Hindu colony in the region of the Upper Euphrates river (Iraq/Syria) to the West of Lake Van, as early as 2nd century B.C. and the temples of Hindu gods like Krishna, erected there were destroyed by the Christian monk St. Gregory early in the 4th Century A.D. after defeating the Hindus who stoutly resisted the iconoclastic fury of the Christians (In other words, churches are nothing but converted temples).

The chapter "Some Western Indologists and Indian Civilization" is a "must" for any student of Ancient Indian History. It shows how the work of scholars like Max Muller was influenced by their main concern, namely to convert India into a Christian country.

It is important that your public library should have a copy of this volume. Samuel Whitbread School, Shefford, Bedfordshire and Alperton High School, London, have ordered copies of this book. If you want to buy your own please contact Mr Godbole.

6. New Members

Due to continuing efforts of Mr Godbole, we have 3 more life members. Their

addresses are:-

1. Dr Hari N Deshmukh 20 Lee Road Mill Hill London NW7 (Tel. No. 01 - 346-7164)	2. Mr Dhiraj D Shah 105 Springfield Road Moseley Birmingham B15 9NN (Tel. No. 021 - 777-2847)
3. Dr (Mrs) Hema Shreekant Ambikar 10 Dornoch Place Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2PT (Tel. No. 0382 - 730-507)

We have thus 29 Life members in UK.

7. Obituary

7.1 Prof R. Buckminster Fuller died on 1 July 1983, aged 87. He was Head of the Department of Architecture, Philadelphia University and had found Mr Godbole's

article on Taj Mahal very convincing indeed (May 1982).

7.2 Mr Pyare Lal, private secretary to Gandhi died at New Delhi on 28 October 1982, aged 82. We understand that he was very dissatisfied with the film "Gandhi" and dissociated himself from it.

7.3 Vasantrao Deshpande, the famous Maharashtrian Musician died in August 1983. He joined us as a life member only last year.

7.4 Dr V.V. alias Appasaheb Pendse, Director of the famous institute Dnyan Prabodhini of Pune, India, died on 19 August 1983. Only three weeks before his death he wrote a letter to Mr Godbole and appreciated his article "Punjab Crisis – Lessons from the forgotten past". He also helped Mr Oak to publish his work "

Hindunchya visharashtracha itihas. (History of the Hindu World Empire).

7.5 Mr Baburao Patel died at Bombay on 4 September 1982, aged 78. He was well known as the fearless editor of the monthly "Mother India". He was also a writer, Sanskrit scholar, politician, film producer, social worker and homoeopath. He published Mr Oak's articles in the early days, when other editors were too scared to do so. He will be missed by millions.

8. Acknowledgement

8.1 During their recent visits to India, Dr Lalwani, Bhupendra Patel and Mukund Sonpatki posted several envelopes for us in India.

8.2 Mrs Pat Thomas, a West Indian colleague of Mukesh Patel, typed two articles for us.

8.3 Mrs Rosemary Salts, an English girl, who learned Sanskrit from Dr Bakshi, typed our Newsletter No. 10.

We are very grateful to them all.