A collected post written by Hon'ble Tapan Ghosh, the last Hindu Leader of West Bengal

Tapan Ghosh; Last Hindu Leader of West Bengal (File Pic.) 

  My gratitude & respect to the Hindus of Bhagalpur

  There was no reaction in West Bengal in 1948 and 1950 when there was horrific oppression of Hindus and massacre of Hindus in East Bengal and East Pakistan.

  Even then, newspapers were not as secular as they are today. So the news of that torture was published. Even so, the Hindus of West Bengal were silent, didn't even take out a procession in protest. They (means our ancestors) were busy with Dol Durgotsab Rabindra-Jayanti etc etc.

  At that time, the Bihari Hindus of Bhagalpur, were surprisingly hurt by the oppression of the Bengali Hindus of East Bengal, the oppression of the Hindu women. They reacted in Bhagalpur & started communal riots which was started by Hindus, naturally led by the Yadavs. Muslims were taught a lesson.

  History testifies that the Bhagalpur riots had a clear role in stopping the riots in East Bengal. So let's thank Bhagalpur. I express my gratitude to the Hindus of Bhagalpur.

  Bhagalpur is always aware. Bhagalpur also responded to the communal attack on the holy Ram Shila Puja in 1969. Even today that memory is bright.

  This Bhagalpur was won by Sushil Modi, the face of the BJP projected by the RSS in Bihar, in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, even during the BJP's worst period across the country (only 116 seats). But then the opportunist Sushil Modi (my former senior colleague), who failed to bring down Lalu-Rabri Raj and left the Assembly to go to the Lok Sabha to drink the honey of power, even from the Bhagalpur seat. As soon as the BJP regained power in a new caste-equation alliance with Nitish Kumar (for addition of kurmi vote), he left the Lok Sabha and became the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.

  After sitting on chair of Dept. C.M., he did two nasty work:

  1) Nominated Molla Shahnawaz as the candidate, in by-election of Bhagalpur Lok Sabha seat. Shahnawaz won the Hindu vote in Bhagalpur.

  2) The riot case of 1969, which (probably in Yadav Favour) Lalu-Rabri had kept hidden for 15 years, was re-opened and 30 persons including Rameshwar Yadav were sentenced to life imprisonment. Then he held a press conference and proudly declared, "Hamne Humare Bhagalpur Ke Musalmano Ko Insaaf Dilaya."

  Bhagalpur Hindus understood the reality this BJP leader Sushil Modi!

  But the winter does not go in one Season! 2014 comes. Lok Sabha elections starts. Strong Modi wind blowing all over the country, even in Bihar. BJP achieve huge victory, even in Bihar. Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar has left the BJP alliance. Despite that, Bihar poured out Modi and the BJP. But surprise! In Bhagalpur, BJP lost the traditional seat of BJP, Shahnawaz lost. Bhagalpur taught a lesson to BJP. The burden of Sushil Modi's sin fell on the BJP. Not only that, when Nitish Kumar understood the wind of the country and shook hands again, the BJP-Nitish alliance won again in the 2016 assembly elections but surprisingly, the BJP could not win a single assembly seat in the entire Bhagalpur district, all lost. They will not accept Shahnawaz. They will not accept Sushil Modi's back-stabbing to Hindus.

  But that is not why we are grateful to Bhagalpur. For their sympathy and compassion towards the Hindus of East Bengal in 1947-50.

  I can't stay without saying about a memory in this context.

  October 2001. The results of the general election in Bangladesh came out on October 1. I was then in charge of Bajrang Dal (North India) in Delhi. Terrible news started coming from Bangladesh. After the victory of Begum Khaleda Zia, severe persecution of Hindus has started all over Bangladesh. News is coming that not a single Hindu woman's chastity has saved in Bhola of Barisal. Many temples are being demolished. The atrocities of 1947 and 1992 are being repeated.

  I am sitting in Delhi and fidgeting. I am repeatedly appealing to the leadership of Bishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Calcutta, there is so much oppression in Bangladesh, hold a protest procession in Calcutta, give a deputation to Bangladesh High Commission. They are willing to do this but they all told me in a moaning voice that Puja had arrived, everyone is busy shopping at Pujo Bazaar, No one will be available to operate the program at this time. 

  Hatred came upon myself for being a Bengali. I told the boys of Bajrang Dal in Delhi, this torture is happening in Bangladesh, will you do anything?  Everyone said, "Haan Ji, Jarur Karenge".

 

  On 19 October, we staged a Bajrang Dal protest in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Delhi. Do a Google search, you will get. Then I informed the Hon'ble Ashok Singhal. He spoke to the RSS. On 5th December, under the leadership of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in collaboration with the RSS, a huge demonstration was again held with 5,000 people in Jantar Mantar. Then a delegation of 10 people led by Hon'ble Ashokji went to Parliament and met Prime Minister Vajpayee. I requested him to protect the security of Hindus in Bangladesh.  That's another story.

  So I say, since 1947 till today, the story is same. No matter how much oppression is inflicted on Hindus in Bangladesh; our food, sleep, sex, travel and Rabindra Jayanti will not be disturbed.

  But those (খোট্টা) Biharis will protest and remedy. And we will sit at home with the pride of Bengaliness.

  I express my respect and gratitude to Bhagalpur, to the Hindus of Bhagalpur, from my behalf, not from the behalf of bengalis.

  The Leader aka Guide Hon'ble Tapan Ghosh

  19/09/2019

Today those who are shouting "Bengali" "Bengali" are also requested to read.

Swamiji passed away in 1902 at the age of 39. At Belur Math it was 9:10 pm. At that time there was no electricity in Belur Math or its surrounding villages. But there was facility of telephone☎️, still no news channel came! 

Even the next day no news of Vivekananda's death was published in any news paper of United Bengal, not even a single state leader or any famous Bengali mourned.

Can you imagine??? 

Swami Vivekananda has received many insults and neglects in his short life and has been ignored again and again. After the death of his father, he had to go to court due to his relatives were against him . He has appeared in the court several times. 

In the family of desparetly poor, he used to get up in the morning & go around the Office-Mohalla looking for a job. Day after day, he told his mother that he will go to friend's house tonight to eat,he also used to see for days that there is no rice,pulse,salt,oil in family but 

how will meals of brothers & sisters be gathered?

Borrowing money from grocery store for meals for mother, he used to told his mother not to cook for him because he has invitation at his friend's house... but that was a lie.

Narendranath used to be half-fed & hungry! 

He has dragged his whole life into extreme poverty. At the age of 23, he got a job as a teacher of metropolitan school, whose founder was VidyaSagar & H.M was his son-in-law. The son-in-law did not like Narendranath. 

He told his father-in-law that for the crime of bad teachings,he drove Narendranath out of the school. "Narendranath"; whose knowledge, intellect,wisdom is indisputable, even that time also.

Again Vivekananda became unemployed. 

A Bengali guru preached in abroad about Vivekananda that he is a complete hypocrite & gambler & has several wives & 10/12 children. In our country & abroad, he used to be half-starved or starved day after day. 

He wrote in later:

"Several times I starved day after day, I thought I might die today... Stood up saying jai brahmo... I said I have no fear no death no hunger, I am without thirst. What power in the world that destroy me?" 

When sick vivekananda came to to Calcutta after conquering the world many famous Bengali (names remain unspoken here) did not agree to give him reception party or rejected to come in his reception meeting. 

At last even though PariChand Mitra agreed to came but he said that Vivekananda is not a Brahmin but a Kaiyet, so he cannot be a monk. I will address him on the stage as brother Vivekananda.

Americans overwhelmed by reading his speech & words in foreign paper & what we did! 

In the October of same year Swamiji goes to Dr Rasiklal for medical checkup (chamber-2 sadar Street side Street of Calcutta museum) and Dr. took 40/- for visit and 10/- for medicine from patient Vivekananda. It means, according to 2021's calculation, total 16000/- (approx) taken from the world conquering poor monk suffering from several disease. Swami Brahmananda give this money to famous Bengali(!) Dr Rasiklal, from the fund raised for Belur Moth.

There is more....!!! 

There is no death pictures of Vivekananda, Even no death certificates issued for this great monk but Bally Belur municipality exist at the time & this municipality imposed amusement tax on Belur Moth. 

It was said that the Belur Moth is gossip centre/resort of boys and common man used to call Belur Moth mocking Vivekananda..."Vichitra Anand Dham" or "Biwi Ka Anand Dham" (amusement resort with women/brides). This was the attitude/mentality of so-called bhadralok Bengali at the time. 

That's why, in his last time he says, "Only another Vivekananda will understand what this Vivekananda did."

Reference: "Unrecognised Undiscovered Vivekananda" by Shankar (अपरिचित अनजान विवेकानंद)

Information collected from #SomdattaGoswami of Facebook