Spread Awareness about the Need to Re-examine History and Refocus on Future with Renewed Hope so as to Promote National Interest
Supported Publication of “Freedom Struggle – The Unfinished Story, by Dr. Pankaj K Phadnis. This was discussed with Senior Policy Makers being:
- Shri Sudhir Phadke, noted Singer and Freedom Fighter
- Shri Balasaheb Thackeray, one of the senior most leaders of the then ruling coalition running Government of India
- Shri L.K. Advani, the then Leader of Opposition In Indian Parliament
- Mr. Fali Narimin, noted Jurist
- Shri Narendra Modi, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat
Spread Awareness about the Need to Re-examine History and Refocus on Future with Renewed Hope so as to Promote National Interest
Raised Issues of Public Importance through Petitions recognized by High Court and Supreme Court of India as Public Interest Litigations
- PIL 682 of 2005 in High Court at Bombay raising issues relating to
- Sovereign of India in 1857 – Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Sovereign of India in 1947 – British Crown
- Plurality of Indian Freedom Struggle – Indian Independence Not by Non Violence Alone
- Action Plan for Compulsory and Universal Primary Education
- PIL 2 of 2009 in High Court at Bombay seeking action against Hate Speech
- WP (Civil) 12 of 2009 in Supreme Court of India against continued legal protection for swearing of allegiance to the British Crown by Indian Parliamentarians
Freedom Struggle the Unfinished Story – Part 1
Freedom Struggle the Unfinished Story – Part 2
Freedom Struggle the Unfinished Story – Part 3
Review of Freedom Struggle – The Unfinished Story of M.V.Kamath, Senior Journalist and former Chairman of Prasar Bharat
The Most provocative commentary on Indian History
“This is a book to be read and re-read and re-re-read and digested. It carries a moral. The author concludes that the path to the future lies on the road to Sindhutva: equality of all, appeasement of none, based on Savarkar’s famous dictum: If you come, with you; if you do not, without you; if you oppose despite you.”
Date with Controversy – The Hindu Business Line
“People think that I’m obsessed with history. They ask me, ‘why rake up the old ghost?’ But one needs to look at history to find out what went wrong. Only with clearer understanding is it possible to erase false notions that drive a wedge between members of the society,” he says.
We couldn’t agree with him more.
D. Sampathkumar
Rahul Wadke