Saturday, April 13, 2019

Massacre by UK 1919: Public in-camera Proceedings of Sedition Committee, the mindset



Massacre by UK 1919: Public in-camera Proceedings of Sedition Committee, the mindset, So people can understand not only the legacy of Sedition and Security nexus but also know who was who in it. In such way we can identify who are the protectors of that policy in our lands and why they are doing so.   


We need to read details of proceedings of 46 sacred in-camera meetings that had discussed so-called conspiracies against the Raj from 1893 till 1917 and it included conspiracies of Bombay, Calcutta, Lhore till Rashmi Romal conspiracy. As par record of 286 pages report many personalities too helped Sedition Committee and in 46 proceedings one can easily know about them.

Committee got ample favorable evidence from the Government servants of all provinces yet in the Punjab and Bengal they met with various personalities too. A year before Jallianwalabagh massacre, the committee had submitted its report in 15 April 2018. 

Members  of infamous sedition committee

Justice S A T Rowlatt, King’s Bench Division was president of the committee with 4 members and a secretary. Out of 4 members 2 were Indians.

1    Sir Basil Scott, Chief Justice of Bombay. 
      Diwan Bahadur C. V. Kumar Swami Sastri, Judge of the High Court of Madras.
      Sir Verney Lovett K.C.S.I Member Board of Revenue UP.
      Mr. Provash Chandar Mitter, Vakil of the High Court of Calcutta and member of Bengal Legislative Council
     Mr. J.D. V Hodge I.C.S Bengal

    Read the complete article Published in The News at 100th Year of Jillianwalabagh Massacre 
     
        Nexus of sedition and security  



    Some pictures 
      




     A good detail article published at 100th year of 1919 massacre 






Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Change school environment: Punjabi Radio show @ Multan, reporting from the ground

Change school environment

Punjabi Radio show @ Multan,

reporting from the ground 

Link of the news about program @ wichaar.com


بچیاں نوں بردباری تے رواداری دے حوالے نال تیار کرناویلے دی لوڑ ہے۔
تعلیم دے اساں دے رہے ہاں پر تربیت دے گھاٹے نیں۔
کیمونٹی نوں رلائے بغیر سکولاں نوں چنگا نہیں کیتا جا سکدا۔
غربت اک بہوں وڈا مسلہ ہے تے ایس بارے وی سوچنا ہو سی۔
بچیاں نوں اپنی رہتل بارے دسنا لوڑی دا ہے۔
اسی 20روپیئے ہر بچے توں لیندے ہاں پر کجھ بچے ایہہ پیسے دین دے وی قابل نہیں۔
جے کوئی استاد تعصباں نوں ہوا دے تے سکول دے ہیڈ ماسٹر دا کردار ودھ جاندا ہے۔
ہن پنجاب وچ پچھلے کئی سالاں توں استاد دی نوکری میرٹ تے ہو رہی ہے ایس نال بہوں بہتری آئی ہے۔
ہن استاداں نوں ویلے دے حساب نال سکھنا پئے گا۔
نویں استاداں دے آون نال پبلک سیکٹر چنگا ہویا ہے۔

http://www.wichaar.com/news/186/ARTICLE/34129/2019-04-02.html


Link of the Radio Program 




More programs and news about schools


Issues in Public Schools

Radio discussion with school teachers & Experts


State of Private Education in Pakistan

Misleading Facts & Ground Realities ( A radio discussion) 


Friday, March 29, 2019

Malnutrition, Hunger, War hysteria & Dollar hike : Is it part of a clever agenda?



Malnutrition, Hunger, War hysteria & Dollar hike Is it part of a clever agenda? 

War hysteria and Dollar hike will increase poverty and in near future more lower middle class people will join people living in below poverty line. News of France 24 and Global Hunger Index 2018 are enough to understand future scenario that is alarming for rise of extremism yet current government is still in the state of denial. 
Few years back Dollar rate was 106 PKr but now it is above 142, thanks to those who had expelled Ishaque Dar who had managed Dollar rate at 106 in last 4 years in spite of opposition of tricky IMF. This situation crippled more due to recent war hysteria  of India and it looks like a same agenda. 
As par report India, Afghanistan and Pakistan on top with 111, 116 and 106 numbers and with such data South Asia is in worst condition after Africa. 
Global Hunger Index
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/results/


اک پاسے دبا دب ڈالر دا ریٹ ودھ رہیا ہے جس پاروں ہر چیز دی قیمتاں ودھ رہیاں نیں تے دوجے پاسے جھوٹی تسلیاں دتی جارہیاں نیں۔ خطے وچ ودھ چکیا جنگی جنون ایس اگ تے تیل پا رہیا ہے۔اینج جاپدا ہے کہ اسحق ڈار نوں کڈوا کے اک عالمی ایجنڈے نوں پورا کیتا گیا ہے جس پاروں ڈالر106توں 142یعنی پورے36روپیئے ودھ چکیا ہے تے ہلے وی بریکاں نہیں لگیاںآئی ایم ایف ایسے ایجنڈے پاروں ڈار خلاف گلاں کیتیاں سن۔ غربت تے اینج نہیں مک سکدی سگوں غریب مار پروگرام زرور تگڑا ہو رہیا ہے۔
http://www.wichaar.com/news/119/ARTICLE/34128/2019-03-30.html

Reporting of France 24

Millions malnourished in Pakistan despite abundance of food.

He is starving in a country that has no shortage of food, but which has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world and where malnutrition is rife.
https://www.france24.com/en/20190324-millions-malnourished-pakistan-despite-abundance-food?fbclid=IwAR0Qk3HRkCCSuhFvhUXc-DpHcRmY-n3p0Yxn1O3qxR6nd_dSuu0PI0pJQuI&ref=fb

Why to know about March 29? Why this colonial narrative is still there after independence? Radio Show




Why to know about March 29? Why this colonial narrative is still there after independence? Radio Show

Why we are still following colonial narratives? Is it due to ignorance or some groups are protecting colonial narratives deliberately? Is it suits to various new post 1947 groups due to various reasons? 
March 29 is not only related to the Punjab but equally important day for Sindhis, pukhtoons, Balochs, Baltis, FATA, Kashmir too. There is a politics behind its disappearance from media, education etc and it is high time to deconstruct it.

Listen the radio show and read its news. we are sharing some important links too.


News at Wichaar.com 


Link of the radio show



Further readings


A Day when the Punjab was annexed by British forces


تجھے یاد ہو کہ نہ یاد ہو

29مارچ، پنجاب ،ہندوستان اورانگریز



It is story of more than 200 million Punjabis living in Two Punjabs, in

 different parts of South Asia, UK, Canada, USA, Middle East and 

rest of the world. Listen the first part of Lok Lhar radio show and we 

will do another program from post Maharaja times  till the day of annexation soon.

 Just Think Why Indian, Pakistani and Britain media always ignore


 that Day


Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Sunday, March 17, 2019

2nd International Punjabi Conference @LUMS: News, Clips and Photos



2nd International Punjabi Conference @LUMS News, Clips and Photos 

Punjabi is among the biggest languages in the world that have more than 200 million speakers but it is similarly among rare examples too and still it is facing serious problems. In a recent interview an Indian writer Sukirat Singh Anand said,
''Punjabi has two scripts — Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi. Punjabi is the worst victim of communal divide. In Indian Punjab, after partition, communal divide did not stop and in the first census of 1951, Punjabi Hindus were instructed to register Hindi as their mother tongue. In both Punjabs and elsewhere more than 200 million people speak Punjabi. It is high time for Punjabis to rethink about the future of their language. It is the duty of the universities to accept this challenge in both Punjabs.'' The News on Sunday' 17 March 2019
http://tns.thenews.com.pk/bjp-product-prejudices-policies/?fbclid=IwAR1rXGTl2vXytbGEuDhhtBc7r9XL-GHT6Z6XZLeJl3gUVLL-iSELRanj9vA#.XI58byIzbIX

As par 19th century famous educationist G W Leitner learning of #Punjabi was part of education in pre-British times and in his famous 1882 report he had mentioned many books and schools. His report was based on 1851 report that was prepared just two years after annexation of the #Punjab. But in 1850s colonial rulers had imposed Urdu and smartly attribute it with Islamic Language, good for Punjabi Muslims while same administration had allowed Sikhs to read, learn Punjabi but in Gumukhi script. Colonial rulers had expelled Persian and replaced it with English already. As Punjab had three religious communities so colonial rulers played with communal divide. In 1952, State of Pakistan used same Urdu language as sole national language yet due to resistance they had to accept Bengali as co-national language in first Pakistani Constitution of 1956. It is to be noted that colonial rulers had accepted use of Sindhi & Bengali but did not allowed Pukhstoons, Balochs, Kashmiris and Punjabis to use their respective mother tongues, thanks to Frontier Forward Policy. After creation of Bangladesh, Bhutto government had accepted diversity of languages largely and we had witnessed government support for Sindhi, Balochi, Brahvi, Pushto and Punjabi adbi boards. At this stage a new mantra was coined to divide Pakistani mother tongues on the basis of dialects. It was a smart move to protect status-co from other side of the fence. The case is complex but largely all players accept diversity yet they have their plans too. In this context it is important to have international Punjabi conferences especially owned by research institutions like LUMS.   




Zubaida Mustafa on Education & myths related to use of mother tongues.


The Importance of Language in Education
By Zubeida Mustafa

I shall begin this paper by listing five myths which have dominated our collective thinking on language in education in Pakistan. This thinking also shapes the narrative on education in many other countries that were decolonised  less than a century ago.

Reporting of presentation of Sharon Correll

http://www.wichaar.com/news/119/ARTICLE/34119/2019-03-16.html



Reporting of presentation of Tony Capstick
http://www.wichaar.com/news/124/ARTICLE/34111/2019-03-03.html

Nain Sukh sharing his views about his Punjabi Novel Madhu Lal Hussein. Hafiz Khan, Musrat Kalanchvi, Parveen Malik are also seen.
https://www.facebook.com/7syed/videos/10157093159204532/?comment_id=10157093176194532&notif_id=1551017452894240&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic_tagged


Some more pictures and videos
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP2Veb7LqAHWwnoKDjHE6T_xcNTMKuTq79uJjEYEsy5xeoydVSjisBinNoyFQor3Q?key=Z05HamUyczBBN1Z2b2RPYmxsT1RSd1ZKLXRBRHVB

Reporting of 2nd Day of 2nd International #Punjabi Conference @ LUMS, Lhore along with reports, clips etc of First Punjabi Conference
http://www.wichaar.com/news/117/ARTICLE/34108/2019-02-24.html

Mother Tongues & its current challenges: Either reject it or divide it smartly in many dialects?




Mother Tongues & its current challenges: Either reject it or divide it smartly in many dialects?

A radio program 

In the absence of linguistic experts it is easy to play with language issue and it is happening especially in these days.
Guests: Nain Sukh, Abbas Ali Sadiquee, Tipu Makhdom, Ajay Bhardwaj
Recorded at #MastFM103. Will upload complete recording, meanwhile enjoy clips and taste it.
Watch a Clip
Abbas Ali Sadiquee talking in MastFM Radio weekly radio show LOK LHAR Lhore, Punjab 21 Feb 2019
https://youtu.be/fVXBsKvwNd0

Clip of Ajay Bhardwaj
https://youtu.be/_x8AR9r7-gE



Oct 7, 1958 in Pakistan and its analysis

اکتوبر7دا منحوس دن کیوں آیا؟ اسی کدوں تیک ویروے کریندے ہوئے شخصصیات اتے فوری ہوئے وقوعیاں بارے تبرّا کریندے رہواں گے۔۔۔۔عالمی تے مقامی حقیق...