Was a Dhaka University student in 1971. Watched the low flying helicopters arriving with Indian Generals on late evening of the 15th to accept surrender the next day. An unforgettable moment filled with somber awe. A debt that cant ever be repaid by the lives that were saved if the war dragged on.
@@jaypisharodi6794 Appreciate your kind words. There still are some fundamentalist that miss Pakistan ...they give a bad name to the sacrifices that were made. They act up still from time to time .. and are not happy with the progress and want to regress. .
@@jaypisharodi6794Forget that. The friendship is only because of Awami league govt. Before 2009 there was a insurgency threat from Bangladesh. Congress govt didn't let the news to came out that, in 2001 Bangladesh border riffle killed 8 BSF personnel and hanged their body on border fence , Bangladesh sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists, they gave shelter to Assam separatist Alpha group chief. Bangladesh as a whole and their people wasn't a friend for india.
As a resident of Kolkata, I know how much hatred young Bangladeshis have for India, Their social media was flooded with ugly celebrations, jubilations, and hate posts against India after India's loss to Australia in the World Cup tournament. I feel Bangladesh is going to become a fundamentalist country in the next 10 years.
অলরেডি হয়ে গেছে দাদা বয়স্ক আর কিছু উচ্চশিক্ষিত শহুরে লোক বাদে ওই দেশের ৯০% লোক চরম ভারত আর হিন্দু বিদ্বেষী এবং ধর্মান্ধ। শুনুন শেখ হাসিনা ম্যাডাম অমর নন ওনার মৃত্যু হলেই তথাকথিত "বাংলাদেশ" আবার পূর্ব পাকিস্তান, না ইসলামাবাদ থেকে নিয়ন্ত্রিত হবে না কিন্তু নীতি দর্শন হবে এক।
@@soumaSR Sheikh Hasina will step down in next year, BNP will come in power. Horrible days are coming for NE states. Remember before 2009 BNP was in power, and they were running insurangency over NE states, they had given shelter to Alpha group chief, they had sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists, They killed 8 BSF personnel in border and hanged their body on border fence. That time Congress govt didn't let these news to be came out and Also didn't take any steps against them. Just think what can they do now they have more powerful economy to fund these activities.
@@Abir-o8q Really horrible prospects. Not to mention the border between NEI & Bangladesh is full of deep jungles & hills so pretty hard to guard at worst case scenario this border would become like LOC.
Rather - the other way around. As some Bangladeshi visit kolkata - the ppl there treat them like beggars n servants. even the shopkeepers or chaiwala does nt hesitate to shove of their arrogance. It runs from one mouth to another. Almost all the people testimony who came from the same..Deliberately left the other issues . Where as the other places of India r not like this. If u say kolkata ppl r horrible- they ll say "don't come here". Now , what do u expect? Still ppl have deep respect for All the Indians irrespective of any odds.
@@akmislam859 Extraordinarily flawed view first of all Bangladeshis only stay in few localities in kolkata(which don't have that good reputation to began with) they don't explore kolkata fully not to mention only kolkata isn't India, south indian hospitals are having an increasing rate of Bangladeshi patients, all of the Himalayas are filled with your travel vloggers and they face zero problems there mostly because outside two Indian states(WB, Tripura) most Indians cannot understand Bangla thus they are unaware about your guttural disgusting hate about Hindus/Indians so they don't care about you guys that much.
As a Bengali, which gives me the edge of reading, speaking, listening and understanding the Bengali language, I can assure you that Bangladesh will only go downhill from here. The amount of hate that Bangladeshi people have in their heart for India as a nation and every non-Muslim people is just stupendous! I read Bangladeshi content, not just the recent social media outburst after the worldcup, but their news, their literature etc, for a significant amount of time. From that I can definitely come to the aforementioned conclusion. The country was and is and will be systematically radicalised , and with the introduction of social media, it's just spreading like COVID. With Hasina gone, which will be sooner than later, Bangladesh will become like a second Pakistan towards India and mark my words on it. And it always has been like this unfortunately. It was the majority Bengali Muslim community who contributed into the vote bank of Muslim league in the 1946 pre-independence election, upon which the fate of India was decided and then divided. If you see the electoral maps of the time, you'll see that the present day Pakistan was not the main contributor in the Muslim league vote bank, but rather they grasped Bengal for good and to put the final nail in the coffin, the league conducted genocides like the Great Calcutta Killings, Noakhali, Chattagram etc. So the present day Bangladeshis are the people who wanted the partition the most, not the present day Pakistanis (the original settlers of the land, not the Northern and Western Indian migrators). In 1971, they took our help because they were too desperate and mind it, that maximum of the people killed by Razakars were minority, not majority. They took our help and after that forgot about it and now just mocking us on our face. I belong to a 100% Bangladeshi migrant family, from both of my sides. I have seen my grandparents having nostalgia about Bangladesh and longing for going back to the ancestral land, so did my parents. But honestly, I don't possess the same sentiment and I feel lucky that my ancestors didn't choose to stay in the present day Bangladesh. Partition happened for good, it filtered out the cream from the scrum, this can be definitely said in this case after seeing all these. I am an atheist btw, so don't look for any religious angle.
When hasina wasn't in power, before 2009 they were acting as threat to india as well. That time we hadn't social media or frequent news peddler, so we didn't know, that Bangladesh gave shelter Alpha group Chief and he was operating Insurgency in NE . That Time BNP govt sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists and luckily BSF rescued it before reaching to them. In 2001 Bangladesh rifles killed 8 BSF personnel and hanged their body on border fence. None of these news came into public hats off to the Congress govt. And they haven't take any steps to Bangladesh govt.
Tor moto idiot rar janoi Bangali der ei haal , security guard mentally, Gujarat's bootlicker , Tara ja bolbe tai sunbi ,ar murkha eita o jaijs na 1946 e sabai vote o dite parto na , less that 20% population voter chilo bhujli idiot
Miracle of a country which wiped out its minorities in 50 years Professional soldiers who don't take away dead bodies in Kargil. SG living in parallel universe
@@dkq986 He is choosing to praise them 50 years on knowing fully well the situation. If he is high on praise at least put a caveat regarding other issues as part of "miracle". And the professional soldier bit is also BS , he fully knows Paki generals are and were brutal dictators. He had earlier alleged that an Indian general was planning a coup in India in his IE days during UPA era. Which turned out to be false and debunked . So where was the great respect for professional soldier then.
If that’s the case then tell ur supreme leader to stop it ! How can he be silent and didn’t put sanctions on them ?? Idiot stop learning from Watsapp university!!
Population of Hindus went in Bangladesh from around 21% in 1971 to less than 9% in the early 2000's. What a marvel! Wow! A true bastion of peace, prosperity and plurality!
Indian muslim population rose from 9% to 15% while bangladeshi non muslim population down from 23% to 8%. You want more date on indian muslims? Indian muslims are powerful enough in India to burn India while chanting sar tan se juda, while there is no sense if power in bangladrshi non muslim minority? Want more? Just after 15 years since its creation bangladesh has an official religion in their constitution, while even after 75 years, with over 85% non muslim majority India still a secular nation with no official religion. Indian muslims has more constitutional rights than indian hindus. Hindus in india don't have the right to stake claim on their religious properties by law, while muslims have a law that lets then stake claim on any property they deem to be theirs.😂😂. Want more?
I am a Bengali , born and brought up in India after 1971 and writes in the backdrop of the ongoing Jew-Muslim war. My father narrowly escaped east Pakistan and fled to India before 1971 and somehow survived. What his village in Chittagong went through in 1971 is too horrible to write. Let me remind SG that 1971 Bangladesh was not the last genocide Muslims have committed on the face of this earth. Even in my lifetime we had to house harassed Bengali Hindus trying to escape this idiotic community. That's why the heroic liberation war of 1971 holds little meaning to this Hindu. The relative economic success of Bangladesh should also be seen in the light of a nation that is not politically stable, specially for people who don't understand the difference between a community and a nation. If Bangladesh is so futuristic as you describe Mr SG then they would be crying to stop global warming - the best case simulation scenario I have read about is only 1/3rd of Bangaldesh's land area to be claimed by the water. More realistically all of the coastal India will be lost, and most of Bangladesh will be under water - this is my "prophetic" view of the world .
The moment Shekhar, he started talking about honorable behavior among professional soldiers. I had a very strong hunch he would reference the Arun Kheterpal story. It’s a great story about luck, sacrifice professional guilt, and closure. I think even in these dark times we must never forget the standard set by our best and always strive to meet it.
Thank you for sharing the accounts. I am a retired soldier. Arty. I exactly understand when you say war is not what is shown in a Bollywood movie or Commando books. There are many inspirational stories and anecdotes. While I knew about 2Lt Arun Khetrapal's story, I was not aware of the other two incidents. Thank you very much. With warm regards
3:10 Shekhar ji you are bang on here "Very easy to celebrate Shaheed if the Shaheed is someone else's family". In my limited experience,I have seen that those who don't have anyone serving in Armed forces, are way more enthusiastic about war. I am yet to meet anyone who is enthusiastic about starting a war, whose son or daughter is in armed forces. Obviously, they support them when war started,but before that they don't want the war to start.
We didn't create Bangladesh so we create this economic miracle in SE Asia. We created Bangladesh so we don't have to deal with two Pakistans on two sides of the country --- that should be the attitude. Bangladesh is more reasonable than Pakistan --- thats the outcome we should be happy about.
Mr Gupta, do u have any idea about ground reality of current Bangladesh? Do you know that it is now more islamic than it was before 71? Do you know in last 50 years Hindu population has come down from 18/19 % to 7.5% and within few decades it will almost vanish as per demographic study done by a Dhaka university pofessor? Do u know Awami League is equally islamic like all other islamic parties to satisfy demands of common people? Please also mention these when you try to create a sugar coated narrative about Bangladesh by specifying its economic growth stories. This economic growth is also in danger because of complete islamization of its common people.
Sekhar, since you are discussing the creation of Bangladesh, could you please focus a bit more on what happened on the Eastern front? While the stories of the Western Front are inspiring, we have heard them quite a lot with a lot higher frequency. This perspective seems more aligned with a Punjabi (west Indian) view of East Bengal, which incidentally, was a primary reason the two pieces of Pakistan couldn't stay together. Not just in Pakistan but even in India the treatment of refugees and many other aspects get unequal treatment when it comes to East vs. West.
The Pakistani army had no love for you becoz you Indian army have just broke up their country. But before that they have broke United Bharat for no reason & still we must love & admire them for their so called hospitality. Right SG?
Mr.gupta sir while calling it Marvel you also have to talk on illegal bangladeshi intruder all over India and recently found in Maharashtra Plz enlighte us🙏🏻
All this notwithstanding, B'desh should not be seen as a friendly country by India. They are resentful at being expected to be grateful to India for helping them come into existence, and they also don't feel a whole lot of kinship because of the difference in majority religion. Hindus were approximately 20% of the population in 1971, but only 8.9% of the current Bangladeshi population consists of Hindus. So they have the same murderous attitude toward non-Muslims and Hindus in particular.
Forget about hindu population, It is nature of Islamic nations. How many of us know that before 2009 when Seikh hasina wasn't in power, india was facing insurgency threat from Bangladesh to NE states, They sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to them, Bangladesh gave shelter to Assam separatist Alpha group chief. How many of Indians know in 2001 Bangladesh border riffle killed 8 BSF personnel and hanged their body on fence, Congress govt not only took any action against them but they even didn't let these news to came out in public. Next year again Those people are coming in to power. A threat to india from east is rising.
Hi Shakhar ji can we do a story on the Indian prisoners of war 1971 I believe 75of them never returned and lost in Pakistani jail no one ever talk of them what happened to them r they still around pls. Do a story on them it will be a grt service to all
For the first time I didn't quite agree with SG. How could he skip Sourabh Kalia who was tortured? A Pakistani armyman on camera accepted that, I think the video also featured Moin Akhtar.The same people also denied they were hand in glove in Kargil. It is still there on TH-cam. I don't consider the Pak Army as an institution that has any empathy, not even for their Bengali Muslim brethren
I don't know whether Bangladesh is a marvel or is it a East Pakistan in progress, though an independent state, simply due to Islamic radicalisation of general public.
I think Shekhar Gupta made a mistake when he said that Maj Gen Ian Carduzo cut-off his own leg when it was severed. I read his book 'Param Vir' back in mu college days and if I remember correctly the author writes he was willing to cut-off his leg with his own khukri as there was no surgeon available. But luckily they found a Pakistani surgeon who performed the surgery and saved his life. Could you please fact check this as I am hearing this story on youtube as fact.
On this day today we gave Bangladeshis bangaladesh and since then Bangladesh is continuously giving us bangladeshis. Neki karo aur khud maro jaisi baat ho gayi. Bad lesson learnt
It was racism pure and simple. Bangladeshis were seen as the same race as North Indians and so the Delhi government helped create a separate Bangladesh. But Tamilians are seen as Dravidians and so the North Indian "intelligentsia" who were mostly leftists and Congress supporters didn't interfere in SreeLanka to help Tamilians. Instead they helped the Senhalese who are also believed to belong to the same race as North Indians. Shekhar Gupta is also a part of this "intelligentsia".
Saw the comments. Well I am from Kolkata too, and my observation tells me that Bangladeshis don't hate indians, their issue is really West Bengalis. Both sides keep fighting each other, make stupid memes against each other, which I really don't understand. If both governments are friendly then why fighting over stupid name calling, water issues etc? Let the respective government do their jobs.
Nope, you are just a short sighted fool. Bangladeshi extremists hate all indians any natural/man made disaster gets celebrated widely in their social media Uttrakhand floods, Sikkim floods, Gujarat bridge collapse to Uttrakashi tunnel disaster they rejoice openly and call it "God's punishment to Indians".
Don't forget the people of Assam. You've relegated the intense issues of open border infiltration, islamic radicalisation and others to simple name calling. Not sincere
Liberating Bangladesh was Indian mistake (including lose of lot of Indian soldiers) because non of the Bangladeshis are proud of India today, and look at the Hindu population in Banglades today 😮😮😮. (But they are close to Pakistan just because of Islam)😅😅😅😅, what a tragedy 😅😅😅
@SG You forget from day one Pakistan was bankrupt. It was never financially viable. East Pakistan before the 1958 coup in Pakistan had a GDP higher than West Pakistan. From late 60s West Pakistan GDP surpassed that of the East due to reasons which led to 1971 and break up of Pakistan. Even as late as 1970, more than 70% of Pakistan's foreign exchange used to come from the jute export from East. So, we shouldn't be surprised at Bangladesh overtaking Pakistani economy as undivided Bengal used to be the richest province in Mughal India due to textile trade.
When it comes to defence matter, SG is like " so passionate, so intresting, just speaks like a wow.. infact I suggest The Print shall create a limited TH-cam series talking about Indian defence e.g. different wings their history and current state, weaponry their history and current state of weapons, key wars India fought, and how we won stories around it.. offcourse other topics that SG and Snehesh Alex are expert at. It can be a 1 hour kind of episodes, lead by SG supported by Snehesh. What say.. like earth serise by BBC
Let's not forget Wing Commander "AbhiNanden" recorded on camera enjoying tea in Pakistan after being shot down. That is the proof of professionalism among soldiers and needs to be mentioned too.
Yes but until 1971... they were too much professional... actually even learned in same indian military schools... so when pakistani 93000 solders surrendered... they were enjoying food and living in India almost more than 1 year... so that kind of professionalism we don't know will exist or not.
@@JEEVANMARATHEFun fact: one of their higher ranking officers actually asked for Biriyani(kolkata is famous for it) Indian Army actually fed them that😂
AMarvel indeed, where minority hindu population was reduced to almost zero in 3 decades...and where islamc mullahs dictate the government and those who wriite against mullahs and government are bumped off routinely. Couptaji and his equally demented side kicks have so much love for Bangladesh as they get mangoes sent by Bangka government and are called for all expense paid trips. Sold out news traders
Their population is a lot higher than that but they've just been progressively entering the bprder states in India. Look at West Bengal and the border regions of Assam and Tripura, they are filled with Bangladeshis who continue to illegally migrate here.
Shekhar ji could have recorded a new episode CTC on the 1971 war highlighting other unknown facts but it looks like he is lazy to do that. 😅 He loves to recycle earlier episodes so that he can sit back & enjoy his 🥂. 😉
Absolutely war is very bad for the nations and only seems gud in the movies but india has never started a war even under modi india has not started war unfortunately pakistani mulla generals cant understan the importance of peace there may be some professional generals but in recent times of 30 years barbarism and unprofessionalism has increased in pak army which has to be crushed
It cuts both ways.A stable and growing bangladesh is good ,they would send their children to good schools and not jihad producing madrasas . However a even a half powerful bangladesh with a client state called pakistan, with regional/islamic-world-leader ambitions would do a qatar on us, lets not celebrate too early
Ishrat husain is an ambitious opportunasit.He draws conclusion on surface value.He hardly had the abilty to go deep into the matter .. He is nor worthwhile economist to be quoted by journalits of your repute ...He fits well as adviser to politiciam like Imran khan who too is a person with shallow level of knowldge ..that is why he was picked up by men of caibre like him to become thec prime minister of Pakistan ..
This war carries a bitter memory of the teacherous behavior of a neighbour who has been doing in kashmir for the last 70 years what the pakistan army did not even for 7 months in East Pakistan ..What to remind of the massacre done in Hyderbad while capturing it by a 'Police Action' the preport of which is yet to be made public... we are no different fro each other ..are we?
See, Shekhar ji loves to eat HILSA fish! Bangladesh embassy in Delhi regularly invites him & lavishly treats him. Naturally, he won't talk of the "negatives" prevailing in Bangladesh. 😅😅
Do you know How bad our relation was with Bangladesh before 2009.They literally killed 8 BSF Guards and hanged thier body on fence, they sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists, They gave shelter Assam separatist group Alpha Chief. Congress govt didn't let these news to came out in public. And fool indians thought Bangladesh is a friendly nation.
@SG Military victory wasn't achieved in 13 days but over a 9 months civil war. India entered only in the last 13 days of a 9 months civil war. By October of 1971, the Pakistani troops were on the defensive and on the retreat as they were cut off from supplies whereas Mukti Bahini largely consisting of ex East Bengal Regiment and East Bengal Rifles were well supplied by both India and USSR. Besides this the west Pakistani troops from plains and deserts were completely ill equipped to fight in the wet paddy fields and riverine region of Bangladesh. American and French forces faced similar predicament in Vietnam. This is evident if you read Witness To Surrender written by Siddique Salik of Pakistan Army's ISPR.
Yes, but military was active in trainning Mukti Bahini and if u search more u would know that army had already entered BD in October itself. War was officially announced on 3rd Dec and full plethora of wpns could be utilised. ISPR is bullshit they have there own agenda.
@rohitsingh-gn4so ISPR is propaganda wing of Pakistan army but this book is quite objective although it is spoken from the biased perspective of West Pakistan.
Think India entered long before not just in the last 13 days. Just that it was in the form of giving asylum, training East Pakistanis soldiers etc. In all probability Indian agencies started on the Bangladesh plan even before the 9 months. The last 13 days were just a climax to what was going on for a very long time. Mujib in all probability already had the back of India when he made his political demands 6 point plan.
Mukti Bahini played crucial Role but remember Mukti Bahini was trained by India and all supplies to Mukti Bahini during 9 months civil war and later in actual war came from Indian side
What was "Mukti bahini" doing before the entry of the Indian army? Maybe they were too weak physically and loyal towards not killing Muslims and not winning because of the reason.
@@arnabghosh8222 ask your dad u idiot , who ar u. Go and listen to genaral Jacob u will know. . It was shekh mujib indhira ji mukti bahini indian army not your yogi modi
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Was a Dhaka University student in 1971. Watched the low flying helicopters arriving with Indian Generals on late evening of the 15th to accept surrender the next day. An unforgettable moment filled with somber awe.
A debt that cant ever be repaid by the lives that were saved if the war dragged on.
You people are repaying the debt of Bharat by killing Hindus in your country.
The success of Bangladesh is a reward in itself. Plus genuine friendship is what we all hope for.
@@jaypisharodi6794 Appreciate your kind words. There still are some fundamentalist that miss Pakistan ...they give a bad name to the sacrifices that were made. They act up still from time to time .. and are not happy with the progress and want to regress. .
On 16th Dec 1971 we gave them Bangladesh, since then they have been giving us Bangladeshis 😡😡😡
@@jaypisharodi6794Forget that. The friendship is only because of Awami league govt. Before 2009 there was a insurgency threat from Bangladesh. Congress govt didn't let the news to came out that, in 2001 Bangladesh border riffle killed 8 BSF personnel and hanged their body on border fence , Bangladesh sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists, they gave shelter to Assam separatist Alpha group chief. Bangladesh as a whole and their people wasn't a friend for india.
As a resident of Kolkata, I know how much hatred young Bangladeshis have for India, Their social media was flooded with ugly celebrations, jubilations, and hate posts against India after India's loss to Australia in the World Cup tournament. I feel Bangladesh is going to become a fundamentalist country in the next 10 years.
অলরেডি হয়ে গেছে দাদা বয়স্ক আর কিছু উচ্চশিক্ষিত শহুরে লোক বাদে ওই দেশের ৯০% লোক চরম ভারত আর হিন্দু বিদ্বেষী এবং ধর্মান্ধ। শুনুন শেখ হাসিনা ম্যাডাম অমর নন ওনার মৃত্যু হলেই তথাকথিত "বাংলাদেশ" আবার পূর্ব পাকিস্তান, না ইসলামাবাদ থেকে নিয়ন্ত্রিত হবে না কিন্তু নীতি দর্শন হবে এক।
@@soumaSR Sheikh Hasina will step down in next year, BNP will come in power. Horrible days are coming for NE states. Remember before 2009 BNP was in power, and they were running insurangency over NE states, they had given shelter to Alpha group chief, they had sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists, They killed 8 BSF personnel in border and hanged their body on border fence. That time Congress govt didn't let these news to be came out and Also didn't take any steps against them. Just think what can they do now they have more powerful economy to fund these activities.
@@Abir-o8q Really horrible prospects. Not to mention the border between NEI & Bangladesh is full of deep jungles & hills so pretty hard to guard at worst case scenario this border would become like LOC.
Rather - the other way around. As some Bangladeshi visit kolkata - the ppl there treat them like beggars n servants. even the shopkeepers or chaiwala does nt hesitate to shove of their arrogance. It runs from one mouth to another. Almost all the people testimony who came from the same..Deliberately left the other issues . Where as the other places of India r not like this. If u say kolkata ppl r horrible- they ll say "don't come here". Now , what do u expect? Still ppl have deep respect for All the Indians irrespective of any odds.
@@akmislam859 Extraordinarily flawed view first of all Bangladeshis only stay in few localities in kolkata(which don't have that good reputation to began with) they don't explore kolkata fully not to mention only kolkata isn't India, south indian hospitals are having an increasing rate of Bangladeshi patients, all of the Himalayas are filled with your travel vloggers and they face zero problems there mostly because outside two Indian states(WB, Tripura) most Indians cannot understand Bangla thus they are unaware about your guttural disgusting hate about Hindus/Indians so they don't care about you guys that much.
As a Bengali, which gives me the edge of reading, speaking, listening and understanding the Bengali language, I can assure you that Bangladesh will only go downhill from here. The amount of hate that Bangladeshi people have in their heart for India as a nation and every non-Muslim people is just stupendous! I read Bangladeshi content, not just the recent social media outburst after the worldcup, but their news, their literature etc, for a significant amount of time. From that I can definitely come to the aforementioned conclusion. The country was and is and will be systematically radicalised , and with the introduction of social media, it's just spreading like COVID. With Hasina gone, which will be sooner than later, Bangladesh will become like a second Pakistan towards India and mark my words on it. And it always has been like this unfortunately. It was the majority Bengali Muslim community who contributed into the vote bank of Muslim league in the 1946 pre-independence election, upon which the fate of India was decided and then divided. If you see the electoral maps of the time, you'll see that the present day Pakistan was not the main contributor in the Muslim league vote bank, but rather they grasped Bengal for good and to put the final nail in the coffin, the league conducted genocides like the Great Calcutta Killings, Noakhali, Chattagram etc. So the present day Bangladeshis are the people who wanted the partition the most, not the present day Pakistanis (the original settlers of the land, not the Northern and Western Indian migrators). In 1971, they took our help because they were too desperate and mind it, that maximum of the people killed by Razakars were minority, not majority. They took our help and after that forgot about it and now just mocking us on our face. I belong to a 100% Bangladeshi migrant family, from both of my sides. I have seen my grandparents having nostalgia about Bangladesh and longing for going back to the ancestral land, so did my parents. But honestly, I don't possess the same sentiment and I feel lucky that my ancestors didn't choose to stay in the present day Bangladesh. Partition happened for good, it filtered out the cream from the scrum, this can be definitely said in this case after seeing all these. I am an atheist btw, so don't look for any religious angle.
When hasina wasn't in power, before 2009 they were acting as threat to india as well. That time we hadn't social media or frequent news peddler, so we didn't know, that Bangladesh gave shelter Alpha group Chief and he was operating Insurgency in NE . That Time BNP govt sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists and luckily BSF rescued it before reaching to them. In 2001 Bangladesh rifles killed 8 BSF personnel and hanged their body on border fence. None of these news came into public hats off to the Congress govt. And they haven't take any steps to Bangladesh govt.
Tor moto idiot rar janoi Bangali der ei haal , security guard mentally, Gujarat's bootlicker , Tara ja bolbe tai sunbi ,ar murkha eita o jaijs na 1946 e sabai vote o dite parto na , less that 20% population voter chilo bhujli idiot
I agree with you. I have thr same experience.
Miracle of a country which wiped out its minorities in 50 years
Professional soldiers who don't take away dead bodies in Kargil.
SG living in parallel universe
He is talking on their freedom struggle mostly. The context is narrower than what happened after their Independence.
@@dkq986 He is choosing to praise them 50 years on knowing fully well the situation. If he is high on praise at least put a caveat regarding other issues as part of "miracle".
And the professional soldier bit is also BS , he fully knows Paki generals are and were brutal dictators. He had earlier alleged that an Indian general was planning a coup in India in his IE days during UPA era. Which turned out to be false and debunked . So where was the great respect for professional soldier then.
Yes, Most Bangladeshis are Anti-India and Anti-Hindu....Their minds have been rigged by Islamization.
If that’s the case then tell ur supreme leader to stop it ! How can he be silent and didn’t put sanctions on them ?? Idiot stop learning from Watsapp university!!
@@mehulsompura278 What does Indian Cow belt residents call Bengali living in India?
Population of Hindus went in Bangladesh from around 21% in 1971 to less than 9% in the early 2000's. What a marvel! Wow! A true bastion of peace, prosperity and plurality!
Meanwhile, attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu community are escalating.
Please comment on the plight of the Indian muslims
@@MohammedMohammed-bj7oj just not comparable, Indian Muslims does not face the same challenges for existence.
@@MohammedMohammed-bj7oj Indian muslim are doing just fine
Indian muslim population rose from 9% to 15% while bangladeshi non muslim population down from 23% to 8%.
You want more date on indian muslims?
Indian muslims are powerful enough in India to burn India while chanting sar tan se juda, while there is no sense if power in bangladrshi non muslim minority?
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Just after 15 years since its creation bangladesh has an official religion in their constitution, while even after 75 years, with over 85% non muslim majority India still a secular nation with no official religion.
Indian muslims has more constitutional rights than indian hindus.
Hindus in india don't have the right to stake claim on their religious properties by law, while muslims have a law that lets then stake claim on any property they deem to be theirs.😂😂.
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They are enjoying Reservations in Govt jobs and funds, exclusive education institutions, so you need not worry@@MohammedMohammed-bj7oj
I am a Bengali , born and brought up in India after 1971 and writes in the backdrop of the ongoing Jew-Muslim war. My father narrowly escaped east Pakistan and fled to India before 1971 and somehow survived. What his village in Chittagong went through in 1971 is too horrible to write. Let me remind SG that 1971 Bangladesh was not the last genocide Muslims have committed on the face of this earth. Even in my lifetime we had to house harassed Bengali Hindus trying to escape this idiotic community. That's why the heroic liberation war of 1971 holds little meaning to this Hindu. The relative economic success of Bangladesh should also be seen in the light of a nation that is not politically stable, specially for people who don't understand the difference between a community and a nation. If Bangladesh is so futuristic as you describe Mr SG then they would be crying to stop global warming - the best case simulation scenario I have read about is only 1/3rd of Bangaldesh's land area to be claimed by the water. More realistically all of the coastal India will be lost, and most of Bangladesh will be under water - this is my "prophetic" view of the world .
The moment Shekhar, he started talking about honorable behavior among professional soldiers. I had a very strong hunch he would reference the Arun Kheterpal story. It’s a great story about luck, sacrifice professional guilt, and closure. I think even in these dark times we must never forget the standard set by our best and always strive to meet it.
Thank you for sharing the accounts.
I am a retired soldier.
Arty.
I exactly understand when you say war is not what is shown in a Bollywood movie or Commando books.
There are many inspirational stories and anecdotes. While I knew about 2Lt Arun Khetrapal's story, I was not aware of the other two incidents. Thank you very much.
With warm regards
Thank U Sir for the Gem of an Eposide.
Jai Ho ! ✌️❤️
Wow fantastic. Thank you Shekhar Gupta.👍
My heart got warm. Thanks for educating us as always shekhar gupta.
3:10 Shekhar ji you are bang on here "Very easy to celebrate Shaheed if the Shaheed is someone else's family".
In my limited experience,I have seen that those who don't have anyone serving in Armed forces, are way more enthusiastic about war.
I am yet to meet anyone who is enthusiastic about starting a war, whose son or daughter is in armed forces.
Obviously, they support them when war started,but before that they don't want the war to start.
Despite the great sacrifices of India , what did India get in return - lack of gratitude and Hindu hatred even now - so much for this marvel !!!
Another amazing and informative episode. Thank you Shekar sir
These episodes are why The Print is banned in Pakistan. Too many painful revelations.😊
Absolutely love the stories you dig up behind the headlines
Thank you so much sir.
Excellent episode ...!☑
Great story telling, Sir 🙏.... with enriching knowledge on our Army 🪖🙏
So glad learning this history of my country of birth at 50
We didn't create Bangladesh so we create this economic miracle in SE Asia. We created Bangladesh so we don't have to deal with two Pakistans on two sides of the country --- that should be the attitude. Bangladesh is more reasonable than Pakistan --- thats the outcome we should be happy about.
Mr Gupta, do u have any idea about ground reality of current Bangladesh? Do you know that it is now more islamic than it was before 71? Do you know in last 50 years Hindu population has come down from 18/19 % to 7.5% and within few decades it will almost vanish as per demographic study done by a Dhaka university pofessor? Do u know Awami League is equally islamic like all other islamic parties to satisfy demands of common people?
Please also mention these when you try to create a sugar coated narrative about Bangladesh by specifying its economic growth stories. This economic growth is also in danger because of complete islamization of its common people.
A great narration of the stories of heroes on both sides. Hope it inspires hopes of genuine peace.
Sekhar, since you are discussing the creation of Bangladesh, could you please focus a bit more on what happened on the Eastern front? While the stories of the Western Front are inspiring, we have heard them quite a lot with a lot higher frequency. This perspective seems more aligned with a Punjabi (west Indian) view of East Bengal, which incidentally, was a primary reason the two pieces of Pakistan couldn't stay together. Not just in Pakistan but even in India the treatment of refugees and many other aspects get unequal treatment when it comes to East vs. West.
Millions of Hindu Bengalies killed in Bangladesh by Pakistani Muslim Army ! It is always Hindus who suffer the most and that too in silence 🙏
The Pakistani army had no love for you becoz you Indian army have just broke up their country. But before that they have broke United Bharat for no reason & still we must love & admire them for their so called hospitality. Right SG?
This is how a country develops when its boarders are peaceful. We have to give credit to india also.
Mr.gupta sir while calling it Marvel you also have to talk on illegal bangladeshi intruder all over India and recently found in Maharashtra
Plz enlighte us🙏🏻
These were exceptional stories.
All this notwithstanding, B'desh should not be seen as a friendly country by India. They are resentful at being expected to be grateful to India for helping them come into existence, and they also don't feel a whole lot of kinship because of the difference in majority religion. Hindus were approximately 20% of the population in 1971, but only 8.9% of the current Bangladeshi population consists of Hindus. So they have the same murderous attitude toward non-Muslims and Hindus in particular.
Forget about hindu population, It is nature of Islamic nations. How many of us know that before 2009 when Seikh hasina wasn't in power, india was facing insurgency threat from Bangladesh to NE states, They sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to them, Bangladesh gave shelter to Assam separatist Alpha group chief. How many of Indians know in 2001 Bangladesh border riffle killed 8 BSF personnel and hanged their body on fence, Congress govt not only took any action against them but they even didn't let these news to came out in public. Next year again Those people are coming in to power. A threat to india from east is rising.
Best ctc so far😃👍
Excellent episode.
Nice one sir
Nice stories❤
A soldiers ' viewpoint of war ...' In war, if the vanquished can be equated to ashes, what can best describe a Victor is , a cinder "
Hi Shakhar ji can we do a story on the Indian prisoners of war 1971 I believe 75of them never returned and lost in Pakistani jail no one ever talk of them what happened to them r they still around pls. Do a story on them it will be a grt service to all
For the first time I didn't quite agree with SG. How could he skip Sourabh Kalia who was tortured? A Pakistani armyman on camera accepted that, I think the video also featured Moin Akhtar.The same people also denied they were hand in glove in Kargil. It is still there on TH-cam. I don't consider the Pak Army as an institution that has any empathy, not even for their Bengali Muslim brethren
Always a different point of view,no one think of it
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I don't know whether Bangladesh is a marvel or is it a East Pakistan in progress, though an independent state, simply due to Islamic radicalisation of general public.
touching ❤
I think Shekhar Gupta made a mistake when he said that Maj Gen Ian Carduzo cut-off his own leg when it was severed. I read his book 'Param Vir' back in mu college days and if I remember correctly the author writes he was willing to cut-off his leg with his own khukri as there was no surgeon available. But luckily they found a Pakistani surgeon who performed the surgery and saved his life. Could you please fact check this as I am hearing this story on youtube as fact.
I;m suppose to work but am here.
On this day today we gave Bangladeshis bangaladesh and since then Bangladesh is continuously giving us bangladeshis. Neki karo aur khud maro jaisi baat ho gayi. Bad lesson learnt
It was racism pure and simple. Bangladeshis were seen as the same race as North Indians and so the Delhi government helped create a separate Bangladesh. But Tamilians are seen as Dravidians and so the North Indian "intelligentsia" who were mostly leftists and Congress supporters didn't interfere in SreeLanka to help Tamilians. Instead they helped the Senhalese who are also believed to belong to the same race as North Indians.
Shekhar Gupta is also a part of this "intelligentsia".
Saw the comments. Well I am from Kolkata too, and my observation tells me that Bangladeshis don't hate indians, their issue is really West Bengalis. Both sides keep fighting each other, make stupid memes against each other, which I really don't understand. If both governments are friendly then why fighting over stupid name calling, water issues etc? Let the respective government do their jobs.
Nope, you are just a short sighted fool. Bangladeshi extremists hate all indians any natural/man made disaster gets celebrated widely in their social media Uttrakhand floods, Sikkim floods, Gujarat bridge collapse to Uttrakashi tunnel disaster they rejoice openly and call it "God's punishment to Indians".
Don't forget the people of Assam. You've relegated the intense issues of open border infiltration, islamic radicalisation and others to simple name calling. Not sincere
Liberating Bangladesh was Indian mistake (including lose of lot of Indian soldiers) because non of the Bangladeshis are proud of India today, and look at the Hindu population in Banglades today 😮😮😮. (But they are close to Pakistan just because of Islam)😅😅😅😅, what a tragedy 😅😅😅
Bytch, just cause we don’t like you don’t mean we’re close to Pakistan.
Those characteristics like chivalry, soldiers like behaviour are no longer exist in Pakistan Army as proven during Kargil and after that.
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@SG
You forget from day one Pakistan was bankrupt.
It was never financially viable.
East Pakistan before the 1958 coup in Pakistan had a GDP higher than West Pakistan.
From late 60s West Pakistan GDP surpassed that of the East due to reasons which led to 1971 and break up of Pakistan.
Even as late as 1970, more than 70% of Pakistan's foreign exchange used to come from the jute export from East.
So, we shouldn't be surprised at Bangladesh overtaking Pakistani economy as undivided Bengal used to be the richest province in Mughal India due to textile trade.
When it comes to defence matter, SG is like " so passionate, so intresting, just speaks like a wow.. infact I suggest The Print shall create a limited TH-cam series talking about Indian defence e.g. different wings their history and current state, weaponry their history and current state of weapons, key wars India fought, and how we won stories around it.. offcourse other topics that SG and Snehesh Alex are expert at. It can be a 1 hour kind of episodes, lead by SG supported by Snehesh. What say.. like earth serise by BBC
Let's not forget Wing Commander "AbhiNanden" recorded on camera enjoying tea in Pakistan after being shot down. That is the proof of professionalism among soldiers and needs to be mentioned too.
Yes but until 1971... they were too much professional... actually even learned in same indian military schools... so when pakistani 93000 solders surrendered... they were enjoying food and living in India almost more than 1 year... so that kind of professionalism we don't know will exist or not.
@@JEEVANMARATHEFun fact: one of their higher ranking officers actually asked for Biriyani(kolkata is famous for it) Indian Army actually fed them that😂
@@soumaSR yes 😅😂
It would be interesting to compare India vs BD over similar time frames n economic parameters. Throw Sri Lanka into the mix as well !?
Oh ho! Why don't you also talk about the #missing54?
AMarvel indeed, where minority hindu population was reduced to almost zero in 3 decades...and where islamc mullahs dictate the government and those who wriite against mullahs and government are bumped off routinely. Couptaji and his equally demented side kicks have so much love for Bangladesh as they get mangoes sent by Bangka government and are called for all expense paid trips. Sold out news traders
Pak PM : we will fight 300 wars with India.
SG : singing gaga for pakistanis
Bangladesh left behind not only Pakistan, bu also India, in Poverty alleviation and in lifting people above poverty line.
Their population is a lot higher than that but they've just been progressively entering the bprder states in India. Look at West Bengal and the border regions of Assam and Tripura, they are filled with Bangladeshis who continue to illegally migrate here.
Dear SG .. You really need to stop recycling these stories .. They are entertaining but … we have heard them multiple times now …
Shekhar ji could have recorded a new episode CTC on the 1971 war highlighting other unknown facts but it looks like he is lazy to do that. 😅 He loves to recycle earlier episodes so that he can sit back & enjoy his 🥂. 😉
Absolutely war is very bad for the nations and only seems gud in the movies but india has never started a war even under modi india has not started war unfortunately pakistani mulla generals cant understan the importance of peace there may be some professional generals but in recent times of 30 years barbarism and unprofessionalism has increased in pak army which has to be crushed
When Pryagraj was named as Allahabad?
It cuts both ways.A stable and growing bangladesh is good ,they would send their children to good schools and not jihad producing madrasas . However a even a half powerful bangladesh with a client state called pakistan, with regional/islamic-world-leader ambitions would do a qatar on us, lets not celebrate too early
Ishrat husain is an ambitious opportunasit.He draws conclusion on surface value.He hardly had the abilty to go deep into the matter .. He is nor worthwhile economist to be quoted by journalits of your repute ...He fits well as adviser to politiciam like Imran khan who too is a person with shallow level of knowldge ..that is why he was picked up by men of caibre like him to become thec prime minister of Pakistan ..
This war carries a bitter memory of the teacherous behavior of a neighbour who has been doing in kashmir for the last 70 years what the pakistan army did not even for 7 months in East Pakistan ..What to remind of the massacre done in Hyderbad while capturing it by a 'Police Action' the preport of which is yet to be made public... we are no different fro each other ..are we?
Bangladesh is lesser evil of pakista but not marvel. Hindus are persecuted there also.
Many pow didn’t came home.
It.was Prayag before and will be always
There is persecution of minorities in Bangladesh. Why dont you tslk about it?
Kissinger didn’t tell it rather you Indian puppy told it "Bottomless basket" and made it the statement of Kissinger.
Hence a Mir Zafar showing his nature!
@@arnabghosh8222রক্তের দোষ এজন্যই ইসরায়েলের সমর্থন Anglo অস্ট্রেলিয়া কে আব্বু বানায়। এরা জাতী হিসেবেই বেজন্মা।
If B'desh is Marvel, so is SH*T
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See, Shekhar ji loves to eat HILSA fish! Bangladesh embassy in Delhi regularly invites him & lavishly treats him. Naturally, he won't talk of the "negatives" prevailing in Bangladesh. 😅😅
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A man stuck in his old times when he flourished through enough patronizing but feels the need to accept new dawn.
Who calls bangladesh a marvel ??
Only Leftists.
From we’re it was to we’re it is, it is a marvel.
Still Bangladeshis hates us😂😂😂
Do you know How bad our relation was with Bangladesh before 2009.They literally killed 8 BSF Guards and hanged thier body on fence, they sent 10 trucks of Ammunition to NE separatists, They gave shelter Assam separatist group Alpha Chief. Congress govt didn't let these news to came out in public. And fool indians thought Bangladesh is a friendly nation.
Ungrateful set of people they are. The amount of "hatred" the Bangladeshis have for India is unimaginable. 🤔
@SG
Military victory wasn't achieved in 13 days but over a 9 months civil war.
India entered only in the last 13 days of a 9 months civil war.
By October of 1971, the Pakistani troops were on the defensive and on the retreat as they were cut off from supplies whereas Mukti Bahini largely consisting of ex East Bengal Regiment and East Bengal Rifles were well supplied by both India and USSR.
Besides this the west Pakistani troops from plains and deserts were completely ill equipped to fight in the wet paddy fields and riverine region of Bangladesh.
American and French forces faced similar predicament in Vietnam.
This is evident if you read Witness To Surrender written by Siddique Salik of Pakistan Army's ISPR.
Yes, but military was active in trainning Mukti Bahini and if u search more u would know that army had already entered BD in October itself. War was officially announced on 3rd Dec and full plethora of wpns could be utilised. ISPR is bullshit they have there own agenda.
@rohitsingh-gn4so ISPR is propaganda wing of Pakistan army but this book is quite objective although it is spoken from the biased perspective of West Pakistan.
Think India entered long before not just in the last 13 days. Just that it was in the form of giving asylum, training East Pakistanis soldiers etc. In all probability Indian agencies started on the Bangladesh plan even before the 9 months. The last 13 days were just a climax to what was going on for a very long time. Mujib in all probability already had the back of India when he made his political demands 6 point plan.
Bangladesh Marvel 😅😅😅 Good joke
It's More like Pakistan saying marle 😂
Marvel 😂😂😂 my 🦶
Giv credit to mukti bahini ok
And Tikka khan too😂😂
Mukti Bahini played crucial Role but remember Mukti Bahini was trained by India and all supplies to Mukti Bahini during 9 months civil war and later in actual war came from Indian side
What was "Mukti bahini" doing before the entry of the Indian army? Maybe they were too weak physically and loyal towards not killing Muslims and not winning because of the reason.
@@arnabghosh8222 ask your dad u idiot , who ar u. Go and listen to genaral Jacob u will know. . It was shekh mujib indhira ji mukti bahini indian army not your yogi modi
@@arnabghosh8222 how did indian army landed by para shoot because 90 percent of the country was already ready under mukti bahini, un officially.