From: f43703a@nucc.cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp (SUPRATIC GUPTA)
Subject: Happy New year/ Let us Make this a Year of UNITY
Organization: Nagoya University Computation Center, Nagoya, Japan.
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 10:14:48 GMT

Dear Friends,

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Let us Make This  Year a Year of UNITY. Unity for the sub-continent.
God is Not going to send another Prophet. So now it is our responsibility
to make this world a better place to say. So I propose a topic of Discussion.

History  is not taught the same way in Pakistan, Bangladesh, & India.
So let us see what is taught to us. Most probably truth is some where
between what we are taught. Most likely both of us taught wrongly.
Being exposed to foreign country we should be able to understan this.

Why Search history? Because there is lot of mis-understanding between us.
This can be removed if we know what the otheer is taught from child hood.

One example: (this is pointed to me by a friend. I would request the friend
not to reveal identity. I would like to request every one to think about it.
This is just a representative example to prove History is different in
all our countries. There are other important issues, like religious issues,
Indipendence of Bangladesh, Kashmir problem, Shik history. Probably you
can add to the list. We can ask each other what is taught to him? Here
please note that we are not supposed to speak of the problem, but of the 
history of the problem.)

I refer my friend:

Pakistan is writing her history in which
muslims are innocent , India is writing her history in which
hindus are innocent . Both are including stories .
Now you have to decide , being impartial , which is wrong and
which is correct. Let me quote an example here.
In indian history it is written that Sultan Mahmood Gaznavi
attacked india 27 times and each and every time he looted
a lot of wealth i.e, gold and destroyed every thing.
In pakistani history  it is written that Sultan Mahmood Gaznavi
Attacked india 17 times . He was unsuccessful upto 16 th
attack (it is not 16 but 17  , a typing mistake) . At the
17 attack he conquered the temple of Somanth and established
government there.

Now let us compare the two histories. First question arises
by reading indian history that if Sultan Mahmood Gaznavi
was successful in the first attack why didnot he form
a government there instead of attacking second time ?
After all he was not a robber but a ruler of afghanistan.
without being partial , to me , pakistani histroy seems more
logical  and near the fact.

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Very frankly, I am not good is history. So I leave it to others to
take up the case. I would request my friend to refrain for the time being
to reply to this post. Sorry for using your post. To others, I am sorry
that I am refering to a friend every time. I am doing it because it
 is his question to him, any credit for the question should go to
him not him. 

This is not a personal article. So don't write to me personally.
I will not reply.

Let us make this a Year of Unity by trying to understand why we think
like the way we do and why others think the way they do? Best wishes
to all.

-- 
With regards
 
SUPRATIC GUPTA
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