Prasad I enjoyed your article.....we have been having a lot of problems with power cuts.... Adolfo Mascarenhas
On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 4:52 PM RV Prasad <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t usually have a reaction or do a “reply all”, but to put this in > perspective: > > > > When the British came to India, India represented 26% of the world’s GDP > (some estimates go as high as 35%). In 1947, when the British left, India > accounted for 2% of the world’s GDP. Britain systematically looted the > country, topping it off with a plunder to finance its WW2. A single case > in point was the 3 million Bengalis who died of starvation, because Winston > Churchill confiscated all the grain in Bengal for the British army. The > magnificent castles, palaces and buildings in the U.K., including the > Buckingham palace, were not financed by a British Silicon Valley or IPOs on > the London Stock Exchange. It was money that was largely stolen. > > > > Unfortunately, a lot of bad things have happened in history. The native > Americans lost most of their land to the invading European settlers. Six > million Jews were killed by the Nazis. Millions of Africans were enslaved > for generations. Entire countries and cultures were destroyed and > redefined by invaders. History cannot be changed – what happened has > happened, and one cannot hold a grudge forever. > > > > But to glorify the British royal family is insulting. What was the > purpose of deliberately inserting a reference to Jallianwala Bagh and > downplaying it? What the hell did that have to do with Philip’s death > again? And he shot and killed an 8-foot tiger, and that is supposed to be > a career highlight? You must be proud of how the Chinese have driven the > tiger population to extinction in China, as well. > > > > To me, the British royal family today is a bunch of parasites preying on > the British citizens, and circling down a drain to irrelevance, generation > by generation. If the British citizens want to prop up this piece of their > legacy, it’s their business, and no skin off my nose. But every time an > Indian sees Elizabeth donning a piece of jewelry, Indians need to remind > themselves that all those wonderful jewels in her crown and countless other > diamonds and precious stones, including the Kohinoor, that are held by the > British royal family, were not dug up in England, and came from India and > Africa. > > > > So please stop sending me emails like this. If you want to worship this > family, that is your business. But please be aware that an email like this > is as insulting as someone in Germany sending out emails to the citizens of > Israel that glorify Hitler, including a blurb on how Auschwitz was really a > POW camp, and some Jews held there might have suffered from headaches. > > > > RP > > > > > > > > *From: *"朱蓉蓉 Zhu, Mia" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Monday, April 12, 2021 at 3:23 AM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, 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protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Cc: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *A Tribute to the Noble Prince -- Sent on behalf of Mrs. Tessa > deSouza > > > > A Tribute to the Noble Prince -- Sent on behalf of Mrs. Tessa deSouza > > ********************************************************* > > > > My husband Francis grew up in England first with an English nanny and then > attending Stonyhurst boarding school. I attended a school with much > English history and I have a particular fondness for the Queen as she and I > are roughly the same age. Francis worked for a British company, Binnys and > we belonged to English clubs in Madras starting from 1951. > > > > The Royal Family are nobility. That means honor, sacrifice, and courage. > They fight in the wars and bear heavy burdens with utmost graciousness. > Our political leaders are not noble in the true sense of the word. Who can > imagine Phillip behaving like Clinton or Bush > > > > I wanted to share memories of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were > visiting Madras /Chennai in 1961. > > > > My three kids (Glenn, Eve and Michael) sat on the street from the airport > to see them pass by. No bullet proof cars. Open air drive. Her Majesty > was so beautiful - the most beautiful person I have seen - had lovely > peach and roses complexion. > > > > Later the Prince had to pass our house in Kilpauk. Mrs. Connor, faithful > British AI came over to see him pass. We stood on Kelly's Road - not > Balfour and Mrs. Connor had instructed thee of you to Shout when he passes > - THREE CHEERS FOR PRINCE PHILIP. HIP HIP HOORAY. The Prince was standing > up in an open truck, tired bored. He heard this - gave a start, GRABBED > THREE LARGE GARLANDS and threw them to three of you. Such amazing aim - > from a moving truck EACH LARGE GARLAND landed in each of your arms. > > > > Prince Philip was taken to see the Binny Mills. Then to the first three > quarters of the mill workers. They were expecting him - but he did a U > TURN and went The other way to three other lucky little houses. Then to > the Binnys Club. All the ladies lined up. With a poker face he looked > down the line and gave a second glance at the only pretty face. > > > > He appreciated the Madras NAMASTE. How wonderful if England adopted it. > > > > Reading the plaque at the entrance to Jallianwala Bagh - Two thousand > Dead. "That's exaggeration. I was with Dyer's son in the Navy and he told > me very few dead - most wounded." > > > > From Jaipur, a picture of him with an eight-foot tiger he had shot went > round the world with this caption. "*President of the World Wild Life > Association"* > > >
