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Mayawati releases 'Inquilab-1857' 17 Jun, 2007 l 0204 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK LUCKNOW: While releasing the special issue of Naya Daur — Inquilab 1857 — chief minister Mayawati on Saturday said that official publication had an important role in publicising government policies and programmes and information of public interest. She said that Inquilab-1857, published by the information department, would inform younger generation about the contribution and sacrifices of freedom fighters by information on various aspects of the first war of independence. She also congratulated the director of information and editorial board for bringing out the issue. She said Inquilab would strengthen social unity, Hindu-Muslim brotherhood and the Ganga-Jamuni composite culture, besides the glorious past of the state. Mayawati said that the spirit of religious and communal and castiest brotherhood, witnessed during the first war of independence 1857, was spearheaded by Mangal Pandey, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Rani Laxmi Bai, Jhalkari Bai, Uda Devi, Nanasaheb Peshwa and Tantya Tope. She said these brave sons and daughters of India laid the foundation of nation's freedom. Mayawati said that along with the freedom struggle a parallel social revolution also took place during that time. The chief minister said that great men like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Narayan Guru and Periyar gave a new direction to this social movement by bringing a number of people into the mainstream thus enabling them to enjoy the right to education. She said that the struggle of these great men continued under the leadership of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram. The section that was exploited for centuries had an political awakening owing to tireless work of Kanshi Ram. Drawing inspiration from these great men, the Uttar Pradesh government was moving ahead on the path of "Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Shukhaya," to establish a society based on equality. The special issue which was released by the chief minister is dedicated to known and unknown, freedom fighters to commemorate the 150th year of the first war of independence. -- Subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a BLANK email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
