Kaala Prayanam

  Adolf Hitler and Eva Anna Paula Braun (Hitler) in a modest wedding breakfast in the morning of 29th April 1945. They married on the night of 28th and 29th April 1945 in a small civil ceremony in the Führerbunker in Berlin.   The marriage of Hitler and Braun is the most depraved in the world. After the marriage, Hitler dictated his will to his secretary, Traudl Junge. On 30.4.1945, Hitler, by shooting himself with his pistol into his dimple, and Eva by swallowing cyanide, committed suicide. Their bodies were burnt without traces of the remains. The Nazi party ideology, like that of the RSS, doesn't permit leaders to marry. Hitler lived secretly with his half-niece, Geli Raubal, and later with Eva. Raubal killed herself due to dissatisfaction with Hitler. Earlier, Eva also tried to commit suicide twice. Once to draw Hitler's attention and the second time, dissatisfied with Hitler. Hitler wished to prove his chastity. In this, our two PMs of RSS origin are not exceptions.

  BJP "development" model in West Bengal, on the eve of the election. It forgot that it is the ruling party at the center, also its slogan "sab ka sath sab ka vikas". To gain electorally in West Bengal, it became sectarian and opportunistic. Can one believe that a party that didn't implement its electoral freebies at the center can do so in West Bengal? A party, which did not field a single Muslim candidate for the state legislature, if it comes to power by all cheating methods like SIR, will include Muslims for the "benefits"?

  The BJP came to power 12 years ago at the centre. Could not fulfil its promises viz., OROP and Disabled pension to the army pensioners, two crore jobs annually, Crediting Rs 15 lakh into the bank account of all the citizens. But implemented many unpromised issues, like stopping the pension revision for BSNL and MTNL, negating pensions for all employees under the Validation Act, etc. It will follow suit in West Bengal, also like a lion keeping its promise to the sheep, of becoming a vegetarian once elected as their king.  

  Crowds celebrating on and around a Panhard EBR armoured car in Lisbon on 25th April 1974 during the Carnation Revolution, symbolising the peaceful civilian embrace of the military action. The Carnation Revolution was a bloodless military coup on 25.4.1974, that ended 40 years of authoritarian rule in Portugal under the Estado Novo regime. It transformed Portugal into a democracy and halted the ongoing Portuguese Colonial War. Portugal endured the Estado Novo dictatorship from 1933, first under António de Oliveira Salazar (until 1968) and then Marcelo Caetano. Mid-1973 alienation among army officers over militia commissions in colonial conflicts, plus General António de Spínola's 1974 book advocating negotiated colonial autonomy, fueled the uprising. Led by the Armed Forces Movement, the coup began before dawn with radio signals like the song "E depois do adeus" and military advances on Lisbon; by evening, Caetano surrendered after minimal resistance. Civilians flooded t...

  Russian writer and novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky and members of the Petrashevsky Circle were arrested in St. Petersburg on 23rd April 1849 Fyodor Dostoevsky belonged to the Petrashevsky Circle, a group of liberal and socialist‑leaning intellectuals who discussed forbidden political and social ideas under Tsar Nicholas I’s autocratic regime. The circle centered around Mikhail Petrashevsky and brought together writers, officials, and students who read and debated Western‑inspired works on utopian socialism, democracy, and the abolition of serfdom. Though the group was a discussion circle rather than a revolutionary conspiracy, the authorities treated it as a subversive political cell. Dostoevsky was detained on 23 Apr 1849, along with dozens of other members, and taken to the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. He was accused of “revolutionary” activity and participation in illegal propaganda, which at the time meant circulating and discussing banned political ideas critical of...

  Heinrich Himmler (in SS uniform), the leading Nazi Reichsführer (chief) of the SS (Schutzstaffel) -protection squad) a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler. On 22nd April 1945, Himmler secretly met with Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden, asking him to act as an intermediary for a surrender offer to the Western Allies, which didn't take the offer seriously.  Himmler, the Nazi SS chief, met secretly in Stockholm on 22.4.1945, with Swedish Jew Norbert Masur, a representative of the World Jewish Congress. As Germany's defeat loomed, Himmler sought to negotiate the release of thousands of Jews from concentration camps, hoping to curry favor with the Allies amid his delusional plans to position himself as a postwar leader. The clandestine talks were facilitated by Himmler's masseur, Felix Kersten, and Jewish intermediaries like Hillel Storch. Masur pressed Himmler to halt further killings and allow Jewish evacuations to Sweden, securing promises for 6,000 women fro...

  Double-tongued Modi in 2022 attacked electoral freebies. Said the Revadi Culture is very dangerous for India's development.  Electoral freebies are vote-buying practices. Such promises can distort free and fair elections by influencing voters. This practice is legally and politically contested. Courts and economists are actively debating whether and how to restrict them. The Madras court earlier didn't stop them due to court limitations. Strict conditions under the Model Code of Conduct and Election Commission rules should not allow sweets for votes, as freebies are in exchange for votes.

  Vladimir Lenin, on 17th April 1917, issued radical "April Theses" calling for Soviets to take power during the Russian Revolution.  Lenin’s April Theses were the radical program in Apr 1917 after returning to Russia. They called for no support to the Provisional Govt, an end to Russia’s involvement in World War I, land for peasants, transfer of power to the Soviets, and nationalisation of the banks. The theses shifted Bolshevik policy toward a direct push for socialist revolution rather than cooperation with the existing government. They became a key step toward the October Revolution later in 1917. Simply, Lenin said that Russia should be ruled by workers’ and soldiers’ councils, with peace, land reform, and socialist control of key institutions.

  The First Jewish-Roman War was fought from 66 BC to 73 BC. On 16th April 73 BC, the Jewish fortress of Masada fell to the Romans, ending the war.  The First Jewish–Roman War (the First Jewish or Great Jewish Revolt) was a major uprising of the Jews of the Roman province of Judaea against the Roman Empire. The revolt began in 66 CE when tensions over heavy Roman taxation, religious grievances, and political persecution erupted into open rebellion. Jewish factions initially drove Roman forces out of Jerusalem and won some early victories, but Rome eventually sent large armies under generals such as Vespasian and his son Titus. The decisive moment was the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE, in which Roman forces destroyed the city and the Second Temple, reshaping Jewish religious life. The war ended with the fall of the fortress of Masada in 73 CE, where a last group of Jewish rebels chose mass suicide rather than surrender. It ended Jewish political autonomy.

  Bergen-Belsen Nazi-Germany concentration camp with heaps of dead bodies. This camp was liberated by the British army on 15th April 1945.  Bergen‑Belsen was a Nazi concentration camp started in 1940 as a prisoner‑of-war camp in the south of Bergen and Belsen villages, Germany. In this camp, people died from starvation, disease, crowding, and brutal conditions. By 1945, Bergen‑Belsen, built for 10,000, held 60,000 without food, water, or shelter. Tens of thousands died there during the war. 28,000 died after British forces liberated the camp on 15.4.1945. British troops discovered mass graves, piles of corpses, and severely emaciated survivors. Commandant Josef Kramer was the Beast of Belsen.

  Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary. On 8th April 2018, the right-wing Fidesz-KDNP alliance won the election. Viktor Orban continued as Prime Minister. Viktor Mihály Orbán was born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, on 31.5.1963. After the fall of communism in Hungary, Orban was elected to parliament in 1990 and served as the P.M. from 10.5.1998 (to 2002) when his party formed a center-right coalition. Orban is a member of the conservative Fidesz party. He was re-elected as P.M. in 2010 and 2014. He took a hardline stance against immigration, particularly from Muslim countries. Orban became critical of the European Union and worked for Hungary's autonomy within the bloc. Orban is a divisive figure. His policies are criticised by human rights groups and international organizations. He is popular in Hungary, and his party has a strong majority in parliament. European Parliament says Hungary is not a democracy, Orbán’s govt is a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”. On 3.4.2025, Hung...

  Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, ended the tax on men with beards on sixth April 1772 Tsar Peter the Great imposed a beard tax to avoid backwardness, to Westernize Russia, and to make men appear in European fashion. Introduced in 1698, the tax required shaving the beards or paying annually. Courtiers and officials had to pay up to 600 rubles. Merchants up to 100, and commons fewer. Peasants were exempt or charged the least (1 kopek) when entering a city. The taxpayers received a beard token (silver for elites, copper for commons). They had to show them to avoid being forced to shave by the authorities. The tax served fiscal and cultural reform. The tax was abolished by Empress Catherine the Great on 6.4.1772.

José de San Martín, Argentine General, nicknamed the liberator of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, fought the Battle of Maipu in the Chilean independence war along with Bernando O'Higgins, another Chilean independence leader of Irish ancestry, and won independence for Chile on 5th April 1818.  Revolutionary Leader José de San Martín of Argentina fought for the independence of South American countries from Spain. He was Lt col in the Spanish army. In 1812, he went to South America to support the independence movement in the United Provinces of Río de la Plata. In Mendoza, San Martín organized the Andes Army across the Andes Mountains in 1817. Won Chilean independence with victories at the battles of Chacabuco in 1817 and Maipú in 1818, leaving 2000 Spaniards and 1000 Chilean patriots dead. Then came to Peru. Led an expedition there in 1820 and in 1821 declared Peru independent. He served as the Protector of Peru and implemented progressive reforms. In 1822, he met Simón Bolívar in Guayaq...

  Alfredo Stroessner, dictator and President of Paraguay, was overthrown in a military coup on third February 1989. All the dictators face this fate.  Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda became Dictator and President of Paraguay, by a Military coup dethroning President Federico Chavez. On 15.08.1954, he declared himself the 42nd President of Paraguay. In the 1954 general election, Stroessner ran unopposed as other parties were prohibited. While the Paraguayan electoral system was formally opened up in the following decades, opposition was not tolerated in practice. Stroessner ruled Paraguay until he was overthrown on 3rd Feb 1989 by Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti in a military coup. Stroessner fled to Brazil. Born on 3.11.1912 in Encarnación, Paraguay, Stroessner died of a stroke on Aug 16, 2006, at 93.

  Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus (left), Lt. General Arrthur Schmidt (center), and Colonel Wilhelm Adam (right) of the Nazi-Germany army, walking, after their 1943 January 31 surrender to the Soviet army In World War II, German forces began an offensive toward Stalingrad in Aug 1942, with intense fighting in Sep. Germans reached the city's outskirts with house-to-house combat, suffering heavy losses amid Soviet resistance. In Nov 1942, the Soviet counteroffensive (Operation Uranus) encircled the German Army. Intensely bombarded on 10 Jan 1943. Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered on Jan 31, defying Hitler's orders. Germans fully surrendered on Feb 2, 1943. 91,000 troops capitulated, exhausting supplies in the brutal winter.

  The military coup d'etat in Iraq on First April 1941. Pro-Nazi Colonels toppled British monarchy rule in Iraq for three months during World War II. The Golden Square was a group of four pro-Nazi Iraqi colonels—Salah al-Din al-Sabbagh, Shabib Jassim, Fahd Hassan al-Shahbandar, and Najib Sabri—who wielded power in Iraq's military. They opposed the pro-British Hashemite monarchy under Regent Abd al-Ilah and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said, seeking full independence in alignment with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. On April 1, 1941, the Golden Square, allied with politician Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, seized power in Baghdad through a bloodless coup. Rashid Ali became Prime Minister, installing Sharaf bin Rajeh as a puppet regent, arresting pro-British figures. Britain responded with the Anglo-Iraqi War (May -June 1941), invaded from bases like Habbaniya, and defeated Iraqi forces. Rashid Ali and the Golden Square leaders fled to Nazi Germany. The four colonels were later captured, tried,...

  Speaking at a memorial meeting गिर गिर कर उठना सीखा। उठ उठ कर चलना सीखा। चल चल कर दौड़ना सीखा। सुन सुन कर बोलना सिखा। रो रो कर हंसना सीखा। मर मर कर जीना सीखा। जीकर फिर लड़ना सीखा। लड़ लड़ कर बदलना सीखा। समाज ने हमें दिया सब कुछ। समाज को हम देंगे कुछ कुछ।

  American President Donald J. Trump, while dealing with the disagreeing nations, violates Article VII of the UN Charter, the War Powers Resolution of America, and International Laws.  No country should interfere in the internal affairs of another sovereign nation. Unless both houses, viz., the Congress and the Senate of the USA, pass a resolution, the US President should not interfere in the regime of another country. International Laws say the people of a particular country should decide who should rule them. The US Presidents in general and Trump in particular violated these rules. The Marxist, Maoist, and Communist rulers of nations should remind Donald John Trump of America that he is the President of America only.

  Mao Zedong, on 5th January 1930, wrote an essay titled "A single spark can start a prairie fire to criticise cadres for not creating rural revolutionary base areas.  “A single spark can start a prairie fire” is an old Chinese saying. It was later made famous worldwide by Mao Zedong’s 5th January 1930 political essay of the same title. Modern explanations trace the concept to the ancient classic Book of Documents and note its later use by Ming‑dynasty statesman Zhang Juzheng, who used the wording to warn that small causes can trigger large social upheavals. Mao's essay, arguing that small, scattered revolutionary forces in rural China could grow into a nationwide revolutionary “prairie fire.” Mao used it as a metaphor to counter pessimism in the Communist Party by stressing that weak revolutionary forces could inevitably expand.