04-13-2005, 02:50 AM
From Shakti list posting
Gopal Chandra 'Patha' Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee?)? better known as Gopal-Da
Gopal-da was born into a Hindu family of butchers which ran a flourishing slaughter-house in Calcutta and it was no surprise when Gopal-da decided to follow his traditional vocation. (Hence his nickname -'Patha' which is Bengali for 'goat'. Believe me, this was a name that struck terror in the minds and hearts of all Muslims in Calcutta and its vicinity fifty years ago). It was when partition occurred that Gopal-da decided to switch using his knife from one kind of animal(the goat) to another (the mohammeddan).
Seeing the greater Calcutta killings with his own eyes threw Gopal-da into a rage. He organised a dedicated and salaried band of Hindu hitmen who avenged Hindu deaths by slaughtering muslims wherever they could find them. Money was no problem for Gopal-da. His business flourished.
So, he paid his dedicated men 5 rupees for a maimed victim and 10 rupees for a dead one. He handed out guns, swords, grenades. He thundered-" For every dead Hindu, I want ten Muslim corpses. Go forth, my lads and show no mercy." He was not content to merely use knifes and swords..they were effective but the harvest was slow. So Gopal-da managed a deal with the American soldiers who were stationed in Calcutta( it was World War-II time and India was still British territory).
He bought grenades, pistols, revolvers and ammunition by the crateful form these soldiers, in the blackmarket,for his men. And his men used it with devastating effect. So much so, that an ageing Ghulam Rasool, one of the top leaders of the Muslim National Guard (a terrorist Muslim organisation, affiliated to jinnah's Muslim League and reponsible for most of the Hindu genocide in Bengal) in Calcutta and currently living in Lahore, recalls with terror -" I pleaded with 'Patha' to stop this madness. Bahuth khoon bahchuka...hamari tharaf se bhi aur aapki taraf se bhi. Ab is qatl-e-aam ko rokna hoga. Hum aur khoon kharabe ke liye taiyaar nahee hain. Hum ceasefire ke liye taiyaar hain."(Note the classic muslim behaviour of asking for mercy and peace, tucking one's tail between one's legs and running for one's life when the Hindu valinatly repels his attack and beats him to pulp.)
But Gopal-da was not the one to fall for this trap. His men went on merrily about their task of protecting Hindu honour and lives. Finally, a time came when even M.K.Gandhi tried to persuade him and other Hindu warriors to lay down their arms. Gopal-da characteristally replied -
"I will not lay down even a nail if it has been used for defending Hindu honour."
Fifty years have passed. Gopal-da still resides in Calcutta. A life size statue of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, whom he idolises, adorns his living room. Tying up his long silvery mane in a top-knot, much the way the Sikhs do, Gopal-da, the octogenerian, expresses not an iota of regret for the bloodshed...he is, on the other hand, very proud of his past and of the fact that he did his duty.
Gopal Chandra 'Patha' Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee?)? better known as Gopal-Da
Gopal-da was born into a Hindu family of butchers which ran a flourishing slaughter-house in Calcutta and it was no surprise when Gopal-da decided to follow his traditional vocation. (Hence his nickname -'Patha' which is Bengali for 'goat'. Believe me, this was a name that struck terror in the minds and hearts of all Muslims in Calcutta and its vicinity fifty years ago). It was when partition occurred that Gopal-da decided to switch using his knife from one kind of animal(the goat) to another (the mohammeddan).
Seeing the greater Calcutta killings with his own eyes threw Gopal-da into a rage. He organised a dedicated and salaried band of Hindu hitmen who avenged Hindu deaths by slaughtering muslims wherever they could find them. Money was no problem for Gopal-da. His business flourished.
So, he paid his dedicated men 5 rupees for a maimed victim and 10 rupees for a dead one. He handed out guns, swords, grenades. He thundered-" For every dead Hindu, I want ten Muslim corpses. Go forth, my lads and show no mercy." He was not content to merely use knifes and swords..they were effective but the harvest was slow. So Gopal-da managed a deal with the American soldiers who were stationed in Calcutta( it was World War-II time and India was still British territory).
He bought grenades, pistols, revolvers and ammunition by the crateful form these soldiers, in the blackmarket,for his men. And his men used it with devastating effect. So much so, that an ageing Ghulam Rasool, one of the top leaders of the Muslim National Guard (a terrorist Muslim organisation, affiliated to jinnah's Muslim League and reponsible for most of the Hindu genocide in Bengal) in Calcutta and currently living in Lahore, recalls with terror -" I pleaded with 'Patha' to stop this madness. Bahuth khoon bahchuka...hamari tharaf se bhi aur aapki taraf se bhi. Ab is qatl-e-aam ko rokna hoga. Hum aur khoon kharabe ke liye taiyaar nahee hain. Hum ceasefire ke liye taiyaar hain."(Note the classic muslim behaviour of asking for mercy and peace, tucking one's tail between one's legs and running for one's life when the Hindu valinatly repels his attack and beats him to pulp.)
But Gopal-da was not the one to fall for this trap. His men went on merrily about their task of protecting Hindu honour and lives. Finally, a time came when even M.K.Gandhi tried to persuade him and other Hindu warriors to lay down their arms. Gopal-da characteristally replied -
"I will not lay down even a nail if it has been used for defending Hindu honour."
Fifty years have passed. Gopal-da still resides in Calcutta. A life size statue of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, whom he idolises, adorns his living room. Tying up his long silvery mane in a top-knot, much the way the Sikhs do, Gopal-da, the octogenerian, expresses not an iota of regret for the bloodshed...he is, on the other hand, very proud of his past and of the fact that he did his duty.