1957 High School Student Debate: An old video of an Indian student is going viral on the internet. The video is from a high school debate in 1957, when a representative from the United Kingdom was given a lecture on the British Empire and how they had looted India for 200 years. This debate took place on the topic of ‘prejudice’. A student from Pakistan was also involved in the debate.
Today industrialist Anand Mahindra shared this video of years old debate on Twitter. While sharing the video, he raised the question of what happened to the student who objected to the representative of the United Kingdom (Sara Chatt) on the fact that India is a friend of the United Kingdom.
Video of Indian student silencing British representative goes viral
Please tell that the name of the Indian student who appeared in that debate was Gopinath. The British representative remained silent after listening to what Gopinath had said. When Anand Mahindra shared Gopinath’s video, he tried to know more about Gopinath from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Sharing the video, he wrote, “I have seen this on social media. It is amazing to see someone supporting India in such a strong way! Shashi Tharoor I am sure you have seen this and probably also know that after What happened to Gopinath in…”
Anand Mahindra asked Shashi Tharoor – Where is Gopinath now?
Responding to Anand Mahindra’s tweet, Tharoor said, “Yes Anand I know. That speaker is now retired and living in oblivion.” In another tweet, Tharoor further said, “I was just born then! And I know that Indian student with glasses, who later became a star officer in the International Labor Organization. He is now retired and lives in obscurity.” Used to be.”
This was going around furiously on social media yesterday. Wonderful to see someone so vigorously champion the cause of India back in ’57! @ShashiTharoor I’m sure you have seen this and perhaps know what became of Mr. Gopinath… pic.twitter.com/Px2ys5hbQW
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 27, 2023
Know what is in this video?
Defining the topic of the debate in the video, Gopinath is seen saying, “Having prejudice is willful ignorance. It is governed only by emotion and the fear and suspicion it creates is greater than what we think.” harms.” He said, “Anglo-Saxons were roaming around wearing skins 3,000 years before the Magna Carta arrived, which the British considered the beginning of history in the Indus River Valley.” He said that it is only the responsibility of the Indian people and not the British that India is still cordial with Britain and maintaining good relations. Meanwhile, Gopinath also talked about the exploitation of the British Empire.
‘Democracy existed even 3,500 years before the birth of Christ’
Sara chat again questioned both the students on ‘material wealth’. In response to that, Gopinath said that the British Empire would not have been able to run even for a day if it was not there in India. In return, Britain forced us to learn “an obscure way of living democratically”. Gopinath also gave the example of the Panchayat system and said that India had democracy “3500 years before the birth of Christ”.
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