Remembered In Japan, Forgotten In Bharat
The day was 12 November 1948. Tokyo Trials are going on in a huge garden house on the outskirts of Tokyo, the trial of fifty-five Japanese war criminals including Japan's then Prime Minister Tojo, after losing WWII. Of these, twenty-eight people have been identified as Class-A (crimes against peace) war criminals. If proved, the only punishment is the "death penalty". Eleven International Judges from all over the world are announcing......"Guilty".... "Guilty"...... "Guilty"......... Suddenly one thundered, "Not Guilty" A silence came down in the hallway. Who was this lone dissenter? His Name Was Radha Binod Pal, A Judge from Bharat Born in 1886 in the Kumbh of East Bengal, his mother made a living by taking care of a household and their cow. For feeding the cow, Radha used to take the cow to the land near a local primary school. When the teacher taught in school, Radha used to listen from outside. One day the school inspector cam...