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Merge to Razakar?

Ahmm... well, I agree. They are basically the same word. Although it is pronounced with 'j' in Bangla. The other article 'Razakar' has some etymological stuff in it, so it would be good.

Biased Article

At the moment the article is very biased. Could someone with an eye in history come forward and fix this article?

What, exactly, do you see as biased? Please provide examples. So far as I know, the collaboration activities by Razakars in Bangladesh Liberation War are well documented. I agree that the other article Rajakar is poorly written, and sounds like a commentry, but this article presents facts on formation of the Razakar forces, and a note on their activities. Which of this do you find biased? I am assuming that you made the comment on the other article, and not this one. Thanks. --Ragib 16:51, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

By biased I meant a one-sided commentary, exacty what you said. I guess the overwhelming use of unnessecery adjectives(eg. ruling clan, ultra-nationalist) makes it sound like that. Also, the article contains a lot of facts without any sources. For example I wasn't aware (okay I agree I don't know a lot...) that Salauddin Quader Choudhury was a rajakar. I would love to hear what SQC has to say about that.

I believe, neutrality is gained by listening to both sides. Recently, I read a biography of Ghulam Azam. This one (written in Bangla) gives an insight into the Liberation war (Bangla: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ) from a leading Rajakar's point of view.

Yes, the comment was made on Rajakar article. Sorry for having it here.

Thanks. 220.236.204.187 13:20, 16 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Razakars

It would be great if it can be documented whether the Razakars of the Hyderabad state had any links with those of Bangladesh. --Gurubrahma 14:11, 24 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt that there is ANY link between the two groups. The word Razakar means volunteer, and nothing special, so any volunteer force in a persian or urdu speaking region may be named Razakar. So, there is no link between the two groups, to the best of my knowledge. Thanks. --Ragib 19:02, 24 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Civil Insurgency

Hi, I have replaced "Hindu" with "civil" because it was a civil insurgency, when all farmers decided to take up arms against the Nizam. Various parties were involved in this, like the Communists, who are atheists, so it would be wrong to term it a "Hindu" insurgency. Lilaac (talk) 20:08, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Operation Polo for details. The link used here is "Union/merger with India" and any other synonyms would be too detailed and POV for a disambiguation page.119.148.3.14 (talk) 07:06, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Links

Please so not remove links, without consensus from other editors. Thanks.119.148.3.14 (talk) 07:06, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal: convert to DAB

Following up from the AFD, this is a proposal to convert this page to a disambiguation page, something like [1].

Pinging @Buidhe, GrabUp, LR.127, Natg 19, and Shhhnotsoloud: who participated in the AFD.
Support per my comments at the AFD. DMacks (talk) 23:24, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support: never created one (or seen one done) before, so I'm afraid I won't be of much use adding the appropriate links. LR.127 (talk) 23:42, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support: As per my comments at the AfD. GrabUp - Talk 02:02, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Links to Bengali wikt:রাজাকার and Hindi wikt:रज़ाकार on Wiktionary may be useful in that regard. There is currently no Wiktionary page for Urdu: رضا کار or its Arabic or Persian cognates. See MOS:DAB and {{Wiktionary}} for usage. Cnilep (talk) 06:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]