{"id":59178,"date":"2020-02-20T23:04:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T17:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=59178"},"modified":"2020-02-20T23:04:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T17:34:35","slug":"truth-behind-photo-of-man-carrying-wife-during-1971-bangladesh-liberation-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/truth-behind-photo-of-man-carrying-wife-during-1971-bangladesh-liberation-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth behind photo of man carrying wife during 1971 Bangladesh liberation war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a man carrying a woman whose clothes are torn has gone viral on social media. According to the accompanying message, the photo is from late poet and author Dr Dharamvir Bharti&#8217;s book. The image is claimed to capture a scene from the 1971 India-Pakistan war where a husband is carrying his wife who was raped multiple times. The message ends with the claim that the photo depicts the oppression of Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh<\/p>\n<p>[Translated from \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u0921\u0949 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902, 1971 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092a\u0924\u093f \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0940 (\u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0940 )\u0905\u0938\u094d\u092e\u0924 \u092c\u091a\u093e \u0928\u093e \u0938\u0915\u093e, \u0932\u093e\u0936 \u0939\u094b \u091a\u0941\u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947? \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0924\u094b \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 1947 \u0938\u0947 \u0914\u0930 1971 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that the image is being shared in the backdrop of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which seeks to provide a path for non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan to apply for Indian citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @ChaanchalMaurya <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaanchalMaurya\/status\/1228497444918431745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/c8xQV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) the viral image. It was retweeted over 5,000 times.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59184 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-3.00.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-3.00.07-PM.png 528w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-3.00.07-PM-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87+%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89+%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80\/photos-keyword?f=AboUhc4nh9gxT7NyVA97II3rpu9OxNJ4aInU0lcDyA55jHfWSIC4_k7-mjxiIGUZM7qr5pvqJFEGz4c_6s7zpJwEjGUULAgRouXNY0L_35FT_t8y8-6-CfaL-XEHEn1YWOpRN08JjJqhIsubt0OSz3DOEU1RxLMGajbjwcmW4WSoK41Qo7rqNT7eJypmr1Bms5I1cq2UWlEEPCN8zBGPcWg3SJj4me44ErGiWKW_7_DiU15cLyxNdjCRFtGJ8UpI0Of9nJXS4yV-Rlott24wJA9-LHlA0Chx2Zu5EsxiElmUSlU2NUe0CABvQy4tDeFVGDLGWuW9MPEwwvSKEOHifjcpYMacRoTq4Ip5xN8xt4ZjPKPTiVxT7phJktc-RS11GqI&amp;epa=SEE_MORE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> users have shared this image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59312 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/image.png 519w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/image-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>FACT-CHECK<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Yandex and found a YouTube video which carried the viral image. According to the video <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yiI02rzJqXY?t=315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uploaded<\/a> by Gracie Rosado in October 2014, the viral image was clicked by photographer Mark Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>After performing a keyword search, Alt News found the viral image on the website of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hardrainproject.com\/hrpl?n=6615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hard Rain Project<\/em><\/a>, a charity founded by Edwards. The image was clicked by the photograher himself and it is described as, &#8220;Refugees from East Pakistan arriving in India during the Bangladesh war in 1971.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59211 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-7.41.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-7.41.58-PM.png 790w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-7.41.58-PM-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-7.41.58-PM-768x716.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2020-02-19-at-7.41.58-PM-559x520.png 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The book &#8216;Body Horror: Photojournalism, Catastrophe and War&#8217; by John Taylor also <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.in\/books?id=9aBTSTQoEQQC&amp;pg=PA132&amp;lpg=PA132&amp;dq=Mark+Edwards+%2B+cholera&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=36yCE7GBAW&amp;sig=ACfU3U1_f5hUSXFhPBLiy4QFdku0re_ObA&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiN58ily93nAhW5ILcAHS1sBWkQ6AEwBHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=Mark%20Edwards%20%2B%20cholera&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attributes<\/a> Edwards for this image.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with the website <em><a href=\"https:\/\/rarehistoricalphotos.com\/refugee-carrying-cholera-stricken-wife-away-fighting-bangladesh-war-1971\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rare Historical Photos<\/a> (RHP) <\/em>in August 2014, Edwards said, \u201cI took this profoundly disturbing picture of a man carrying his cholera-stricken wife during the Bangladesh war in 1971. Ten million people crossed the East Pakistan (Bangladesh) border into India to escape the horrors of this bloody war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As per several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/18466981_Oral_fluid_therapy_of_cholera_among_Bangladesh_refugees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online sources<\/a>, Bangladesh witnessed an outbreak of cholera in 1971.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News reached out to Edwards over email for more details. He informed, &#8220;I don\u2019t know if she died from cholera or not but there was absolutely no indication she was raped.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The photograph is, therefore, circulating with baseless claims in the view of the recently-enacted Citizenship Amendment Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a man carrying a woman whose clothes are torn has gone viral on social media. According to the accompanying message, the photo is from late poet and author Dr Dharamvir Bharti&#8217;s book. 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