Look into the life of Maulvi Barkatullah Bhopali, a revolutionary who challenged the might of European empires. From his early days in Bhopal to his radical years in Japan, Germany, and America, Barkatullah fused Islamic revival, socialist thought, and pan-Asian solidarity into a powerful anti-colonial vision. His story reveals how religion, class struggle, and nationalism once intertwined to resist imperial domination. What You Will Learn in this Video: ????Barkatullah’s education at Deoband & response to colonial famines ????His radical years in Tokyo during Japan’s rise as an Asian power ????Role in Berlin’s Indian Independence Committee during WWI ????“Jihad Against England” and his socialist-Islamic fusion ????Links to Lenin, Sun Yat-sen, Phan Bội Châu & Subhas Chandra Bose ????Legacy: a bridge between Islam, socialism & global anti-colonialis
- September 9, 2026