It was black and white world. There lived a mother and she
was rich, abundantly rich!!!!!. She had a family, a huge family. She was truly
blessed and she had everything except the unity and integrity in the family.
People in her family were spread all over her land. They had formed unions and
fought within regularly. There was short of a leader who could get them all in
one place and would guide them to prosperity and peace. But still the family lived a royal and a
king’s life with its rich gifts given from god. She was in rest and there came
the men from hell in the name of business to the mother land.
They stayed here,
they learnt to do the business from her family and eventually they studied
everything from good to bad. The divided the family in the name of power and
greed. Slowly the world of good changed in to the world of blood. Evil powers
gained the power and the mother sulked. Men were hit and the women were teased.
People died and blood flowed. Evil powers were at the helm and the children of
the mother were tortured. Monsters looted her family and all her assets. It was
one big family and the she was alone. She was brave but there was fear within
the family. It continued and continued for years.
Yes, as it happened there were also brave sons
and daughters. They were ready to hit back, they were ready to fight and they
stood by their mother. One of the bravest sons of the mother was Mangal Pandey
who dared and planned. He stood and armed with a loaded musket,
calling upon the men to rebel and threatening to shoot the first European that
he set eyes on. He took upon the European Lieutenant Baugh (English man) the
first European he saw. He could see Baugh who came to arrest Pandey by knowing
that Pandey was on rise as he advanced towards him, Pandey fired but missed.
Baugh fired and missed but advanced towards Pandey. Before Baugh took out his
sword Mangal Pandey drew his Talwar blocked Baugh and knocked him on the ground.
Another English man sergeant-Major Hewson arrived at the spot but knocked down
to the floor by Pandey again. A senior officer to sipoy Pandey, the Jemadar
Ishwari Prasad the Indian officer in command of the quarter-guard of the 34th
Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) had the orders to arrest Mangal Pandey before this
incident happened but many sepoys including the Indian senior stood by Pandey
supporting him. But this one bad man from the sepoys, Sheikh Paltu stood by
British officers by resisting Mangal Pandey thus helping the two English men
recover and hold Pandey. While other sepoys refused to support English men and
stood inactive, Paltu helped to capture Mangal Pandey. Later Pandey was hanged
and Paltu was promoted to Hawaldar. The brave son had sacrificed his life to
safeguard her mother.
Slowly revolt begins and many join on this bravest struggle
for independence. Mother started gaining her strength back with some of her
bravest sons born as the years passed. Out of all, few stood tall and lakhs
stood by them. One man asked for the “peace” and other “the blood”. As the
tallest man marched with peace, these bravest men planned and executed with
anger. The tallest man had the grip of non-violence and bravest men had the
hunger of freedom. Many sacrificed and many were killed. Soon the evils
realized and fled but the mother was left injured.
It has been 67 years and the
injuries have grown with the diseases like corruption, unemployment, illiteracy
and many such. But this time India has signaled and risen to the challenge to
stand up to fight these diseases. Let’s wish, we see that dream India for which
many brave hearts sacrificed their lives and their unfulfilled dreams are
realized. Let’s uphold their spirit of dream India by exhibiting our love for
this great nation. Let’s work towards betterment of this great nation with
unconditional love we have buried within ourselves. On this great day of 68th
Independence Day celebrations, I congratulate the people of India and wish my
mother India recovers soon.
Jai Hind !
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