Freedom Fighters

अन्याय है कहीं न्याय नहीं, ब्रिटिशर्स के बोएं बीजों में फिर तिरंगा लहराओगे, खुद को राष्ट्र भक्त कहकर, भारत माँ पर अधिकार भी जमाओगे, ससहस्त्र वर्षों की श्रृंखलाओं में जय भी होगी पराजय भी, अस्तित्व सनातन का रहेगा फिर भी, पर तुम सब इतिहास बन जाओगे!!

हमें सुखदेव और राजगुरु को भी नहीं भूलना चाहिए जिन्होंने भगत सिंह के साथ ही हंसते हुए फांसी के फंदे को गले लगाया था कि मातृभूमि का उद्धार हो सके। पर इन्हें क्या मालूम था आने वाले समय में भारत के टुकड़े हो जाएंगे।

The image of the Rani Laxmibai riding a horse with her 8-year-old son Damador Rao tied on her back with a cloth battling Britishers is sketched in everyone’s mind. Sadly, after Independence no government ever tried to seek an answer to the question …..What happened to the minor Prince of Jhansi after Laxmibai’s martyrdom?

"Whoever takes the body from the tree will face the same fate"

We Indians do not hear much about this real hero of India's freedom struggle, who traveled to various countries to muster support for Indian independence. While Gandhi, Nehru and other Congress leaders were meek and passive in their approach, Netaji was bold and aggressive.

सावरकर और बोस के बीच में हुई इस चर्चा को उस समय के अख़बार ‘टाइम्स ऑफ़ इण्डिया’ ने इस प्रकार लिखा- "सुभाष चंद्र बोस 22 जून को बॉम्बे पहुंचे और वी डी सावरकर के साथ फॉरवर्ड ब्लॉक और हिंदू महासभा के बीच सहयोग की संभावनाओं की खोज करने के लिए चर्चा की।"

On his 56th death anniversary, I pay homage to this eminent ex-prime minister of our country by sharing a glimpse of his remarkable works and highlighting some of the values he taught on how to overcome barriers in life and rise victoriously.

British and some Indians never gave a real credit to true freedom fighters, who suffered exiles, torture at Andaman Island or outright murders. Similar experiences were cited in other countries seeking independence like Ireland, Kenya, and other colonies.

While most claim that it was the nonviolent movement propagated by Mahatma Gandhi that led to this success, I want to advocate for the importance of the pressure created by more aggressive actions taken by leaders like Subash Chandra Bose.

As per the determined demand of highly annoyed departed souls of freedom fighters, who had dreamed that their mother land to be a vibrant global democratic power but as they lately noticed the progress was not to their expectation, the FoN convened a meeting of Working Committee of freedom fighters for review of the progress: A satirical take