Thursday, August 5, 2010

I bow.. In respect to...

Our dear motherland India was being ruled by British since the end of seventeenth century and once progressive Hindustan, monetarily and culturally had demeaned into being a slave in the hands of White westerners. Their pride had been crushed completely and the people were leading lives that spelt, torment and distress.
In the last decade of 1800’s, when the morale of people of India, was absolutely down and dead.. When Mahatma Gandhiji, had not yet arrived from South Africa..When Sardar Patel had still not occurred on the scenario, a name that was born in a small town of Gujarat, called Barwala, in 1890, November 9th. Born in traditional business community of Gujaratis , Late Shri Prabhudas Bhuta, naturally took to making business his source of earning livelihood.
But,
Somewhere, deep down in his heart, the illumination inside his soul, had awaken, the need to fight against the rulers of Britain, and up lift his fellow brothers and sisters to endow them with basic amenities and to lit up the fire of patriotism among them.
At the young age of 15, he gathered his colleagues to collect some money to start the facilities of Library, in the small town of Barwala.. For this, he cajoled and convinced the king of neighboring Limdi state and congregate the required money. This library, started by him, in about 1905, ran for almost 75 years.
After the first world war, the businesses of some people had observed, heavy losses, aPrabhudas Bhuta, who was in Rangoon, at that time met with the same fate.. as a result of the war.. Shri Prabhudas Bhta, instead of resigning from paying off the debts, preferred struggling till he paid back every penny that he had lost. In doing so, he burdened himself with un endurable work load and his health suffered badly..But, still with determination, he continued the task undertaken and paid the debt of every penny.
After 1930, he decided to dedicate his full life in freedom struggle. In the famous Dandi Kuch by Mahatma, he burdened the charge of conducting the protest in the Bhal district of Gujarat. The news of his dedication and capabilities reached Sardar Patel, who designated Shri Prabhudas Bhuta with important duties of movement.. and in due course, was jailed number of times. once, as a second class accused, he had to under go, tedious and inhuman practices by the British jailors. As a result, he developed pus in his palm and had to undergo medical treatment. The jailor offered him, the facility of anesthesia during the operation, if he agreed to ask for forgiveness from the British Govt. His colleges, too, advised him to agree and ask to be forgiven, and obtain the facility of anesthesia, get well and again involve himself in the freedom movement..
But,
Shri Prabhudas Bhuta, flatly refused..His argument was, today, if he would resort to asking for forgiveness for treatment, tomorrow, somebody could do that for money!!! He got operated in the jail itself, without taking anesthesia and for entire of his life, the holes in his palm were visible.. Reminding, each of his strength and commitment and presenting of an example..

Once, in 1933, he was travelling from Bhavnagar to his home in Barwala. On his way, he was jailed for no specific reason..and taken to Sabarmati Jail, where he was put up with great Sardar. They both stayed together for one and a half months and shared an exemplary rapport. Shri Prabhudas Bhuta, learnt a lot of political lessons, during this time.
Later, after getting out of jail, after the Quit India movement [in jail, for 3 years], in 1945, he decided to quit political work, as independence to India was almost certain and he felt his work was over. Then he decided to devote some time to his family, who had to under go unimaginable hardships, due to his unavailability at home front. but, they never complained and as a result wife, Santokben, developed tuberculosis..
After ascertaining, the independence, he committed himself to the field of education and inspired to start a boarding for poor and needy in small town of Dholka, in Gujarat. He devoted all his time and energy into it and even he breathed his last there..
On the last day, of his diary, he had written, that if I happen to look back and introspect, I feel completely satisfied with my own life. I am not leaving any heritage, in cash, for my children, nor I am leaving behind any debt. All I am giving them is my goodwill and I am sure, wherever they go, people knowing me will welcome them wholeheartedly.
Such was a man, who was colleague of stalwarts of freedom struggle, like Sardar Patel, Zaverchand Meghani, Mrudula Sarabhai, Amritlal Sheth, Mohanlal Mehta- Sopan, Ratubhai Adani , Dr. Jivraj Mehta, Ucherbhai Dhebar and Morarji Desai.
I happen to be his grand daughter-in-law and it is a privilege, for all of us of next generations to be blessed with fore father as respectable as him. Recently, the people of Barwala, the education institutes which he had established and the business community of the town, inaugurated his statue and paid their homage, to their hero, 50 years after his death. The people of Bhal district of Gujarat, till today respect him as their idol, who fought ceaselessly for releasing his motherland from the foreign rulers.
He could have, very well obtained to be part of the Govt. of Saurashtra or Mumbai, after independence.
but,
he had preferred to dedicate himself to free the motherland from the clutches of white skin..
and,
there have been innumerable dedicated souls who have done the same to liberate the Ma Bharti, from the clutches of European rulers..
But,
Today, the same Congress, has brazenly and audaciously resorted to being ruled by a white skin..throwing away the soul of dedication and devotion of their own forefathers. The Congress leaders, do not feel the pain of their forefathers, who must be watching them from the heaven and feeling miserable, at seeing their martyr hood being shamelessly exhausted.
What is the contribution of Smt Sonia Gandhi, in the Indian political set up? That she is married into Nehru-Gandhi family? Nehru-Gandhi family have blue blood that permits them and only them to be in the highest post? If the argument is that she has been married to an Indian citizen, the truth is that not you or me, who could be in a similar position of marrying into an Italian family and be allowed to hold the highest post. The Italian constitution does not permit any person, NOT Italian by birth, to be in the capacity to rule the nation.
And,
Our constitution has a clause, that states that the foreign national [by birth], seeking to be holding the highest post, can only be considered, if and only if, the constitution of that nation, he or she hails from, permits the person, of other nationals, to be holding the similar or higher posts.
And,
Italian Constitution does not permit this...
The then, Hon. Prez Dr. Kalam, on the basis of this clause, had denied the permission to be the Hon. P.M. in 2004, when UPA came to power.
And,
Smt. Sonia Gandhi, turned this truth, of she not being eligible to rule the country, into her martyr ship!!! The Congress leaders of today, does not even feel the agony that is being imparted by them to their ancestors..[the leaders who fought to unshackle this nation from the clutches of White Skin.] and are dancing on her tune..
Is this the tribute Congress is paying to their by gone leaders?

1 comment:

  1. gr88...this absolutely true Madhavi... whole country should know about this....

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