DODO

In the center of a well furnished room  in heavens a handsome person is sitting. He is in full army uniform with a side cap and is in tunic and wearing the rank of Japanese admiral. He is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose the most charismatic  leader of Indian freedom struggle and Commander of India National Army (INA). He wears  round glass spectacles and is neatly shaven. There are  many letters  lying on the table and   a Japanese pistol is close by on the table. A slight knock is heard  at the  door.  

Subhas. Please  come in.

(A person walks in and wishes) 

Visitor. Hello Mr Subhas. It is  long since I met you. How are you?

Subhas. I am fine. How are you Mr Patel? But feel sad because  I had to come here before I could achieve my mission. Damn it. The Japanese surrendered after Americans dropped the atom bomb on Japan. They still had power to  continue to fight. In fact many Generals  were not willing to surrender and wanted to continue fighting and see the end.

Patel. Yeah. But  there is nothing in our hands. It is god’s will..................

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M K Gandhi is credited for leading the Indian struggle for Independence from the British rule. There is no doubt that he sacrificed greatly and suffered prison terms and persecution by the authorities. He is known for fighting against racial discrimination in South Africa before he returned to India. Gandhi practiced and preached non violence even against enemy and although India gained freedom, India was bifurcated and Pakistan was created. Gandhi was honored with titles of father of nation and   Mahatma (Great soul).  MK Gandhi is also severely criticized for his Muslim appeasement polices and bifurcation of India is held against his polices and consequently he was assassinated by Nathuram Vinayak Godse on 30 January 1948 at Birla Mandir while proceeding for the prayer. Sixty years have passed since gaining of independence and over these years, the politicians in India have used Gandhi’s name for acquiring power and winning elections while Gandhi is discarded into a dust bin. The moral path shown by him is discarded and the politics in the country have become a cess pool and India has earned great ill reputation as the most corrupt nation in the world. Democracy is on paper while in spirit and practice it is violated to the hilt. Dynastic rule is the order of the day. The moral fiber has dissipated. Gandhi’s soul hovering in the sky without attaining peace probably must be crying loud beating its bared chest with anguish at the fallen norms and failure of his vision. Probably, he must be repenting for getting freedom for India after seeing the downfall in India. His anguish is presented as a set of poems.

                                           

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