There are certain heroes from our land,
who have been wiped out from our history for some reason. Some are not there in our history books because they don’t
belong to our religion (i.e. Islam) but despite that there are many other personalities,
who have been wiped out from history even though they were Muslims. But here
is a person who fought for the freedom of people of all religions, sacrificed
his life for the cause and had a great contribution in the Freedom of
India but still we’ve never read about him in any of our books. He was a young student, who was born in what’s
known as Pakistan today, received most of his education in Lahore. Fought for the people of India regardless of
what faith or race they belonged to and sacrifices his life for that. The
British in Lahore executed him and he was cremated in Lahore as
well. But the question here is, Who is this man? Because weren’t taught about any such person
in our history books. His name is Sardar
Bhagat Singh (Shaheed). He was more Pakistani
than any of us. He Loved Urdu poetry and was a great supporter of harmony
amongst all faiths of India; Something that is needed in today’s time where
religious tolerance is almost zero. And it is because of absence of such heroes
in our history books that we don’t see examples of such heroes in our country and tolerance, towards other faiths, is gone. His love for Ghalib was more than
any of us today. He was not only brave to fight with the British but also well
studied and a man with great ambitions. He till his death, didn’t compromise on
his moral and values. A few days before his execution, his father filed an
application for his forgiveness, to which Bhagat responded with great anger and
his words were.
“Let me say, father, you have failed. I know you are as sincere a
patriot as one can be. I know you have devoted your life to the cause of Indian
independence, but why, at this moment, have you displayed such a weakness? I
cannot understand.”
One can only imagine having the courage and strength like Bhagat Singh but that argument does not need your attention. What we need to think and question is the fact why aren’t we taught about such heroes in our books.?
With this food for thought, I'd end my first post. If it offends you, please go read about him before commenting.
Best Regards,
BK
Beautiful !
ReplyDeleteThank you sir. glad you liked it.
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