Tag: Martyrs

शहीदों को नमन!
उरूजे कामयाबी पर कभी हिन्दोस्ताँ होगा
रिहा सैयाद के हाथों से अपना आशियाँ होगा

चखाएँगे मज़ा बर्बादिए गुलशन का गुलचीं को
बहार आ जाएगी उस दम जब अपना बाग़बाँ होगा

ये आए दिन की छेड़ अच्छी नहीं ऐ ख़ंजरे क़ातिल
पता कब फ़ैसला उनके हमारे दरमियाँ होगा

जुदा मत हो मेरे पहलू से ऐ दर्दे वतन हरगिज़
न जाने बाद मुर्दन मैं कहाँ औ तू कहाँ होगा

वतन की आबरू का पास देखें कौन करता है
सुना है आज मक़तल में हमारा इम्तिहाँ होगा

शहीदों की चिताओं पर जुड़ेंगे हर बरस मेले
वतन पर मरनेवालों का यही बाक़ी निशाँ होगा

कभी वह दिन भी आएगा जब अपना राज देखेंगे
जब अपनी ही ज़मीं होगी और अपना आसमाँ होगा
-जगदंबा प्रसाद मिश्र ‘हितैषी’

REMEMBERING THE 26/11 HEROES

The brave heroes who fought on 26/11 2008
Sacrificed their own life,to protect others
Because of them we are safe
Because of them we live another day
Do not forget there Heroic work
For they have done their job,now its us
To be self responsible and serve best to the nation

Remember their bravery
Remember their sacrifice
Remember their love for the nation

#DO NOT FORGET THEIR WORK
#DO NOT FORGIVE TERRORIST
            JAI HIND

Remembering Rani Lakshmi Bai(19 November 1835 – 18 June 1858) on her birth anniversary who was an epitome of bravery and courage . She was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, which is located on the northern side of India. She was one of the most leading personalities of the first war of India’s independence that started in 1857.This poem by famous poet Subhadrakumari Chauhan describes her life beautifully!

सिंहासन हिल उठे राजवंशों ने भृकुटी तानी थी,
बूढ़े भारत में भी आई फिर से नयी जवानी थी,
गुमी हुई आज़ादी की कीमत सबने पहचानी थी,
दूर फिरंगी को करने की सबने मन में ठानी थी।

चमक उठी सन सत्तावन में, वह तलवार पुरानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

कानपूर के नाना की, मुँहबोली बहन छबीली थी,
लक्ष्मीबाई नाम, पिता की वह संतान अकेली थी,
नाना के सँग पढ़ती थी वह, नाना के सँग खेली थी,
बरछी, ढाल, कृपाण, कटारी उसकी यही सहेली थी।

वीर शिवाजी की गाथायें उसको याद ज़बानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

लक्ष्मी थी या दुर्गा थी वह स्वयं वीरता की अवतार,
देख मराठे पुलकित होते उसकी तलवारों के वार,
नकली युद्ध-व्यूह की रचना और खेलना खूब शिकार,
सैन्य घेरना, दुर्ग तोड़ना ये थे उसके प्रिय खिलवाड़|

महाराष्ट्र-कुल-देवी उसकी भी आराध्य भवानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

हुई वीरता की वैभव के साथ सगाई झाँसी में,
ब्याह हुआ रानी बन आई लक्ष्मीबाई झाँसी में,
राजमहल में बजी बधाई खुशियाँ छाई झाँसी में,
सुघट बुंदेलों की विरुदावलि-सी वह आयी थी झांसी में,

चित्रा ने अर्जुन को पाया, शिव को मिली भवानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

उदित हुआ सौभाग्य, मुदित महलों में उजियाली छाई,
किंतु कालगति चुपके-चुपके काली घटा घेर लाई,
तीर चलाने वाले कर में उसे चूड़ियाँ कब भाई,
रानी विधवा हुई, हाय! विधि को भी नहीं दया आई।

निसंतान मरे राजाजी रानी शोक-समानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

बुझा दीप झाँसी का तब डलहौज़ी मन में हरषाया,
राज्य हड़प करने का उसने यह अच्छा अवसर पाया,
फ़ौरन फौजें भेज दुर्ग पर अपना झंडा फहराया,
लावारिस का वारिस बनकर ब्रिटिश राज्य झाँसी आया।

अश्रुपूर्ण रानी ने देखा झाँसी हुई बिरानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

अनुनय विनय नहीं सुनती है, विकट शासकों की माया,
व्यापारी बन दया चाहता था जब यह भारत आया,
डलहौज़ी ने पैर पसारे, अब तो पलट गई काया,
राजाओं नव्वाबों को भी उसने पैरों ठुकराया।

रानी दासी बनी, बनी यह दासी अब महरानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

छिनी राजधानी दिल्ली की, लखनऊ छीना बातों-बात,
कैद पेशवा था बिठूर में, हुआ नागपुर का भी घात,
उदैपुर, तंजौर, सतारा,कर्नाटक की कौन बिसात?
जब कि सिंध, पंजाब ब्रह्म पर अभी हुआ था वज्र-निपात।

बंगाले, मद्रास आदि की भी तो वही कहानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

रानी रोयीं रनिवासों में, बेगम ग़म से थीं बेज़ार,
उनके गहने कपड़े बिकते थे कलकत्ते के बाज़ार,
सरे आम नीलाम छापते थे अंग्रेज़ों के अखबार,
‘नागपुर के ज़ेवर ले लो लखनऊ के लो नौलख हार’।

यों परदे की इज़्ज़त परदेशी के हाथ बिकानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

कुटियों में भी विषम वेदना, महलों में आहत अपमान,
वीर सैनिकों के मन में था अपने पुरखों का अभिमान,
नाना धुंधूपंत पेशवा जुटा रहा था सब सामान,
बहिन छबीली ने रण-चण्डी का कर दिया प्रकट आहवान।

हुआ यज्ञ प्रारम्भ उन्हें तो सोई ज्योति जगानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

महलों ने दी आग, झोंपड़ी ने ज्वाला सुलगाई थी,
यह स्वतंत्रता की चिनगारी अंतरतम से आई थी,
झाँसी चेती, दिल्ली चेती, लखनऊ लपटें छाई थी,
मेरठ, कानपुर,पटना ने भारी धूम मचाई थी,

जबलपुर, कोल्हापुर में भी कुछ हलचल उकसानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

इस स्वतंत्रता महायज्ञ में कई वीरवर आए काम,
नाना धुंधूपंत, ताँतिया, चतुर अज़ीमुल्ला सरनाम,
अहमदशाह मौलवी, ठाकुर कुँवरसिंह सैनिक अभिराम,
भारत के इतिहास गगन में अमर रहेंगे जिनके नाम।

लेकिन आज जुर्म कहलाती उनकी जो कुरबानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

इनकी गाथा छोड़, चले हम झाँसी के मैदानों में,
जहाँ खड़ी है लक्ष्मीबाई मर्द बनी मर्दानों में,
लेफ्टिनेंट वाकर आ पहुँचा, आगे बढ़ा जवानों में,
रानी ने तलवार खींच ली, हुया द्वंद असमानों में।

ज़ख्मी होकर वाकर भागा, उसे अजब हैरानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

रानी बढ़ी कालपी आई, कर सौ मील निरंतर पार,
घोड़ा थक कर गिरा भूमि पर गया स्वर्ग तत्काल सिधार,
यमुना तट पर अंग्रेज़ों ने फिर खाई रानी से हार,
विजयी रानी आगे चल दी, किया ग्वालियर पर अधिकार।

अंग्रेज़ों के मित्र सिंधिया ने छोड़ी राजधानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

विजय मिली, पर अंग्रेज़ों की फिर सेना घिर आई थी,
अबके जनरल स्मिथ सम्मुख था, उसने मुहँ की खाई थी,
काना और मंदरा सखियाँ रानी के संग आई थी,
युद्ध श्रेत्र में उन दोनों ने भारी मार मचाई थी।

पर पीछे ह्यूरोज़ आ गया, हाय! घिरी अब रानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

तो भी रानी मार काट कर चलती बनी सैन्य के पार,
किन्तु सामने नाला आया, था वह संकट विषम अपार,
घोड़ा अड़ा, नया घोड़ा था, इतने में आ गये सवार,
रानी एक, शत्रु बहुतेरे, होने लगे वार-पर-वार।

घायल होकर गिरी सिंहनी उसे वीर गति पानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

रानी गई सिधार चिता अब उसकी दिव्य सवारी थी,
मिला तेज से तेज, तेज की वह सच्ची अधिकारी थी,
अभी उम्र कुल तेइस की थी, मनुज नहीं अवतारी थी,
हमको जीवित करने आयी बन स्वतंत्रता-नारी थी,

दिखा गई पथ, सिखा गई हमको जो सीख सिखानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

जाओ रानी याद रखेंगे ये कृतज्ञ भारतवासी,
यह तेरा बलिदान जगावेगा स्वतंत्रता अविनासी,
होवे चुप इतिहास, लगे सच्चाई को चाहे फाँसी,
हो मदमाती विजय, मिटा दे गोलों से चाहे झाँसी।

तेरा स्मारक तू ही होगी, तू खुद अमिट निशानी थी,
बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,
खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

Today we will be posting on one of the greatest martyr that we had in Post Independence India(Bharat),as we had promised.

He laid down his life for the sake of Akhand Bharat and Hindus,We salute this brave soul and hamare taraf se unko shat shat naman.

The Posts are a bit lenghty…specially where his speech in courts(statements) have been posted,kindly take some time into reading them,It will give u insight as to why it was done.

The statements/speeches arnt taken as the original one..some extracts from them are taken.

Jai Hind…Jai akhand Bharata…Jai Shree Ram

We have in lengths discussed about the Great NAthuram Godse and y he did kill gandhi.

He was a true patriot and we salute him again!!

I hope this might be able to change your perspective about him!!

Authenticity
The statement in the following pages is a part of record of the Mahatma Gandhi Murder Case, which can be found in Printed Volume II, Criminal Appeals No. 66 to 72 of 1949 Punjab High Court, (then at) Simla.

JAI HIND!
Akhand Bharat Amar Rahe
Vande Mataram!

Execution
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were executed in Ambala jail at 8 A. M. on Tuesday, November 15, 1949 i.e. aftertwenty one and a half months of the shooting incident. Severalversions, some of them quite distorted, have been put out andpublished about their conduct. The writer along with Karkareand Madanlal was with the condemned prisoners till twenty
 
minutes before the execution. Both of them looked composed,steady and with their wits about them. They did not seem toneed any special efforts to maintain that composure. Their faceslooked calm and peaceful. They talked and chitchatted. Theytalked among themselves, with the Jail staff, and with us. Wehad tea and coffee. When the tray of coffee was brought by thesepoy, Nathuram just looked at the Superintendent Shri ArjunDas who was standing by, and smiled.Shri Arjun Das was not in mood to smile back. He was going tokill both these condemned convicts a few minutes later. He tookit to be a misfortune for him. He had developed friendship withthe two. He sat and talked with them for hours. He had politicalunderstanding of the events. He knew the feelings of nationalintegrity of the two. Otherwise, he thought, why should thesepersons from Maharashtra get upset when Punjab, a provinceover a thousand miles away, war torn? Why should they feelsorry for the persons uprooted there and plunge themselves intofire ?The Superintendent had seen bloodshed in the wake of India’sfreedom. He cursed the hypocrites who uttered now and then of having got independence without shedding a drop of blood ! Onwhose account is this bloodshed of Punjab to be debited? Hethought. The Superintendent was going to add to the bloodshedin cold blood !We saw the Superintendent push back his tears behind hissighs. How could he smile back at Nathuram ? Yet he felt, it might be the last with of the condemned convict.Why not please him ? He, forced a smile on his face and lookedinquisitively at Nathuram. “Do you remember, Shreemanji,” saidNathuram. “I had told you once, ‘I don’t mind the gallows, but Imust have a cup of coffee before the swing’! That cup is here IThank you very much !"Shri Arjun Das did not sob !Nathuram then turned to the Doctor. He said, "Dr. Chhabda, Ihave left your book with Shri Trilok Singh, AssistantSuperintendent, with my autograph on it. I hope you don’t needany more signatures !"Nathuram talked with the same ease with which he had talked
 
to his maternal uncle the previous day. He had said, "Mama, Ihave arranged for the. return of your thousand rupees."Narayan Apte reminded the Superintendent of the dispatch of his thesis. Apte had written during the last ten days a thesis onthe Administration set-up.’The superintendent had sent it to Government. But Governmenthas not, so far, passed it on either to Apte’s wife or to hisbrothers.The Magistrate of the District, Shri Narottam Sahgal who waspresent there ascertained if the two had a passport to theunknown and if so whether it was valid.The two started for their journey beyond life. They had carriedwith them in their hands the Bhagwat Geeta, a map of undivided Hindusthan and a Saffron flag.The platform wins situated behind the condemned yard.’ Thebeam could accommodate three at a time. On the way, Apteseemed enjoying the morning sun in the midst ’ of winter. Hehad experienced it after a long lapse.He exclaimed, "What is pleasant sun shine Pandit !” He used tocall Nathuram ‘Pandit’ on occasions.Nathuram said, “You are seeing it after a long time. In Simla itis usual.”“indeed it is heavenly:”“Bestowed on us by our Motherland at this heavenly juncture !"endorsed Nathuram.On reaching the platform they recited a verse of devotion to theMotherland.Obeisance to thee ever, O Sacred Mother ! In the lap of HinduLand have I been nurtured by thee in happiness.Greatly auspicious, Oh Sacred land, For thy sake I lay down mylife!Obeisance to thee. Their hands were tied at the back. Thehangman put the noose around their necks and left the surplusrope on their shoulders.He also tied tied together with a cord the toes of each.Nathuram and Narayan shouted slogans which reverberatedover the radius of a hundred feet in the silent atmospherearound.
 
‘Akhand Bharat Amar Rahe !‘Vande Mataram.’The Superintendent gave the green signal to the hangman. Thehangman in turn Pulled the lever. The bridge grove way.Nature embraced the two in gravitation and gave their souls alift in her invisible chariot to the unknown. The operation wasover with the drop of the rope but without any drop of blood .Nathuram’s death was instantaneous. Narayan’s knees oncetried to reach his chin. He shook in that unconscious state for acouple of minutes and then life was completely extinct.The Assistant Superintendent Shri Ram Nath Sharmaperformed the last rites before the bodies were cremated.The articles carried by the two in their hands were passed on tothe writer.The cremation was carried out within the Jail.Nathuram’s will (reproduced at the end of this book) was passedon to Dattatraya, his younger brother the next day

A Special Court was constituted to conduct the trial. Shri AtmaCharan Agrawal, I. C. S. was appointed as the Judge. The venueof the court was the memorable Red Port, Delhi. This was to bethe third historical trial to be witnessed here. The first was of Bahadur Shah Jafar and other accused. They were among thosewho waged War of Independence against the British in 1857.The second was in 1945. The officers of the Indian National Army commanded by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose werecharged with revolt against the British rule during the SecondWorld War. The third was to be for Gandhi murder. A row of cells in one of the walls of the fort was turned into a jailfor the accused. Twelve persons were accused for differentcharges. Three of them were absconding. The nine produced before Shri AtmaCharan on May 27
th
1948 and they were (1) Nathuram VinayakGodse, 37, Pune, (2) Narayan Dattatraya Apte, 34, Pune, (3) Vishnu Ramkrishna Karkare, 37, Ahmednagar, (4) Madanlal K.Pahwa, 20, Bombay (originally from Dist. Montgomery,Pakistan) (5) Shankar Kistaiya, 20, Solapur, (6) Gopal VinayakGodse, 27, Pune, (7) Digambar Ramchandra Badge, 40, Pune, (8) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, 66, Bombay, and (9) DattatrayaSadashiv Parchure, 47. Gwalior.The three absconding persons were (1) Gangadhar Dandavate,(2) Gangadhar Jadhav, and (3) Suryadev Sharma, all from Gwalior.

Hearing
The accused had engaged counsels. However, replies to the charges were to be given by the accused themselves, which they
 
did. Before doing so, they submitted their written statements.Nathuram, in his written statement, Detailed, particularly fromPart II onward, the reasons of his decision to kill Gandhi. The prosecution had the knowledge of it before-hand. It raised an objection to the reading, which was over-ruled by the Judge. The statement was read out. The press published portions of it the next day.But the Government would not take it lying down. It would not yield to the supremacy of the judiciary. With the stranglehold of authority it banned the statement for its reproduction or publication in part or in full.The motive on the part of the Government was obvious. It did not like Gandhi to be exposed to the public by what Nathuram Godse had stated. It wanted to permit atmosphere of prejudice against the assassion to continue and suppress the truth,probably, in its own fashion of thinking, as a befitting reverence to the memory of the Mahatma. The Government’s action remained unchallenged and the ban continued for years till the law was annulled. It is after a lapse of about three decades that the statement reaches the public.Nathuram preferred to argue his own case. He argued for two days without challenging his conviction under the murder charge. The Press had no free choice to publish the proceedings in their true form.
 Judgment
The prosecution produced 149 witnesses. The hearing was closedon December 30, 1948 and judgment reserved. It waspronounced on February 10, 1949. Veer Savarkar was acquitted.Digamber Badge was granted pardon and set free for havingdeposed against his co-accused. Vishnu Karkare, Madanlal Pahwa, Gopal Godse, ShankarKistaiya and Dr. Parchure were to suffer, inter alia,transportation for life.Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were sentenced to be
 
hanged.No sooner the sentences were announced the packed Courtroomechoed to the thundering of spontaneous slogans from theconvicts,
‘AKHAND BHARAT AMAR RAHE !’
,‘
 VANDE MATARAM !
’and‘
SWATANTRYA LAXMI KI JAI !’

Nature of the Special Act
Gandhi enjoyed supremacy in the otherwise democratic set – up of Government. A Special Act, viz, Bombay Public Security Measures Act, was extended to Delhi before constituting the Special Court and the Act came into force with
retrospective
 effect for the trial of the accused.Equality before law and other inalienable rights were denied to the people through the provisions of this Act. The Supreme Court of India was not constituted then. Subsequently it declared the Act ultra verse. Since retrospective effect was not provided to the annulment, the convicts were deprived of the benefits.Unlike in other cases under the normal law, death sentence was not required to be confirmed by the High Court in conformity with the Special Act. The time limit to prefer appeals was only fifteen days instead of sixty or ninety days in normal cases

We would like to salute this great martyr…who laid down his life for the good of this country….!!

“If devotion to one’s country amounts to a sin, I admit I have committed that sin. If it is meritorious, I humbly claim the merit thereof. I fully and confidently believe that if there be any other court of justice beyond the one founded by the mortals, my act will not be taken as unjust. If after the death there be no such place to reach or to go, there is nothing to be said. I have resorted to the action I did purely for the benefit of the humanity. I do say that my shots were fired at the person whose policy and action had brought rack and ruin and destruction to lakhs of Hindus.”

Godse and Apte were hanged on this very day (Nov 14)  at 8 am!