We all saw the Nehru Jayanthi, was over the other day with out any fanfare ,but whereas if it was GANDHI Jayanthi or his Vardhanthi, there would have been lot of VVIP visits to Rajghat, paying floral tributes, while the bars and liquor shops will be shut,etc.Infact I could remember this,when our Union Home Minister casually made a statement on it,but for this it would have gone unnoticed .Iam rather pained to note and find that now a days Mr Nehru's patriotism is scanner ,and he is being branded as anti hindu,accused of creating Kashmir problem etc , but whereas exclusive credit is being given to Sardar Patel,for liberation of Junagadh.and Hyderabad,and also for the unification of India by forcing all the former rulers to sign the instrument of accession.
But what I fail to understand ,is, that if Patel could succeed in avoiding or defying Nehru,in all other princely states, why he couldn't do so in Kashmir is the mute question that comes to my mind?.The iron man , I don't think would have surrendered to the wishes of Nehru, without any reason whatsoever .
Here I must tell you one thing,that during my PG studies, in Nagpur university, we had one professor by name VS Murthy,who was an authority on Nehru,and his writings.I was told by him, which I still remember even after 44 years that, Mr Nehru was very analytical about caste system,importance of temples,etc which he described in his " Glimpses of world History,& " Discovery of India" If iam right, by deed , Mr Nehru might not have been religious as conceived by hard core, but he was never a blasphemer or an agnostic.Infact I was told that Nehru used to have always, one small book of Bhagavat Gita in his pocket,and on the day of his death it was removed from his pocket,If one reads history, on 24/7/1963 Nehru laid the foundation for Srisailam Hydro Electric project,After the ceremony he visited the Temple, and enjoyed the beauty of nature .
Here again one or two very important incidents , which , I had been told, I would like to put forth before you for better appreciation of things.In parliament GV Mavlankar was the speaker, Nehru ,the PM, while the opposition was represented by, great stalwarts and orators like prof, HeerenMukharjee, AshokMehta,SADange,Shyamaprasad MUKHARJEE Rammanohar
Lohia etc.When LokSabha was in session one independent Member and Asrtro- physicist,who was best known for the development of Saha foundation Mr Meghnath Desai ,raised to provide Rs 4crores, for it for which Nehru retorted saying that the country that gained freedom through non - violence will not tolerate such" foolish ideas" and when the next item in the agenda Nehru read letter from UNO, requesting the deputation of Mr Saha to lead the delegation for the preparation of world Pachangam,, When speaker asked for the Member, it was noticed that the Member walked out,But Nehru was magnanimous , and requested the Speaker to grant half an hour time to fetch Mr Saha,to get his presence and his consent for it.Within minutes Nehru and Saha entered the hall and Saha said that it is unbecoming if a " fool" represents this great country in UNO,,for which cooled down Nehru said that he didn't call him a fool, but the ideas were foolish,and he further said that incase ,out emotion if a fool like him had uttered such words,is it fair on the part of a great personality like Saha to take it so seriously .? Immediately speaker Mavalankar,said " this is a request of the chair" A climbed down Saha said" obediently follow your order"
Will we be able to see such episodes in the history of present day parliament?Mr Nehru had utmost respect for parliament .iam told he never used to miss a single in parliament ,used to sit through out the proceedings,listened to every one,and react promptly.Can we expect the same now?
On one more occasion , in OOTy, when he was late by one and half hour, the officer concerned had locked office after the time was over, and went away.Can we expect that situation now, PM coming and the officer would lock and go? They were all true democrats , and egos, .Nehru was known for his quick temper, and when the office was found locked ,in fit of anger , he broke the glass panes , In front of Chowkidar,while the collector summoned the officer.The repentant Nehru asked the officer" what will be the cost of the glasses for replacement " and the unrepentant officer replied that he was not a carpenter,but Mr Nehru gave a cheque for Rs 5000/ and urged the officer to excuse him - a self inflicted punishment .Sensing the mood of the officer, he didn't ask to open the office, and went to address the public meeting and there he publicly apologised while narrating the whole episode and announced that he is not fit to be the PM and wanted to resign ,but the spontaneous reaction was ,big No,No, by public,He never defended his mistake,while sought the mandate of people,that was the political wisdom.
These above are few incidents which make me feel sad when such a great personality is being looked down upon, by the present day dispensation.
But what I fail to understand ,is, that if Patel could succeed in avoiding or defying Nehru,in all other princely states, why he couldn't do so in Kashmir is the mute question that comes to my mind?.The iron man , I don't think would have surrendered to the wishes of Nehru, without any reason whatsoever .
Here I must tell you one thing,that during my PG studies, in Nagpur university, we had one professor by name VS Murthy,who was an authority on Nehru,and his writings.I was told by him, which I still remember even after 44 years that, Mr Nehru was very analytical about caste system,importance of temples,etc which he described in his " Glimpses of world History,& " Discovery of India" If iam right, by deed , Mr Nehru might not have been religious as conceived by hard core, but he was never a blasphemer or an agnostic.Infact I was told that Nehru used to have always, one small book of Bhagavat Gita in his pocket,and on the day of his death it was removed from his pocket,If one reads history, on 24/7/1963 Nehru laid the foundation for Srisailam Hydro Electric project,After the ceremony he visited the Temple, and enjoyed the beauty of nature .
Here again one or two very important incidents , which , I had been told, I would like to put forth before you for better appreciation of things.In parliament GV Mavlankar was the speaker, Nehru ,the PM, while the opposition was represented by, great stalwarts and orators like prof, HeerenMukharjee, AshokMehta,SADange,Shyamaprasad MUKHARJEE Rammanohar
Lohia etc.When LokSabha was in session one independent Member and Asrtro- physicist,who was best known for the development of Saha foundation Mr Meghnath Desai ,raised to provide Rs 4crores, for it for which Nehru retorted saying that the country that gained freedom through non - violence will not tolerate such" foolish ideas" and when the next item in the agenda Nehru read letter from UNO, requesting the deputation of Mr Saha to lead the delegation for the preparation of world Pachangam,, When speaker asked for the Member, it was noticed that the Member walked out,But Nehru was magnanimous , and requested the Speaker to grant half an hour time to fetch Mr Saha,to get his presence and his consent for it.Within minutes Nehru and Saha entered the hall and Saha said that it is unbecoming if a " fool" represents this great country in UNO,,for which cooled down Nehru said that he didn't call him a fool, but the ideas were foolish,and he further said that incase ,out emotion if a fool like him had uttered such words,is it fair on the part of a great personality like Saha to take it so seriously .? Immediately speaker Mavalankar,said " this is a request of the chair" A climbed down Saha said" obediently follow your order"
Will we be able to see such episodes in the history of present day parliament?Mr Nehru had utmost respect for parliament .iam told he never used to miss a single in parliament ,used to sit through out the proceedings,listened to every one,and react promptly.Can we expect the same now?
On one more occasion , in OOTy, when he was late by one and half hour, the officer concerned had locked office after the time was over, and went away.Can we expect that situation now, PM coming and the officer would lock and go? They were all true democrats , and egos, .Nehru was known for his quick temper, and when the office was found locked ,in fit of anger , he broke the glass panes , In front of Chowkidar,while the collector summoned the officer.The repentant Nehru asked the officer" what will be the cost of the glasses for replacement " and the unrepentant officer replied that he was not a carpenter,but Mr Nehru gave a cheque for Rs 5000/ and urged the officer to excuse him - a self inflicted punishment .Sensing the mood of the officer, he didn't ask to open the office, and went to address the public meeting and there he publicly apologised while narrating the whole episode and announced that he is not fit to be the PM and wanted to resign ,but the spontaneous reaction was ,big No,No, by public,He never defended his mistake,while sought the mandate of people,that was the political wisdom.
These above are few incidents which make me feel sad when such a great personality is being looked down upon, by the present day dispensation.
