Dt.29.07.2014.
Statue of Sardar Patel. My views, what are yours?
In Manoj Das`s literature in more than one places and recently the same in some other writer`s article what I read, I am putting here to open my views on the proposed statue of a great man, the original and only one iron man of my country in modern days, he is Sardar Patel, the enemy less. He delivered his task to his dear country probably in the most perfect way humanly possible that no one else at independence was capable enough to do, uniting the great many princely states. I believe there is absolutely no controversy in feeling him the strongest man to be an Indian.
In a misty winter post dawn a beggar in his rags stood by the side of an important road in USSR, the soldiers marched en route turned their head side wise and paid salute that amused the beggar, for a moment he enjoyed his importance before questioning the reason. He looked back, and was astonished how he could forget the statue of Lenin where he spent years and which the soldiers saluted.
How dramatically things changed, after Glasnost and Perestroika USSR dissolved and the same statue was broken by none other than the countrymen of that great nation Russia not by any CIA or any other outside agency within the same 20th century. How beautifully R K Narayanan had touched it in his story Lawley Road in Malgudy Days much before things happened.
The statue or crafted out image at Bamiyan on mountain, of Lord Budhha was damaged by the madness of the Taliban. Real history can be more absurd than any unthinkable fiction.
Sardar`s statue as proposed by the prime ministerial candidate of a major political party Mr. NAMO in his won state which is also Sardar`s native state was nothing illogical as a matter of honoring people worshiped by masses, this is our culture. Now he is Indian PM and already done some budgetary provision to build the statue shows he is a committed man and should be regarded for it as keeping commitment by political people had become a rarity. So I must put forward my views with utmost regard.
We must not compare some other greats like Pandit Nehru and the merit or demerit of seeing Patelji as our first PM as this never is going to happen and it only comes from devil`s mind who can enjoy imagining the fight of ghosts of two mutually admiring historical greats of our nation. I am aware of the fact that now a day’s so many people are not sparing our first prime minister, and even criticizing the father of the nation as they perceive he favored Panditji, my personal opinion with my little knowledge is that the available resources were properly placed in the right portfolios and they performed with great responsibility, honesty, dignity, dedication and passion. Of course no one out stood our then home minister considering the complicated scenario that he solved with steel nerves. So honoring him is a thing of absolute support, but comparison is bad work. Competing with height of the statue of liberty is madness; liberty is so supreme a virtue that cannot be measured by any height, statesmanship (of the iron man) is such a great attribute that cannot be measured by the height of a statue. So this competition is foolishness.
Building this statue should not be seen as an isolated event, we do not end here, it will begin a serial as long as an Indian TV soap that never ends. Yes there will be all the, 33 corer of Gods, all prime ministers, all the freedom fighters, Tagoreji, Netaji, Mohatma, Vivekananda, Saibabas, Sriaurobinda, Ambedkar, at least 4 greats from each states, all the noble laureates, all the Sahid Virs, Hokey and cricket greats, other sporting stars, Lataji, Amitav, and of course Rajanikant so many greats in different fields in such a vast country. May be India will be the country of tall statues.
Those who think my view is a joker`s stuff please remember how Mayabatiji started doing a park of statues not very long ago.
Certainly Odisha will do statues of Kings of Ganga dynasty, Samrat Kharavel, Madhubabu,VSS, MKCG, SCB, FM, Gopabandhu, and of course Biju the lion. So wise men be careful, you may do a thing but do not bring a sense of comparison or competition that never ends.
A Kohli always comes better than a Sachin.
What is my opinion? We cannot retreat from the plan, it will be insulting, but certainly it should be outside Gujrat, may be in Hyderabad near Nizam`s, or near Raja Harisingh`s palace in Kasmir, or may be at national Capital. Why? As this can easily be done for this loved national figure. This is not possible for lesser greats. This will increase the importance of the proposal, will shed the parochial angle. More ever I suggest its height should be slightly smaller than the statue of liberty to give a statement that we are not competing which will avoid the competition chain reaction as suggested above. More ever there should be collective decision and guide line in this regard to end any possible madness in future.
Once I opened a TV program, to my amazement it was Atalji`s those lines which meant ,"Oh God do not take me to that height that I should feel lonely". NAMOji ask Mr Patel`s soul if you can, you can listen the same lines of Atalji he must utter. A Hanuman would feel shy if his height is done more than that of his master Lord Rama. NAMOji if you still do not understand then imagine in the coming days if someone plans NAMOji`s statue in front of Sardar at a higher level or say in front of Atalji or a Shyama Prasad Mukherji.
Sadhu Sabadhan, wise men you are warned by a small man like me as I feel it is my patriotic national duty. I am sure I am a Gynaecologist not a Psychiatrist .
Certainly Sardarji is not greater than The Budha. Are we not behaving like the above said beggar at the shadow of the Sardar? JAY HIND.
Statue of Sardar Patel. My views, what are yours?
In Manoj Das`s literature in more than one places and recently the same in some other writer`s article what I read, I am putting here to open my views on the proposed statue of a great man, the original and only one iron man of my country in modern days, he is Sardar Patel, the enemy less. He delivered his task to his dear country probably in the most perfect way humanly possible that no one else at independence was capable enough to do, uniting the great many princely states. I believe there is absolutely no controversy in feeling him the strongest man to be an Indian.
In a misty winter post dawn a beggar in his rags stood by the side of an important road in USSR, the soldiers marched en route turned their head side wise and paid salute that amused the beggar, for a moment he enjoyed his importance before questioning the reason. He looked back, and was astonished how he could forget the statue of Lenin where he spent years and which the soldiers saluted.
How dramatically things changed, after Glasnost and Perestroika USSR dissolved and the same statue was broken by none other than the countrymen of that great nation Russia not by any CIA or any other outside agency within the same 20th century. How beautifully R K Narayanan had touched it in his story Lawley Road in Malgudy Days much before things happened.
The statue or crafted out image at Bamiyan on mountain, of Lord Budhha was damaged by the madness of the Taliban. Real history can be more absurd than any unthinkable fiction.
Sardar`s statue as proposed by the prime ministerial candidate of a major political party Mr. NAMO in his won state which is also Sardar`s native state was nothing illogical as a matter of honoring people worshiped by masses, this is our culture. Now he is Indian PM and already done some budgetary provision to build the statue shows he is a committed man and should be regarded for it as keeping commitment by political people had become a rarity. So I must put forward my views with utmost regard.
We must not compare some other greats like Pandit Nehru and the merit or demerit of seeing Patelji as our first PM as this never is going to happen and it only comes from devil`s mind who can enjoy imagining the fight of ghosts of two mutually admiring historical greats of our nation. I am aware of the fact that now a day’s so many people are not sparing our first prime minister, and even criticizing the father of the nation as they perceive he favored Panditji, my personal opinion with my little knowledge is that the available resources were properly placed in the right portfolios and they performed with great responsibility, honesty, dignity, dedication and passion. Of course no one out stood our then home minister considering the complicated scenario that he solved with steel nerves. So honoring him is a thing of absolute support, but comparison is bad work. Competing with height of the statue of liberty is madness; liberty is so supreme a virtue that cannot be measured by any height, statesmanship (of the iron man) is such a great attribute that cannot be measured by the height of a statue. So this competition is foolishness.
Building this statue should not be seen as an isolated event, we do not end here, it will begin a serial as long as an Indian TV soap that never ends. Yes there will be all the, 33 corer of Gods, all prime ministers, all the freedom fighters, Tagoreji, Netaji, Mohatma, Vivekananda, Saibabas, Sriaurobinda, Ambedkar, at least 4 greats from each states, all the noble laureates, all the Sahid Virs, Hokey and cricket greats, other sporting stars, Lataji, Amitav, and of course Rajanikant so many greats in different fields in such a vast country. May be India will be the country of tall statues.
Those who think my view is a joker`s stuff please remember how Mayabatiji started doing a park of statues not very long ago.
Certainly Odisha will do statues of Kings of Ganga dynasty, Samrat Kharavel, Madhubabu,VSS, MKCG, SCB, FM, Gopabandhu, and of course Biju the lion. So wise men be careful, you may do a thing but do not bring a sense of comparison or competition that never ends.
A Kohli always comes better than a Sachin.
What is my opinion? We cannot retreat from the plan, it will be insulting, but certainly it should be outside Gujrat, may be in Hyderabad near Nizam`s, or near Raja Harisingh`s palace in Kasmir, or may be at national Capital. Why? As this can easily be done for this loved national figure. This is not possible for lesser greats. This will increase the importance of the proposal, will shed the parochial angle. More ever I suggest its height should be slightly smaller than the statue of liberty to give a statement that we are not competing which will avoid the competition chain reaction as suggested above. More ever there should be collective decision and guide line in this regard to end any possible madness in future.
Once I opened a TV program, to my amazement it was Atalji`s those lines which meant ,"Oh God do not take me to that height that I should feel lonely". NAMOji ask Mr Patel`s soul if you can, you can listen the same lines of Atalji he must utter. A Hanuman would feel shy if his height is done more than that of his master Lord Rama. NAMOji if you still do not understand then imagine in the coming days if someone plans NAMOji`s statue in front of Sardar at a higher level or say in front of Atalji or a Shyama Prasad Mukherji.
Sadhu Sabadhan, wise men you are warned by a small man like me as I feel it is my patriotic national duty. I am sure I am a Gynaecologist not a Psychiatrist .
Certainly Sardarji is not greater than The Budha. Are we not behaving like the above said beggar at the shadow of the Sardar? JAY HIND.
I always loved Biju Patnaik the lion of our soil but my reaction to his Samadhi at Swargadwara was, "He would never have liked this construction encroaching limited public place". Yesterday a court has ordered the removal of the Samadhi from the place within three months.
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