38/2 Elgin Rd., Kolkata
I am traveling to places in and around Kolkata from my few weeks stay here.
I had been to Netaji Bhavan two weeks back. It's one of the heritage sites in Kolkata. What surprised me was the way things are preserved here.
On the first floor they have Subhash babu's and Saratchandra's (Subhash babu's elder brother) room and also Subhash babu's office from where he used to operate. On the second floor they have a museum portraying different phases in Netaji's life. The museum features Netaji's military attire and other costumes that reflect his personalilty - not to mention his aggression! Also on display are things used by him in the day-to-day life - the marble plate and bowl used by him while having his dinner on the last day in 38/2 Elgin Road - his place of residence, now known as Netaji Bhavan. One can see the car through which he made “the great escape” on 16-17 Jan 1941 mid-night in the verandah just oppposite to the Bhavan entrance.
Having read "Mahanayak", a book on Subhashchandra Bose by a renowned Marathi author Vishwas Patil, I was able to revocate a few significant incidents in Netaji's life while passing through the evidences of those incidents. One of the photos showing the then Congress president, Subhashbabu, bedridden at the AGM at Haripore, recalled the incident of Mr.G not feeling it important at all to take a note of his health, moreover he also didn't care to ignore Nehru's phone call trying to depict the scene at the Haripore Congress AGM and the rapidly declining health of the Congress president. I feel pity when people call him (Mr.G) Maha-atma.
On the other hand people are losing memory of the real hero, except for a few local political parties who make an attempt to use his name and in turn gain some votes for their party.
I had been to Netaji Bhavan two weeks back. It's one of the heritage sites in Kolkata. What surprised me was the way things are preserved here.
On the first floor they have Subhash babu's and Saratchandra's (Subhash babu's elder brother) room and also Subhash babu's office from where he used to operate. On the second floor they have a museum portraying different phases in Netaji's life. The museum features Netaji's military attire and other costumes that reflect his personalilty - not to mention his aggression! Also on display are things used by him in the day-to-day life - the marble plate and bowl used by him while having his dinner on the last day in 38/2 Elgin Road - his place of residence, now known as Netaji Bhavan. One can see the car through which he made “the great escape” on 16-17 Jan 1941 mid-night in the verandah just oppposite to the Bhavan entrance.
Having read "Mahanayak", a book on Subhashchandra Bose by a renowned Marathi author Vishwas Patil, I was able to revocate a few significant incidents in Netaji's life while passing through the evidences of those incidents. One of the photos showing the then Congress president, Subhashbabu, bedridden at the AGM at Haripore, recalled the incident of Mr.G not feeling it important at all to take a note of his health, moreover he also didn't care to ignore Nehru's phone call trying to depict the scene at the Haripore Congress AGM and the rapidly declining health of the Congress president. I feel pity when people call him (Mr.G) Maha-atma.
On the other hand people are losing memory of the real hero, except for a few local political parties who make an attempt to use his name and in turn gain some votes for their party.
posted by Jupiter at
6:52 AM
6 Comments:
Stereotype comments maarat nako jaaus.. asaa koNi aahe kaa sadhyaachyaa jagaat jyaache 33 koTi loka aikataat?
yudha laDhalo asato tar haralo asato.. ajunahi aapaN vimaana Russia, France kaDun gheto. 1940's madhye kaay jhaale asate aapale vichaar kar..
evaDhyaa moThyaa deshaalaa govern karaNyaa saathi military style kaamas yet nahi. Read Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapiere and Larry Collins. tyaat jaraa objective viewpoint ne lihile aahe.
aaNi vaad ghaalaayachaa asel tar houn jaau de.. vichaar DhavaLun nighatil.. mail kar..
tu khup pudhe gelaass re bhau...
ithe kuthe lihila aahe ka ki Subhas Bose haa dev maaNus hota, tyaacha aikla pahije hota, we should have fought war vagire. views do differ as was the case then.
also, why Mr.G is being given so much importance - more than what he deserves .. if at all he does that!
the book Freedom at Midnight might throw focus on hidden/over-looked facts, i do agree on this.
devyaa tu kaay lihitos kaLatach naahi.. for example:
"also, why Mr.G is being given so much importance - more than what he deserves .. if at all he does that!"
haa tujhaa prashna aahe.. ki tujhaa raag?
raag asel tar.. ekach saangato..
jyaalaa aalaa raag, tyaalaa ******************
it's a question. tyaalaa (Mr.G la) nehmi tyaachyaa laaykee peksha jaasta maan miLto. i dont wish to write over the G issue since in "38/2 Elgin Rd., Kolkata " I am trying to express my concern over the Bose issue and not over the cunning - Mr.G!
Jupitarthinks ....I would like to ask u only `1 question i.e. " Have u read even a single line written by Mr. G. If not then I think that u should!!!!! As u say u r Jupitarthinks(however in reality ur jupitar doesn't)
U have no right to b sooooooooo biased.
I doubt if this means BIAS !
Also, Mr.Anonymous, if I read books praising Mr.G, my views won't change at all. Also it's not because any"Body" is having these views, but this is my own belief.
Is this anonymous M.G to speak by Mr.G's side?
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