Great Warrior Of Ahimsa

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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SONGSTER : [Presenting a Gujarati 'Doha' of Ballad-form): "VAN BHĀLĀ, VAN BARCHHI, VAN TALWAR, VAN TOP.... TARUN KATAK KALO KOP, VAN HATHIYARE VĀNIA..."
"EK RANUKE RATIO, NE BIJO RANUKE RAM,
SĀBARMATI NO SHYAM, TEN TO GHELĀ KIDHĀ GĀM...." (*6) SAROJINI NAIDU: (Bapu Gandhi spinning 'Charkha' at a Marcir-Camp on the road] Bapu Gandhi's last weapons were only two: One Charkha, the spinning Wheel the symbol of positive Non-violence and the other, Rama or God or the Truth. The Satyagrahis or the brave warriors having these two weapons had no reason to fail or fear from the so-called 'mighty' but in fact poor, dead inert weapons...... Bapu stressed this at another Dandi March meeting on his way:M.GANDHI (Addressing the seated Satyagrahi-fellows and the villagers): "With faith in the rightpusness of his cause and the purity of his weapon a Satyagrahi acts. Where means were clean, there God was undoubtedly present with his blessings. And with the combination of these three, defeat was an impossibility. A Satyagrahi was vanquished only when he chose to ignore truth, non-violence and the inner voice......" (Gandhi & his fellows again begin Marching) SAROJINI NAIDU : .......And with these weapons, the warriors led by Bapu-the Great Warrior, reached the Sea Shore of Dandi after 25 days (Gandhi and others under a tree and then at the sea-shore collecting the salt disobeying the act:... Jand...and there arose a tremendous uproar subduing the roars of the Sea-wavesGROUP VOICES: " NAMAK KA KANOON TOD DIYA......" (repeated echoes ] SAROJINI NAIDU : The Salt-Act was broken -not only here at Dandi, but all over India, resulting in later imprisonments of Bapu Gandhi and several others. Gandhiji had expected this earlier. Though imprisoned, Gandhi and other leaders set ablaze the fire of non-violent war for Independence (Effect............ Trumpets & Drums: Gandhi behind the Bars...) But the British Govt. had to release Gandhi and again put him in Jail during the QUIT INDIA movement of 1942, when his slogan wasM.GANDHI : “ DO OR DIE " GROUP VOICES :- " DO OR DIE " [repeated echoes super imposed] SAROJINI NAIDU : And ultimately, Bapu, the non-violent warrior-Chieftain became victorious in bringing the independence without shedding blood. He took whatever little achievement he had achieved to be due to the God's grace in the form of his weapons of Truth, Non-violence and inner voice.... (Effect of Sitar.........Bells............. Trumpets: dream scene is over) MAJOR : [getting up from the dream and bed like lightening) AND AT LAST THE NONVIOLENT WARRIOR BECAME VICTORIOUS WITHOUT SHEDDING BLOOD!.... WHAT A TREMENDOUS FORCE...!! AND THAT TOO OF A NON-VIOLENT WAR........!!! IT'S REALLY ASTONISHING, REALLY MIRACULOUS................... (*6) Dandi-Geet