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grandeur of a bungalow or furniture or the grandeur of the soul? The splendour of the soul is unparalleled.
At the time of the British rule, Vadalagam, as we know it today, used to be called Dungari. Post independence, the ruler of the village lost his power to govern. Two brothers of the royal Rajput family, who were the landholders of the village, gauged the situation and decided to separate. The village of Vadala, which they had inherited, was divided between both of them with their mutual consent and to their satisfaction. All the wealth, land, animals, precious metals were appropriately apportioned to both of them except for an estate admeasuring 100 ‘veeghas' which was located on the outskirts of the village. This piece of land went to the elder brother Veerabhai as he had won it as a prize from the State in a shooting contest. The younger brother Rambhai did not ask for a share in it, wisely, as he knew that the estate was not a part of the inheritance but was won by the elder brother because of his skill. Twenty years went by. Veerabhai passed away. The sons of both the brothers had grown up to be young men. They took charge of administering their own pieces of land. One day, Rambhai's heirs asked for a share in the estate. Veerabhai's sons tried to explain to them, “This piece of land was won by our father as a prize. Even our uncle, your father, did not ask for a share in it.”
“We are now demanding it.”
A case was filed in court. The case kept getting adjourned and the fees of the lawyers kept mounting.
Veegha = a measure of land, about 2/5 of an acre
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