Peace V/s Pieces !!

It is a common belief that Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a symbol of peace and non-violence and Mr. Bhagat Singh Kishan Singh Sandhu (I am sure most of u would wonder.. He is Bhagat Singh) was a violent person. How many violent acts of Bhagat singh do we remember ?? We all know October 2 but does anyone know September 27?

The saunders murder case which was a result of police attrocities on Lala Lajpat Rai (who had led the silent..yes silent procession to protest against the simon comission). We all know Bhagat singh didnt shoot at Mr. J.P. Saunder though he was involved in the murder (There is no specific proof to it.. so British statements cannot be relied upon !! Indian Law !!).

The bomb blast in the assembly which was passing the Defense of India Act which was supposed to give the police more powers. This bill lost by one vote. But the Britishers had some other plans. They decided to pass this bill anyways and said it was for public interest.

On April 8, 1929, Singh and Dutt threw a bomb onto the corridors of the assembly and shouted "Inquilab Zindabad!" ("Long Live the Revolution!"). This was followed by a shower of leaflets stating that it takes a loud voice to make the deaf hear. The bomb neither killed nor injured anyone; Singh and Dutt claimed that this was deliberate on their part, a claim substantiated both by British investigators who found that the bomb was not powerful enough to cause injury, and by the fact that the bomb was thrown away from people. Singh and Dutt gave themselves up for arrest after the bomb.

Gandhiji could save his life but it would mean Gandhiji would not be able to gain popularity and have his face on the rupee note... He had his fate. People close to him killed him. This was not the first time this was thought about. In all five attempts were made to assassinate him. Three of them were made by a group led my Nathuram Godse himself (Who finally succeeded... And inside people were involved too... what do you take of that ??). Bhagat Singh and Partition of India being few of the reasons. He could save everything (including himself).. But need for power is much more than saving lives !!! Rite... Mr. Khadi-Man ???

What makes us think Bhagat Singh wanted violence. I dont find him taking lives or even running away from the police !! He could have happily lived his life. But he had to help us stupid people to breathe in free air. And we dont even bother to know how much he sacrificed for us. All we do is read history books and clear our exams. Even our teachers give us full marks for mentioning Bhagat Singh was violent and Gandhiji brought us freedom. Its same like Sehwag scoring 80 of 40 balls and Sachin scoring 100 of 90 balls and we say "We won cauz of Sachin".. Indian mentality !!

Its not about Anti-Gandhi. No doubt he has a lion share in our independence. But... Bhagat singh made things a lot more easier for him. Just an eye opener !!!