Death Before Prayers

Through this article i would like to narrate few incidents happened in different part of this world after Mahatma Gandhi was fired three shots of bullet from a small automatic pistol, Gandhi murmured ' Hey Rama' and the limp body settled to the ground and finally Gandhi died.

Now and then the voices of all religions mingled in loud shouts of ' Mahatma Gandhi Ki Jai'. Thousands of soldiers, Policeman marched before and after the bier.

On January 30th, 1948 when he died, Mahatma Gandhi was what he had always been, a private citizen without wealth, property, official title, official post, academic distinction, scientific achievement. Yet men with governments and armies behind them paid homage to this great man.

The security council of the United Nations paused for its members to pay tribute to Gandhi's death.

UN lowered its flag to half-mast.

US senator has said then, Gandhi ' made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires'.

Mountbatten expressed the hope that Gandhi's life might ' inspire our troubled world to save itself by following his noble example.

In New York, a twelve-year-old girl had gone into the kitchen for breakfast. The radio was on and it brought the news of the shooting of Gandhi, There in the kitchen, the girl, the maid and the gardener held prayer meeting and prayed and wept. Just so millions in all countries mourned Gandhi's death as a personal loss.

We as citizens decide the progress and well being of our country, state and our community. All these factions of politicians and political parties comes and goes also most of their decisions are short lived.

Lets stay united and raise our voice for our future generations.