Asharam Bhakt woke up in his
dream. A figure that looked supernatural and possibly divine in spite of its
resemblance to Nathuram Godse said, “Who controls the past controls the future.”
The apparition vanished instantly but Asharam found himself standing in the
Ambala jail where Godse was being readied for his execution. Gandhi’s killer looked
scared to death. Asharam could see Godse’s knees wobbling.
Is this the
man who fired bullet after bullet into the frail body of a man who was uttering
God’s name? Asharam wondered. Not that he had any sympathy for Mohandas Gandhi.
On the contrary, he was an admirer of Godse and his advocacy of the Brahmin
superiority. And all the more his hatred of Muslims. If Godse were alive today
wouldn’t he be pleased to see how India has become the kind of nation that he
wanted it to be: an exterminator of Muslims and slow killer of the low castes?
No, Godse says
to Asharam. The executioner is getting the gallows ready yonder.
What! Asharam
cannot believe his hears.
It was all
mistake, Godse says. His voice cracks. Is it fear or regret that moves Godse
now? Asharam is not sure. I was wrong, Asharam hears Godse clearly. I was
driven by hatred. Gandhi was driven by love. I was wrong. Wrong.
The
executioner drops a black cover on Godse’s head.
Asharam
trembled in his bed. Was it really Godse that he saw? Or was it the ghost of
the man whom Asharam and his friends had lynched the other day for taking his
cow home in the evening? A roar of bulldozers followed. The heart of Delhi was
being bulldozed by some ghosts of history.
PS. Inspired
by Indispire Edition 379: Mr Bhakt wakes up in a dream.
Who controls the past controls the future, he is told. He starts rewriting
history... #TwistInHistory
This
post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon.
Note:
Not all of this is mere fantasy. Godse’s fear of death and the regrets in his
last moments are recorded by none other than Justice Khosla who was part of the
three-judge bench that heard the killer’s appeals. In Justice
Khosla’s own words, Godse “repented of his deed and declared that were he
to be given another chance he would spend the rest of his life in the promotion
of peace and service of the country.”
Hats off for today's write up ! I could feel every single word of this fictional truth. By, the time one repents his/ her actions, it is always a delay that can never compensate anything.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure towards the end everyone will realise the futility of hate and such vices and will also regret all their evil deeds. But as you say it'll be too late.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent stuff, sir!!! A well-imagined near reality. Oh if only this message were heard where needed... YAM xx
I too wish if certain powerful people in the country today understood the most fundamental truths about life...
DeleteI have not read much about Godse but he sure seems to be an intriguing person, someone who managed to pull off such a huge thing. This was brilliantly written, I could imagine the entire episode
ReplyDeleteOnly intelligent people will go to the kind of extreme that Godse did. But his brain was perverse too. Perverse intellect is deadly.
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A creative piece, blending fact and fiction. Thoughts for everyone to ponder on.
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