Flash of History: Survivor Tree: Living Proof of the 9/11 Tragedy

no light Shah has already heard that it has become ten. When I moved to New York in 2015, there was a natural desire to be exposed to the architecture at Ground Zero, right there after the collapse of the Twin Towers that defined America in 2001. The construction of an alternative building or a similar planning of a museum seems to be understood, but when I see a tree while visiting the place, it seems to be swaying in a happy and proud style. Thus, it is known as 'caller pear tree', but I will call it Akshay Vriksh. The thing is that with the historical event of 9-11 (9th i.e. the 11th of September), the Twin Towers campus was completely disturbed as if it wanted to eat. At that time, in the process of removing all the debris, including rocks, gravel, and gravel, the workers sometimes found that there was a tree. Deep roots. Almost dry. Burnt branches. However, there was a slight communication of life. Where did the workers hear Madhav Ramanuja's composition 'Ame Komal Komal'? But he saved it all with gentleness and purpose, as much as Salukai, as if only a few hours of Shakuntala were used! He sent the half-throbbing and half-dead body to the park department of New York City. Parks Department maintenance returned to the premises in 2010, rebuilt from the 2001 disaster. Five years after that, when we were visiting it, it had reached a height of 300 feet and its branched flowers were giving the impression of Vasanti dance. In the midst of destruction, with unprecedented energy, it was waving the gaze of new life. The existence of this inexhaustible tree is a vivid revelation of the possibility of resiliency in the face of and amidst the forces of destruction and destruction. This revelation takes us back in history to Johannesburg on September 11, 1906. The venue is its Empire Theatre, also known as the Gaiety Theatre. (There was an era of the European Gaiety tradition, whose British-era history is preserved as Shimla's Gaiety Theatre. Over three decades, it attracted widespread attention as it was filmed in 'Gadar'.) Inside and outside the theatre, crowds erupted – all gathered to protest the ordinance against the Asian community. The Ordinance was intended to treat the Asians living in the Transvaal (South Africa) and was intended to gradually expel the Asians. Gandhi, the minister of the British India Association, was the driving force behind this planning in the role of opposition and resistance. The meeting was opened by Abdul Ghani, President of the British India Association. He started the meeting in Urdu. (Later its English translation was of course given.) Gani gave an idea of ​​the despotic nature of the ordinance and the dangers faced by it in brief saying that there comes a time in the life of every people when resistance and suffering through violation of law becomes its religion. Haji Habib put this as a formal resolution. In a strong Gujarati language, he said that there is no shame in going to jail for a noble cause. He fondly remembered the imprisonment of Tilak Maharaj and added that we will take this resolution by the oath of God and bear all the hardships. Gandhi wrote years later that how Haji Habib was enlightened by putting God in the middle. Thus, theoretically there is no difference between a decision made and a vow taken in the name of God, but in general practice we see that a vow taken in the name of God is especially serious to that person and the rest of the people. It is not a small thing for him to take the leave of the President to intervene or swear in the meeting. A pledge should be taken only knowing that we will obey till death… With this, the human race opened a new way to resist injustice by self-strength, not by brute force, but by voluntary suffering, Satyagraha. The Twin Towers incident of 2001 and its successor, Bin Laden, who led Al-Qaeda, the emergence of Satyagraha in 1906 and Gandhi instrumental in it: these two events occurring on the same date roughly a century apart (to be precise, fifty years apart) present us with two alternatives. Here the Bin Laden-Gandhi dialogue envisaged by Lord Bhikhu Parekh is recalled. I know Bhikhubhai does not generally like to be identified as Lord. But it is useful to draw the reader's attention by mentioning that he is a member of the upper house (House of Lords) in England. After his article appeared in April 2004 in the UK publication Prospect, a Gujarati translation by Vipul Kalyani was made available in Opinion (London) and Observer (Ahmedabad) in the months following. The intention behind this fictional dialogue is, in Bhikhu Parekh's words, 'one, to understand the warped idea that has been circulating throughout the world that keeps Bin Ladi conscious, because without understanding it, he cannot be defeated. Two, it is necessary to make the world aware of the neglected non-violent alternative.' Akshay tree, so much for you!

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