Sahaj Samvad: Durga Bhabi: One work, many names

Where Vadnagar? Where is Agra? And where Lahore? These days were a bloody path of sacrifice for freedom. Gujarat was the strong link connecting the Vohra family of Vadnagar and the Bhatt family of Agra. The grandfathers of both the families migrated from Vadnagar to Agra and Lahore. Bhagwati Charan Vohra of Lahore and Durgadevi of Agra got married in 1918. Both became active in Sardar Bhagat Singh's Naujwan Bharat Sabha. Bhagwati was the philosopher of the revolution, became the 'think tank' of Bhagat Singh and all his colleagues, was not only happy-go-lucky but was at the forefront of financial support for the building of Lahore and revolutionary activity. Birth place of Durgadevi in ​​Shahjadpur of Allahabad district. Ancestral wealth means happy childhood. Father's Name Bankebihari, Mother Yamunadevi. Father was a district judge. Then took a house in Katra area of ​​Allahabad. Durga was still eight months old and her mother passed away. now? His father's widowed sister brought him up. Father was not worldly in nature. Finally Durga married into the Vohra family of Lahore and left all his wealth and became a hermit. Durga had a favorite cow in her childhood, named Mohini. Foi's harsh regime did not allow for further education, and Bhagwati Charan completed her incomplete studies after marriage. Bhagwati Charan was a traveler on the revolutionary path. When a son was born, he named him 'Sachin' after the revolutionary writer of 'Bandi Jeevan', Sachindranath Sanyal. This child held the mother's finger and saw the daring deeds of revolution. Due to her husband's love of studies, Durga Devi also became the head teacher of Hindi in Kanya Mahavidyalaya. Bhagwati Charan's father was the British honor 'Rai Bahadur!' But the son's path is different. Jumped into the non-cooperation movement on Gandhiji's call. With Gandhiji withdrawing it, disillusioned youth turned to find a new way. When Lala Lajpatrai founded the National College, Bhagwati and other sensitive youths like him joined it. There was a nationalist atmosphere. He graduated in 1924. His teacher, the famous writer Udayashankar Bhatt, in a book written in his memory, said, 'This young man is neither ordinary nor ordinary…' and it came true. He gave the constitution of Naujwan Bharat Sabha. Gandhi wrote an article strongly criticizing the incident of the bomb thrown on the Viceroy's train, in response to which he wrote an elaborate article entitled 'Philosophy of the Bomb', which was distributed as a pamphlet across the country. This is the only way of resistance against oppressive power, which falls on deaf ears and let the world know that the country is not peaceful. When Bhagat Singh and his allies bombed the Delhi Assembly, similar leaflets were thrown in the House. Vitthalbhai Patel was the chairman, Barrister Jinnah was also there. All of them were sitting quietly on their chairs, because they thought that these revolutionaries were not violent. Barrister Asfaali, who witnessed Bhagat Singh's activities in the auditorium, also became his lawyer. These days were of intense upheaval. Anushilan Samiti formed in Bengal, Hindustan Republic Association formed. The Kakori incident shook the country and many were hanged. Ramprasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ulla, Roshan Singh ascended the gallows, 5 hangings, 12 black water sentences were the heroes of the Deoghar incident. Here in Lahore on April 15, 1919 the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by the British took place. An atmosphere of anger in the National College. Preparation for armed struggle. Naujwan Bharat Sabha was founded and its branches were established all over the Punjab. Simon Commission protested, new organization formed. One after the other, explosions started, including Lala Lajpatrai lathi-wielding Saunders, bomb under Vice Roy's train, bullet challan in Lemington Road Mumbai, bomb in Delhi assembly, Bhusawal incident. Inquilab Zindabad and Bharat Mata Ki Jai made the sky resound. Naujwan was the warrant behind all of the Bharat Sabha. The organization was banned. Lawsuits began against Bhagat Singh and associates. In British eyes it was the 'Lahore Conspiracy'. One, two, three, the trial in its completion… May 28, 1930 Bhagat Singh's major attempt to break free from a Lahore jail is decided, but Bhagwati Charan is martyred in a bomb test on the banks of the Ravi River. Durga Devi kept the flame of revolution constant by being the 'Durga Bhabhi' of all revolutionaries. All his details are still shrouded in darkness, but the police continued to unite the sky and the abyss to catch him. Warrant issued. Not one but several warrants. Hiding, wandering with her child from one town to another, from one house to another… thence to the third… what a torturous life! Even Durga Bhabi was not disturbed. Bhagat came to meet Singh in jail as his aunt. Earlier, Bhagat Singh's bride was also brought from Lahore to Kolkata. Muslim became Banu by wearing veil. Delhi, Lahore, Agra, Mumbai, Prayagraj, Jaipur, Kanpur, Madras, Dadar, Mumbai, Colaba, Mussoorie, Dehradun, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Banaras, Pune, Kodaikanal, Ghaziabad, Madras, and finally Lucknow! Even during these days he met Gandhiji in Delhi to request him to try to negotiate with Lord Arwin that Bhagat Singh and other comrades should not be hanged, but according to him Gandhiji refused. The second visit also did not bring results. Finally, on September 12, 1931, when she surrendered herself to the police with her head held high, the speechless inspector said, 'Hey, we thought you were a very strong woman, but you turned out to be a thin, skinny woman!' Durga Bhabi was a revolutionary of many names. The secret book had many names, it was Subhadra, it was Sarada, both names are Gujarati! Not only that, his son was kept with Savarkar's brother in Mumbai and then the Kane family in Bhavnagar to keep him safe. Kane's Dahelo is still standing today. Durga Bhabhi breathed her last on October 15, 1999 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.