Short Story: The Gift

Bhupendra Trivedi 'Swayambhoo'

According to Rakar's order, Chandrakant Chhotalal Rajyaguru was sent to primary school no. Appointed as 5th Principal. He was educated in 'Gujarat Vidyapeeth' and was a complete Gandhian. He always used to wear khadi clothes, so the students and teachers also insisted on wearing khadi clothes one day in a week i.e. every Thursday. A beautiful picture of Gandhi in a meditative posture is placed on the wall of the prayer room. Sarvadharma prayer chanted in 'Gandhi Ashram' is also given a place in prayer here. The principal changed the look of the school in two years. At the city level and state level, students of the school topped the elocution competition, calligraphy competition, essay writing competition and sports. The results of the students of the school and the progress of the school caught everyone's eye. School inspection came. The Inspector of Education and his Assistant conducted the inspection. The Director of Education was happy to see the diligence, devotion, systematic knowledge of the records etc. in the work of the school by the principal and the staff. In the afternoon, the ruler came to visit. He also expressed his satisfaction by seeing the school's cleanliness, cleanliness and the beautiful murals and decorations on the walls as well as the small but beautiful garden in the compound. A gift packet was given to each of the officials at the time of their farewell. When the Ruler went home and opened the gift packet, two books of 'Satyana Prabhajano' and 'Ashram Bhajanwali' came out. He was surprised, as after a visit to another school, Gandhi imprint currency notes kept in a closed cover were privately gifted by the principal of that school. Here the reverse happened. Manoman was lost. Eight days later, in a public interest transfer order of the principals of the town primary schools, Chandrakant Rajyuguru was transferred to the town's outskirts primary school no. Placed 13th. }