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How many of you love Peace?
Wow!
And, how many of you love War?
Fair enough, let me describe a war scene that changed the
course of Indian History.
Dated May 326 BC, on the banks of River Jhelam, on
North-eastern boarder of India, in the wee hours there was a mass attack
against King Porus's left flank by the Great Alexander's army. The heavy armor-piercing
bows of Indian unarmored soldiers were proving inaccurate on slippery ground.
The 200 elephants were busy in guarding the frontal attack. Alexander's horse archers were showering the
Indian right cavalry wing. And his armored Companion cavalry was overwhelming the Indian left cavalry
with Alexander leading the charge.
While the rest of the Indian soldiers
were struggling in the battle, one man was guarding his king with his full vigor- The mahout of the king. He saved his king’s life before
getting slain.
The bravery, war skills and princely attitude of King Porus’s
mahout led the genesis of my Today’s central character- Rama Krishna Venkatsubbaiah.
Fellow toastmasters
and dear guests, good evening!
We as science practitioners often slumber in comprehending
history, as our glorious past misses links to our present and it mostly
eulogizes the ruling class. The following speech tries to organize History of India
from Ancient to Modern era from a common man perspective. It’s an honest attempt
to put the facts in its canonical form and it is a sincere request from the
audience not to take any historical
lesson from this re-organized history.
Meet a Karorpati clerk in Bruhat Bangalore Municipal
Corporation, Rama Krishna Venkatasubbaiah. Rama, a fan of actor Shiva Rajkumar (smile), is a jovial, down to earth, highly ethical, multi-lingual
man who sometimes misses his Brahmanical worships but never misses under the table offerings (smile).
- Rama’s impeccable command of Hindi came from his mother Laxmi who eloped with his father (smile), a bloodline of great Rajendra Chola, during posting in Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, leaving behind her land lord family that had lost their fortune
- Rama’s 2nd level ancestor, i.e, grandfather was an active contributor to Congress during freedom struggle
- His 3rd level ancestor was a great grand princess of Maharaja Amar Singh of Mewar who fought bravely with the joint Mughal army
- His 11th level ancestor was cousin of Jahangir’s 20th wife Nurjahan’s first daughter
- Rama’s 15th level ancestors had served in royal kitchen of Qutubuddin Aibak who used to be chefs in Prithviraj Chauhan’s palace
- His 30th level ancestors were mathematicians in Royal kingdom of Gupta king Vikramaditya
- His 50th level ancestor was the royal bodyguard of Chandragupta Maurya’s mentor and the great economist Chanakya whose father was a mahout in King Porus’s army, who halted Alexander’s march towards east
- His 80th level ancestors were farmers in Rig Vedic era
- His 90th level ancestors were manual scavengers in Mohenjo-Daro who survived Aryan invasion in 2000 BC
- Rama’s 100th level ancestors were true relatives of Mowgli (smile), roaming in their natural states to get leftover meats in the deep jungles of Vindhyanchals (Vindhya Mountains)
Rama’s 5000 years
old, 100 levels family tree tells us that his ancestors had been everywhere, done everything and
seen everything. In logical sense, he is a true descendant of an Indian
gene. In true sense, we all are
different but one. On the contrary,
we civilized animals have divided ourselves amongst nonsensical castes, regions
and religions, and each division vouches for its superiority over others.
Rama's historically unparalleled genealogy gifted him with
the most special skills ever discovered by mankind. As in - He got Sanitation and Purity from Harappa, Valor from Magadha and Mewar, Ingenuity from the Delhi Sultanate, Patriotism from the Freedom movement.
He is also carrying with him the early human deadly sins - Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy
and Pride.
In spite of
having 5000 years old illustrious past we are still lagging behind all the major
economies of present time – America, Australia, Canada, Singapore who don’t
have even 300 years old history.
In the past, our rulers often lost their ways by dividing us
in the narrow confinement of caste and race, as a result we were defeated
several times from the likes of Alexander to the British. At present, we 1.3 billion human survivors, are still fighting with each other for
regions, religions, castes and caste
based reservations and being played by the ruling class.
It is us who will create our
history not our past or the lineage. So, dear friends, let us stop judging people
based on name, place and identity and start respecting ability, quality and
diversity.
On this note, let me close the history of Rama
Krishna Venkatasubbaiah.
Over
to you Mr. Toastmaster!
