MAHARAJ !
REVIEWED BY: ARINDAM SAIN
'Dharm bhagbaan banne ka nahi, accha insaan banne ka maadhyam hain.' 'Ishwar saath chalta hain hamara, unse milne ke liye kisi bridge ki zaroorat nahi.' 'Kaun kahete hain, Bhagbaan aate nahi, tum Meera ke jaise bulaate nahi.' 'Naam se karm nahi, karm se naam baanta hain.' Realization, Reformation and Rehabilitation are the three pillars of social reforms as per the ideology of Dadabhai Naoroji. 'Joh haq ka hain, woh na miley, toh larho uske liye.' 'Charan seva nahi, parampara hain yeh ! ' 'Bombay, 7 dweep o se bana ek saher, joh ek angrezi Raja ko dahej mein mila.' The English King gave this city on lease to the East India company for 10 pounds per year. Bhale hee lease East India company ne liye ho, lekin phir bhi poore Bombay mein dabdaba, Gujarati Vaishnav sampraday ka hee tha.
Moti haveli ke paas kiska mama ghar tha ? Born in a remote village of Gujarat in the year of 1832; after his mother's death, Karsan shifted to Bombay in the year of 1842 and at his young age, he fell in love with Kishori. 'O re Piya, aaj rang hain naya, aaj cherhegi Radha tujhe.' You are fighting for the rights of WIDOW; please watch your fiance through the WINDOW. 'Woh qaid uska nirnay hota hain, uski majboori nahi.' Tut gayo rishta, khula aur ek darwaza ! 'JJ ki laadli baanogi ? ' Why did his aunt order him to get out of the house ? The readers of his writings gave him a space to bring in the social reforms. Blind devotion and blind faith can be dangerous, as you can be fooled by a cunning charismatic person.
Leelabati ko kyon khilaya woh laddoo ? 'Adamkhor ban chuki hain'. Apne kalam ko banao talwar; dharm se kshatriya na sahi, toh karm se baano kshatriya. The female student committed suicide ! 'Tumhe kho diya toh, yeh Karsan, Karsan nahi rahega.' The fight for justice began. His articles were not getting published in 'Rast Goftar' newspaper, so, he started his own Gujarati newspaper, 'Satya Prakash'. 'Akhbaar jwala sakte hain, sacchai ko nahi.' 'Mazdoor hartal pe ja sakte hain, Ishwar nahi.' Viraaj ko toh yehi paagal pasand hain. 'Mufat hoon, lekin dil saaf hain.' Woh ziddi ladki ne toh naa ka option hee nahi diya. Did Karsan accept her marriage proposal ? Defamation case filed against the media house ! Fire at the Press !
The Bhatia community backed out as court witnesses, due to threats from the goons. Dadabhai Naoroji and Kharshedji Cama gave full support to Karsandas Mulji. 'Press jwala sakte hain, tumhare jashbe ko nahi.' Twist in the tale ! Giridhar weds Leelabati ! 'Shaam ji kahan hain, yeh Shyam ji jaane.' The court case begins at the Supreme Court of Bombay. 'Dhol jitna hee khokla, shor utna hee jyada.' The government hospital doctor revealed the dark secret. 'Rannbhoomi badlegi, mera yuddh nahi.' No one is above the law. After hearing 32 witnesses, Sir Mathew Richard Sausse gave a landmark decision on 22nd April 1862. Karsandas was found not guilty regarding the defamation case and the criminal proceedings were suggested against Jadunath "MAHARAJ".
