Mangal Pandey - The Spirit of Revolution

Whatever way history may portray,
His revolution is still applicable today,
Be it myth or reality, eitherway
Had a message relevant, as if to say
'Colonialism cannot destroy nor dismay
Nor can culture and freedom, by force be taken away
Communalism cannot weaken or decay
the strength of nationalism, by division or betray'
The myth & legend of mangal
Is india’s first freedom struggle journal
Be it martyr or a foolhardy general
Its Irrelevant & inconsequential, to his fame eternal
Incited by an incident on mere catridge rifle
The mutiny of independence couldn’t be stifled
By killing his british officer he would imperil
& make Bharat remember, that 1857th April
One can take away his glory
cast him as history’s allegory
but the true power of democracy
as witnessed during 1857th mutiny
was a battle fought with a leaderless army

The strength of the nation grew in the death of its men, nearly 100 years since 1857, what started as violent movement for independent india was acheived through non violence finally by Gandhi. India's war of independence is a classic tale of how Revolutions are acheived through democratic strength and Freedoms are acheived through peaceful process as lived by the first and last freedom fighters of India. Mangal Pandey i believe was a choice not an accident, a man who decided to part his life to make British depart. Whats interesting is both Mangal Pandey and Gandhi created waves which gave rise to many more Mangal Pandeys but unfortunately only one Gandhi.