Mohandas Gandhi - Autographs

Mohandas K. Gandhi used to sign autographs for the interested people. There used to be autograph signing sessions. The charge for each autograph was Rs. 5. Now this was in 1942. Gandhi said the logic for charging for his autographs was that it will be valued by the person and also the money can be used for 'ashram' purposes. As per calculations of inflation values of 2012, the Gandhi autograph had the value of Rs. 1000 of today. If we think about that, the money charged is justified. He was intelligent in that aspect. It is believed he had learned to give his autograph in many of the Indian Languages.

Pre Independence India

Unlike today, where we have 28 States and 7 Union Territories, India in the pre-independence (British)  days, the country was actually made up of 12 British India Provinces and more than 565 Indian Princely  States.

As per the Indian Independence Bill, the Indian Princely states were given the 3 options, to join India, to join Pakistan or to remain independent. As anticipated, most of the Indian Princely States expressed the desire to remain free. 

But the tremendous work done by Vallabhbhai Patel, the then home minster, almsot all of them decided to join India. 

The states that refused to join India were Junagadh, Kashmir and Hyderabad.

15th August

Unconditional surrender of Japan 14th August 1945

Nehru addressing the Nation - Red fort 15th August 1947

There is actually connection between the two dates. After the Hiroshima and Nagasaki 'Atom' bomb incidents , Japan made an unconditional surrender on 14th August 1945. The next day 15 August 1945 was celebrated by the English as the Success day. 

Two years later, when Lord Mountbatten was addressing a press conference, when questioned about the possible date for the transfer of power, the nearest significant date he could think was of 15 August. Therefore, India got independence on this day.

There is a connection of Japan's surrender and Indian independence.

Who writes History?

History is written by the Winners.

It is always be re-written.
As one wants it.

It can be done.
It was done in the past.

It is being done in the present.

It will be done in the future.

You just have to be in power to be able to do it.

Power is the answer to everything.