70 years of freedom


My grandfather was freedom fighter
And on this day 70yrs ago he saw freedom from the British rule
He was a true Gandhian and followed his principals
He dropped his surname and caste to join the Gandhi Movement
So when asked whats your surname here is my reply
He wore only khaadi and used only khaadi
The Kurta khaadi
The Dhoti khaadi
The Handkerchief khaadi
and even his undergarments Khaadi
Every Year he would come and spend time with us
He would narrate stories of how he went to jail and how they fought for freedom
When we met his friends when we went to Kerala for our summer breaks we spoke about freedom and heard stories from his friends which one may only see in films but are true
His favorite song he hummed through the day
Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Pati tapavan Sita Ram
Eshwar Allan tero naam
Sabko Samati de Bhagavaan
I am proud to be his granddaughter
He always said you are first Indian then whatever you want be
Religion is man made
Be good 
Be kind that makes you human
Respect everyone
You must standup for yourself
You must do things on your own
He was journalist, a writer
Today I miss him
I remember seeing him represent Kerela in the 50th Year Parade in Delhi
He holds a Tambapatra given by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
He was my GRANDFATHER Vengoli Damodaran
a simple man, with simple needs
Thanks Papa for giving us our freedom
At least we are here and doing what we want
Thanks to all grandpa's and grandma's who sacrificed their lives for us

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