I am not Mahatma by Harshavardhan C (i am reading a book TXT) 📕

May be she is interested to take upmedicalprofession. I have just provided her basic necessities and college fees as we are helping the poor and meritorious students. Iam least bothered about her and she is having liberty do what she wants.”

“Hat’s off to your ideology. If you don’t mind, may I take liberty to advise you in your personal matters doctor?”

Mrs. Glady thought for a while.

“Okay Professor.You are an elderly and also a noble man, nothing wrong in hearing you. I have so much belief and faith in you, as you are my mentor, philosopher, guide, what not everything for me. You may please…..”

“Thanks for your complements Glady.You are a young widow. Why don’t you marry someone from our organization?”

“What?” She was shocked.

“Nothing wrong in itGlady, after all we are human beings. Frankly speaking we too shall have certainworldlypleasuresyou know?”

“Idoubt whowill come for me Professor?”

She wanted to know the mindset of the Professor, and more so about his commitment to the party andit’sideology.

“You need not search for anybody dear. If you just say okay, people will line up for you. But I don’t want to give anybody that chance. I would like to marry you and I ensure you that, after our marriage, you will be positioned second in the order of command. Of course, you need not say “yes” to me immediately. Take your own timedarling.” He opened his mind before her.

What a wonderful phraseology, Doctor to Darling, used by the Professor, abusinghis power and position.She could understand his selfish and evil designs. At the age of seventy plus, he wanted to marry. He was trying to tempt the cadre by promisingthemhigher positions.

Dr. Glady D’souzawas disturbed. For the first time, she was rather forced to think about herself and her husband, as if theyboth tooka wrong decision to join the movement. If not what was the original ideology of Communism. And what Karl Marx, FriedrichEngle’s, Leninand Mao had presented to the world? In the name of the so called ideology, how many were killed? What great was achieved all these years? Except killing the fellow beings through land mines and bomb blasts and cross firing in the guise of civil war against the states?The innocent people including the minors, the aged, the women,the students, the doctors, the engineers,the lawyers, the teachers, the workers, the technicians, the casual labor, the peasants, the artisans and many more were attracted initially to the concrete ideologies and consequently to the various movements including armed struggle, and finally succumbed to the counter terrorism by the state.

“What Glady, you are somewhere.”The Professor put his hands on her shoulders.

“No,” She grew wild.

The Professor removed his hand as if he received an electric shock.

“SorryProfessor, may be you are weak minded, but I am not. I can’t compromise with my commitments even in adverse conditions. I have utmost faith and belief in communism and it’s ideology, advocating revolution and waging war against thecapitalistic states with popular democracies; theirbureaucratic systems; acquiring private properties and indulging in corrupt practices, only trying for the emergence of the new world and the new society.”

“I pity you doctor. You must be aware of the fact that as per our norms you have to share your beauty with all here, least none of the comradeswill fall short of sexual enjoyment, don’t you know that?”

“Sorry Professor, I have never expected this type of attitude in you. I thought that you are an elderly man, governed by conduct, character and principles, but on the contrary I have found in you the mean character of blackmailing and threatening the cadre for your personal weaknesses and for stoop morals. I am really hurt.It makes me to think seriously. Now I have second thoughts to quit the organization under the prevailing conditions. Any way you are not the final as per the party and the organization is concerned, and I will put all these developments before the Central committee.”

It was a shock to the Professor. He never expected that Dr. Glady would take up the matter so seriously.

“Sorry Glady, I am extremely sorry. I am a bloody fool. I would not have taken liberty to talk to you as anordinary woman, forgetting that you are a sincere comrade with definite goals, commitments and ideology. I sincerely apologize for hurting you. Please ignore whatever I have proposed.And I proudly say to all comrades that you are an exception to basic instinct. Please never even think of taking the extreme step of quitting the organization.Lal Salam comrade” The Professor saluted her.

Mrs.Glady understood about the selfish and the cruel character of the Professor.

“Professor, by the way may I request you toaccord permission to me to visit the city?”

“Okay. Glady, the police are too smart and they are ever ready to wreck vengeance against us, please be careful and takeall precautions. I sincerely advise you to take some comrades as bodyguards”

“Thanks for cautioning me Professor, but not necessary, I will go alone under cam-fledge”

“Then it’s okay Glady.”The Professor left the den.

Mrs. Glady was planning as how to visit the city by avoiding cops.

 

18

“I have personally selected both of you comrades. I hope you will finish the task, without any hesitation and deviation .You just shadow Mrs.Glady D’souza. She may leave for city at anytime. You better inform her moments time to time to me. I trust you comrades.” The Professor instructed two of his trusted comrades.

“We are committedto youProfessor and whatever you say we will implement it hundred percent. We will carryout the task with utmost care and caution.”They assured him.

“If you have got any suspicion over her or may be to our unfortunate, if she is win over by the cops, don’t hesitate to kill her, and that the murder should be quite brutal and terrified, least others shall not even think of surrendering to cops”

“We swear and we will do it Professor, but we have a doubt” They were awaiting his response.

“Yes tell me, what is your doubt comrade?”

“Mrs. Glady D’souza has been serving in our organization for more than twenty years, and by chance if she comes to know that we have been suspecting her bonfires, what shall we do Professor?”

“Don’t bother.We don’t have any sentiments, and personal attachments. You are only concerned about our ideology and eliminating our class enemies whether he or she or whatever may be their cadre, understand”

“Ok. Professor, but if she voluntarily surrender herself before any senior cop and joins her daughter, what shall we do?”

“Then there is only one option for you” He waited for some time and took a long breath.

They were eagerly awaiting his reply.

“Simple, just kill the mother and abduct the daughter”

“What! Is it that easy to kill the commander of an armed squad Professor?”

“Why do you doubt? Don’t you have confidence in yourself?”

“We two can easily do away with the unarmed commander, but we doubt whether abduction of the daughter, a major is possible Professor?”

“Bloody stupidity, you are dismissed. You have nothing to do with the mission. Get out, you bloody cowards. Don’t show your faces” The Professor lost his temper and shouted at them.

“Sorry Professor, we are in the mission, we don’t have any quarries, Lal Salam Professor” They saluted him.

“It is good. I am proud of you comrades, best of luck” The Professor encouraged them.

The two comrades left the den with a strong determination.

 

 

 

 

19

There was a call for Miss.Honey and the grand old couple by Mrs.GladyD’souza, for attending the twentieth death anniversary of her late husband Mr.Anthony Kumar alias A.K Mrs.Glady booked suits for them in a star hotel in Hyderabad city.

The grand old couple and Honey left for Hyderabad. But Honey was still under strain and stress, as Arjun was suspecting her in the case of old man. She could not justify, as she didn’t haveknowledge abouthis back ground.

Shecould not understand why her mother had been doing all this for the old man secretly? What was her relation with him? Shedidn’t knowthat thesethings would engulf and put her in trouble waters. She thought for a while that her mother would not do this. Though he was a grand old man, he was heal and healthy. But why her mother told her a lie that he was sickly.

They reached Hyderabad city and occupied their suits. The room service boy already broughtmilk, coffee, sugar cubes and kept them on the table. The grand old lady mixed all the items and prepared nice coffee and served her husband and Honey, The old couple took coffee, whereas Honey was out of her moods.

The grand old lady recollected her teenage days. She understood the fact that the youth always live in dreams. She could scent that Honey might fall in love.

“Dear coffee is getting cold, please have it, and later you can regain your strength and then continue dreaming about your finance” She again reminded her to take coffee. But still she wasthinking elsewhere. The grand old lady brought the cup and kept it in her hand.

There was a pin drop silence. The weather was very lovely and bountiful. The blue screened sky was very clear, where one can see and enjoy the Milky Way. The raising of full moon in the sky appears like a red lotus blooming out in the lake in bluish waters, to the lovers of art.Even such a beautiful scenario could not console her. The grand couple understood very well about Honey’s love affair. Mrs.Rebecca Solomno being stone hearted could with stand any hardship. But her daughter was so sensitive that she would go to depression on hearing anything adverse.

It was not that easy to expect things to happen according to our will and wish. But the words“yes” or “no” should come out from Mrs. Rebecca Solomon. She was a tough officer and an iron lady to be convinced. They decided to help Honey.

The grand old couple saw Mrs. Glady and they received her with warm love and affection.

Honey looked back and surprisingly found the presence of her mother. She got up from the sofa and hugged her mum. Just tears rolled in her eyes. But she was consoled by the very affectionate touch of her mother, which was different on that day for her as he was feeling lonely and being deserted. But for Mrs. Galdy D’souza it’s not the first experience. Ever since the birth of Honey she had been experiencing. She knew that as a mother and what Honey was missing, but she never exposed her feelings. So also there were no tears in her eyes, as she could see great many tragedies in her life.

“How are you Dr.Glady D’souza?” The old woman asked her holding her effectionately.

“I am fine and thanks for the care and affection, bestowed upon my daughter”

“What is it? There would not be sorry and thanks between parents and children. We are at the fag end of our lives and the very presence of our grand daughter, makes us feel heal and healthy. Glady you know pretty well that our two sons and daughter in laws and grand children have forgotten us, but certainly their absence is substituted by Honey and you.What more we need at this age Mrs. lady D’souza?”The grand old man spoke very frankly.

“I know and it is true also that just saying thanks formerly to you mean a very small word” Mrs. Glady D’souza heart fully acknowledged their love and affection.

What a lovely grand old couple they are! One to see their well manners and admire and experience their warm love and affection. The world to learn from them. Then we need to find a substitute word for old age homes to old age heavens.

Dr.Glady D’souza felt much relief on seeing them and her daughter under their guardianship. She is confident that the grand old couple can only take care of her daughter.

“What has happened to young doctor? What is the matter? It seems you are moody today. Have you dreamt of anything adverse?” The old man expressed his doubt.

“No grandpa, I am alright”

“When an elder man is asking you, why don’t