August , 2006
Freedom Fighter who still fights...
With the Independence Day just around the corner, we had to come up with some stories... inspirational stories. I happen to suggest one such story, a story of a woman who claims that she fought for the free air that our country breathes today. All hear say... but worth investigating. I was assigned the job. Pleasure was all mine. After all, it was going to be pleasant weekend in a hill station on Maharashtra-Gujarat border, called Saputara. It was also because of various romantic stories about patriotism that we've all been bred upon. The drive between hills and waterfalls was only making it worth it. There were several questions on my mind... what would she be like? Would she be wearing khadi? What kind of a freedom fighter was she? Would she have seen my favorite hero, Subhash Chandra Bose, for real or met Bhagat Singh? I had spoken....





























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