IMMORTAL SAGA

ANITA

THE BOOK, THE IMMORTAL SAGA: CELEBRATING INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM BY RAMOJI GROUP WITH THE FOREWORD BY RAMOJI RAO, HEAD OF RAMOJI GROUP, IS A LIFE-CHANGING BOOK WHICH CELEBRATES SPIRIT WHICH UNITES US, A MUST FOR ALL INDIANS TO READ, OVER AND OVER AGAIN...

The Immortal Saga — India’s Struggle for Freedom, released by the Ramoji Group as part of it’s tribute to the nation on the 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is a book each one of us should not only read but keep with oneself and read it to our children and grandchildren. This simple action will be a ‘seva’ towards our Motherland as it will instil a deeprooted pride and love for the nation in the coming generation. This book holds in it’s pages the immense power to show the way ahead to each one of us. On the other hand, the detailed factual information, dates, places and timeline give an insight into the amount of detailed research that must have gone into this book. A treasure not just for the daily reader and history buff but also for the teachers and students of history.

The sanyasis, the fakirs, the poor, the rich, the illiterates, the highly educated, the mothers, the young men and young women and people belonging to all religions and castes became the symbols of fighting spirit. They all have contributed to the sunset over the British empire.

The power of this book is set out in it’s elegant and thought-provoking Foreword by Shri Ramoji Rao, the iconic head of the Ramoji Group, which will stir powerful feelings of patriotism and fill you with the need to sit quietly in a corner and lose yourself in the lives and times of our heroes because of whom we breathe freely today. Like Ramoji says, the Immortal Saga does not carry stories, but heart beats of the heroes who remain buried in the dark recesses of history, truly as you read the pages will hold the smiles of the great Martyrs who happily give their lives for the cause of the motherland.

Making this book a true manifestation of the spirit of patriotism, love for the Motherland and also the power of humanity, it carries in the words of Ramoji, ‘live sketches of our foreigner friends who developed attachment with the soil of India, and stood by our side in the struggle for freedom.’

Ramoji pays a strong tribute to the freedom fighters,

The Immortal Saga does not carry stories, but heart beats of the heroes who remain buried in the dark recesses of history, truly as you read the pages will hold the smiles of the great Martyrs who happily give their lives for the cause of the motherland who united regardless of caste, religion, community, gender or region to fight for freedom, as he says, ‘The sanyasis, the fakirs, the poor, the rich, the illiterates, the highly educated, the mothers, the young men and young women and people belonging to all religions and castes became the symbols of fighting spirit.

They all have contributed to the sunset over the British empire. They have proved that great deeds cannot happen without involvement of common people. The footsteps of those martyrs should not be erased by the waves of the ocean called time. The tears of blood they had shed for the future of India should never be forgotten. I hope this effort by ‘Eenadu’ will help younger generations to draw inspiration from the great deeds of our freedom fighters.”

The content is set out in a unique way — 351 stories, each story on one page, and the titles to the stories are an amalgamation of explanatory and cryptic but so penetrative that you will prefer to read all the titles first before opening page 1 for reading. The one-page stories are well-researched with simple language which is engaging and holds the reader giving insights and setting out the rich history of the times with amazing facts and figures. The stories beckon you to immerse yourself in the book and once you start reading time will fly past with no meaning as you lose yourself in the heart-rending stories.

You will enjoy reading how Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel swept the roads of Ahmedabad sweeping away untouchability and showing the way and how Durga Devi helped Bhagat Singh escape from Lahore after the gunning down of JP Sanders.

You will be devastated by how the British abandoned Indians during the global epidemic of Spanish flu and reading about Kalapani, truly a Veritable Hell. I read about the Chapati movement for the first time in this book and also about the Vagrant Europeans, makes a very interesting read. Readers will learn selfless devotion as they read the story of Annapurna Devi who donated all her jewellery for the freedom struggle and of Amarchand Bantia who supported Jhansi ki rani Laxmibai financially through a secret treasure fund. We will learn how Sevagram became the unofficial capital of the national movement and the heartrending story of Vidurashwatha village in Karnatakathe Jallianwala of South. I could go on and on but this is journey each one us should traverse for its learnings and our own, for us to grow within, become stronger and better humans.

So many times, I looked up, dazed, fists clenched, eyes bright with unshed tears to a modern day India, which breathes and lives due to our martyrs- these brave souls who walked into the sunset with head held high.

Ramoji Group has done a great service to the nation with the release of The Immortal Saga and a service to us also…showing us the path to tread ahead, head held high with Vande Mataram in our hearts and on our lips with the power of New India to shout it aloud for the entire universe to hear.

VANDE MATARAM! JAI HIND!

CELEBRATING THE 75TH “AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV”

The Immortal SagaIndia’s Struggle for Freedom, released by the Ramoji Group as part of it’s tribute to the nation on the 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is a book each one of us should not only read but keep with oneself and read it to our children and grandchildren.

The power of this book is set out in it’s elegant and thought-provoking Foreword by Shri Ramoji Rao, iconic head of Ramoji Group, which will stir powerful feelings of patriotism and fill you with need to sit quietly in a corner and lose yourself in lives and times of our heroes because of whom we breathe freely today.

The content of this book is set out in a unique way — 351 stories, each story on one page, and the titles to the stories are an amalgamation of explanatory and cryptic but so penetrative that you will prefer to read all the titles first before opening Page 1 for reading.