Rani Gaidinliu’s life story and achievements, is an inspiration to all children. Discuss
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Rani Gaidinliu or Rani Maa as she was fondly known ignited the flame of nationalism in the hearts of the people of North East. She urged her community to reject the British rule and stopped them from implementing the oppressive laws. She united people against the British and gave a clarion call for freedom-“We are free people, the white men should not rule over us….”
It is said that when Gaidinliu was born, the umbilical cord surrounded her neck, and the priests predicted that she would grow up to become an extraordinary woman.
Gaidinliu was believed to be just 13 when her cousin, Haipou Jadonang, who was also her Guru, introduced her to the Heraka movement. The movement apart from its religious aspects aimed at uniting people against British atrocities. It is said that when her ‘guru’ was executed in 1931 by the Britishers, Gaidinliu proved to be an able ‘shishya’ and took over the leadership of the Heraka movement.
Gaidinliu was also stated to have been a gifted speaker and became an inspirational leader at that young age. She was also believed to have successfully mobilized people (including young girls and women) to join her army and together they waged guerrilla warfare against the British.
The threat posed by her was so much that the British had reportedly announced a bounty of Rs 500 and offered tax relief for 10 years for the entire village if anyone disclosed her whereabouts. But the people remained loyal to Gaidinliu as they respected her.
In a desperate attempt to find her, the British forces were believed to have interrogated every girl named Gaidinliu in that region, this reportedly prompted Gaidinliu to change her name for sometime
The British were also believed to have been alarmed by Gaidinliu’s growing defiance and popularity and assigned special battalions to nab her. After several failed attempts, she was stated to have been eventually captured from Pulomi village where she and her supporters were building a wooden fortress.
Rani Maa was arrested when she was merely 16 years old in 1932 and was put on trial and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1933. She could be freed only in 1947 after India won independence. She was probably the only woman freedom fighter who was imprisoned for such a long period of almost 15 years. It takes a resolve of steel to make such a huge sacrifice for the nation.
I have my own experience of jail life when I had spent more than 17 months during the infamous Emergency. I saw many strong-willed men break because of the severe toll the prison life takes on emotional and physical health. I can imagine how difficult it would have been for Rani Maa to spend 15 years in confinement.
Words cannot explain my profound gratitude for Rani Maa for the sacrifices she made for all of us and for our future.