My Grandfather Jaideo Rajhans was a valiant freedom fighter. He rose from the ranks and put up a stiff fight against British regime. Against all odds he was able to raise a dwelling ( home ) in Sultanganj and one can look at his life through the prism of a freedom fighter to a social reformer who brought a radical change in surroundings in and around him. It has been 46 years since he passed away and his teachings have brought a range of benefits to a large section of population.
My Grandfather inculcated in his children the habit of working hard to realise their dreams. Apart from his family responsibilities he was instrumental in setting up schools and colleges in Sultanganj in Bhagalpur District in Bihar State in India. And in these schools and colleges where numerous students enrolled they henceforth spun a career that was straight forward and uplifting.
Andh Swami a religious preacher who could read the future told my grandfather that he would have four sons. And these four sons would go by the names of Shiv Shankar Rajhans, Gouri Shankar Rajhans, Karuna Shankar Rajhans and Gyan Shankar Rajhans. A man of limited means witnessing off and on uncertain times in business did not deter my grandfather to wage a full-fledged battle against English Rule. My grandfather along with my grandmother Kiran Mai Rajhans raised four sons with whatever resources they had at their disposal. The four sons were strictly told to stick to an itinerary where they would get up early in the morning 4 am to be precise and go for tuition to Upendra Master who had the knack to turn them into gems and these four sons went on to excel in varied fields in their career. Something made possible by my grandfather's insistence that four sons learnt the rope of living a life of realising dreams by reciting biographies of learned individuals of that time Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and others.
My Grandfather motivated those who came in contact with him and both in pre independent India and post independent India he remained tied to his goal of leading upright life no matter from which quarter challenges came from. The services rendered by him are still recalled by generations after generations and educated class that emerged from Sultanganj was all because of him and have praised his tiresome efforts in the past. Well we are living at a time when carbon emissions is very much an issue and had this cropped up during his time he would have brought to the table long lasting solutions.
A man of true values and one with vision my grandfather courted success and challenges as and when they came and his children inherited this strength from him and these tales are still recalled by different family members at different point of time. My grandfather was a true patriot and there are still some in Sultanganj to recall his contribution to nation during freedom struggle and thereafter.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
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