Everyone struggles in their lives, but the struggle of that lively person was commendable. That young man from village Dabheda of district Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh soon realized that it was difficult for him to live in his village due to the upper caste mentality.
This is from the year 1925. He fled from his village in the dark of the night and started living with his aunt in the faraway Ghad region. A strong built Aasha Ram soon became famous in the entire area. He was a hard worker. People say that the grain from his hands would grow even in barren land. It is said that one should not stay in someone else's house for a long time. Poor aunt advised him to build his own house, Asha Ram also found this right, he thought how long he will stay in someone's house, he built a thatched hut in a deserted village about two miles away, before the independence of the country there was enough barren land, so he started with this land, in a year or two there was a good harvest, seeing his dedication and hard work the neighboring landlord offered him his land on rent, which Asha Ram gladly accepted, he was very fond of land, he knew that soil is Maya, there was a lot of harvest and the financial condition also improved a lot, the status became so much that if any needy person from the neighborhood came, he would just hand over ten or five rupees to him, after the harvest he would give grains, pulses along with wages to the laborers as if they were partners, equality, fairness and affection were in his blood. The village was small, matters of discord were often settled at the behest of Asharam Nambardar. Asharam was looking for a good girl for marriage, soon a proposal came, they got married but there was no child for five years, obviously there was a quarrel between the husband and wife, finally they got divorced. It is a big truth of life that whether a person is rich or poor, the decision of second marriage is very difficult and full of compromises, Asharam had to make the same compromise, he got married to Bhagyavati, mother of three children, not legally, but two sons Mansukh and Rajaram and a daughter, Santoshi, were adopted. The children already brought by the wife do not get the respect in the society that normal children get. Time was passing, meanwhile after some time two little girls were born, they were named Saubhagyawati and Nanddulari. Everyone did not discriminate against these children, only these two little sisters did not, they always considered them their own. As the five children grew older, the number of Asha Ram's lands also started increasing. He was given the title of Nambardar by the British and local landlords. Nambardar was a big-hearted person. He called his landless relatives and donated a lot of land to them, hoping that they would also support him in good and bad times. Along with this, he also increased his influence, respect and fame. The British also gave him a license for a double-barreled gun. One wish that remained was to build a big royal mansion. The village was far from the city, so it was decided to set up his own brick kiln. He himself became the architect. He ensured that this mansion had all the facilities, big rooms, halls, big verandahs and a big courtyard. Cement was not in vogue. Instead, red lime was used and sugar cane syrup was added to it. Only then did it become as strong as cement. Skilled artisans were also brought in for wood work in the mansion. It was decided that the names of the two sons of Mansukh and Rajaram should be engraved on the doors. Such a large mansion became a cause of envy for the people of the village.
While the construction of the mansion began, the marriages of the growing children began. The three adopted children were married to ordinary families. Santoshi, the elder adopted daughter of the Nambardar, was illiterate. She was married into a poor family, but biological daughters were educated so that they could get married to good people. Saubhagyawati was married to a government clerk and Nanddulari to a soldier. His name was Diwan Singh, a robust young man, who would fight with anyone to show his power. He had a hobby of knowing petty laws. If seen, he had a hybrid personality who had the ability to act as a policeman, a criminal, a lawyer, a doctor. Fed up with these abilities of his, he was thrown out of the army. He had to struggle to earn his living. He again became an employee of the local municipality, but soon lost this job too due to his habits. After this, Diwan Singh was completely broken. He made his mental problems social as well. If he heard a neighbour talking to him, he would immediately call out, Nanddulari, bring the rifle. This was his well-known dialogue. No one ever saw this alleged rifle of his. Diwan Singh, no matter how he was, used to respect the guests who came to his house. He was full of pride of being the son-in-law of a landlord. He wanted his in-laws to always welcome him with open arms, and he used to do so.
Vahidpur, the village of Nambardar Asha Ram, was a single caste group, only those people settled in this village who were forced to migrate from other villages after facing the brunt of casteism. These people could never unite culturally and socially, all of them were separatists.
The work of Nambardar's mansion started in 1951, in proportion to the height of the mansion
He became anxious to be evicted. The Nambardar family was dependent on agriculture. A lot of land was washed away in the flood, financial and mental condition also deteriorated.
The plaintiff was a resident of the same city where the court was located.
Now the Nambardar family had about fifty livestock, most of which were milch cows, four to five servants always lived there. The land of Wahidpur was mixed. All kinds of food grains, pulses, sugarcane, vegetables were grown here in abundance, in a big room of the mansion, sugar, mishri, molasses, rab, were filled to the brim in earthen pots.
In this entire area, there was dependence on bullock pulley for crushing sugarcane. Small and big farmers of the entire village used to set up bullock crushers together.
Deewan Singh thought why not fight the case by staying in Wahidpur itself. It was decided to live at Raviram's place in the village, a crusher was also set up in partnership. For a long time, free residential facilities were availed. Raviram's elder son Nekchand had an evil eye on Diwan Singh's elder daughter Pushpa. He trapped her in his love trap. Pushpa was four months pregnant when Diwan Singh came to know about it. He immediately vacated the house and started living in another person's house in the village, Kania. After a day or two, Pushpa committed suicide by consuming poison out of fear of public disgrace. This was the biggest loss in Diwan Singh's life, his young daughter had become a victim of his stubbornness. After the daughter's death, Diwan Singh also returned to the city. The case continued, Diwan Singh tried all means, but none of the tricks worked. The case went on for twenty years. The court did not find a single evidence that could prove Mansukh and Rajaram's adoption.
