History Edition part 4-Little Poland In India
Well sorry for the delay about this post.
Now while skimming through thousands of Quora text's I came across a peculiar question which was-
What makes India a very different country from rest of the world?
And the answer to it is even more peculiar and intresting than the question itself.
The answer was given by an Indian named Anjua and with her kind permission I am posting the blog here.
(With due regards,all my thanks to her for allowing me.)
Now here is the answer to the question given:
Now while skimming through thousands of Quora text's I came across a peculiar question which was-
What makes India a very different country from rest of the world?
And the answer to it is even more peculiar and intresting than the question itself.
The answer was given by an Indian named Anjua and with her kind permission I am posting the blog here.
(With due regards,all my thanks to her for allowing me.)
Now here is the answer to the question given:
The ship sailed to many parts of the world.
The ship was refused to come in by many European and Asian ports in Seychelles, Aden etc.
The ship continued to sail and reached Iran. There too they did not get permission to dock.
Finally the ship reached Bombay, India.
Source : https://www.thebetterindia.com/5...When their ship docked in Mumbai, the British governor too refused them entry. Maharaja Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Nawanagar, who had heard of the plight of the refugees, sought to help them and pressurized the British government to allow the refugees to disembark. Frustrated by the lack of empathy and the unwillingness of the government to act, the Maharaja ordered the ship to dock at Rosi port in his province.Thus began the story of Little Poland in India.On disembarking, the Maharaja warmly welcomed the Polish women and children, saying “Do not consider yourself orphans. You are now Nawnagaris and I am Bapu, father of all the people of Nawanagar, so also yours.”He not only gave them shelter in Jamnagar but also gave free education to the kids at Balachadi in an Army School. He didn’t just provide the Polish citizens with the bare necessities either, but went to great lengths to ensure that Balachadi became a home away from home for these people.The princely state of Kolhapur (in Valivade) was the next to offer a site where a family camp, Valivade, was set up for some 5,000 people, mainly women and children.
The refugees stayed in Jamnagar for nine years!
Later when the refugees returned to their country, they did not forget the Maharaja and their descendants visit Jamnagar to this day!
In Warsaw, many roads are named after the maharaja and there are many schemes in Poland that have his name!
Bapu with the refugees!
A Kolhapuri woman with a Polish child!
A school in Poland named after him!
“Good Maharaja” Square in Warsaw, Poland.
Valivade, present day!
VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM!
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