१८५७ का स्वातन्त्र्य समर (वीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर - अंग्रेजों द्वारा छपने से पूर्व प्रतिबन्धित महाग्रन्थ)

ALIGARH AND NASIRABAD
bazaars of Boland, secret revolutionary societies were rife,
they believed that the 9th regiment was sure to stand aloof
from them, and remained idle in this sense of false security.
About the month of May, the places about Boland
selected from amongst them a revered, faithful, and free-
dom-loving Brahmin, and deputed him immediately to
Boland town. The Brahmin walked away with quick
steps, his heart overwhelmed with conflicting emotions of
hope of success and fear of failure of the errand on which
he went, towards the military station of Boland, which
on the one hand was relied upon by the English for
loyalty, and, on the other, was looked upon with hopeful
eyes by the Mother-country. Will my compatriots listen
to my pleadings for the freedom of the Mother-country
and for the protection of religion ? Or will they cling
again to the dread and dark narcotic of slavery ? and draw
their swords against me for having disturbed their sleep,
when I wanted to wake them and show them the brilliant
vision ? ” With such feelings surging in his heart, but
with his face beaming with a quiet light of peace, this
Brahmin entered the station with his extraordinary
message. He was well received and his message was wel-
comed. As to the plan of rising, the Brahmin said that
they should all rise suddenly amidst the noisy jollity of a
great marriage procession, massacre the English, and pro-
ceed to Delhi. Of course, there was nobody there against
the principle of overthrowing English dominion, but a
discussion began as to the fitness of this mode of realising
the principle at Boland. Just then the Brahmin was ar-
rested on the information of three Sepoys of the regiment.
He was immediately sent from Boland to Aligarh, the
chief station of the regiment, and sentenced to be hanged
in the presence of all the Sepoys. While this was happen-
ing at Aligarh, the three loyal Sepoys were being disgrac-
ed and spat upon at Boland. The whole camp of Boland
heaped curses on them and went, without the permission
of their officers, to Aligarh where the Revolutionary
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