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

CHAPTER III
NANA SAHIB &
LAKSHMI BAI
BLOW your trumpets loudly now, O Heralds of
History, for soon there are to arrive on the scene
two great heroes ! These are two bright pearls
in the necklace of Mother India. Now, when
dark night has overspread the horizon of the
whole country, these two alone are shining as
luminous stars. They are fiery Akalîs ready to avenge
their country’s unjust wrongs with the last drop of their
blood. They are two martyrs sacrificing their lives for
Country, Religion, and Freedom. They are two witness-
es, sword in hand, to prove that the blood of Hindusthan
that gave birth to Shivaji is not yet dead. They are two
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