Sir: I must admit that, lacking both agricultural expertise and formal education in the field, I am not in a position to offer an informed opinion on the subject. However, your mention of Sir Chhotu Ram stirs a poignant memory—one of a conversation I once had with my father. Though he was only a high school graduate and served as the village Patwari, he revered Sir Chhotu Ram as a crusader for farmers’ rights and spoke of him with profound admiration. My father often recounted how farmers affectionately called him Deenbandhu, the “Friend of the Poor,” for his tireless efforts to uplift their plight.
Yet, in the same breath, he expressed a quiet regret that Sir Chhotu Ram’s son, Sri Chand—who went on to become the first Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha—did little or nothing to carry forward his father’s legacy of championing farmers’ welfare.
Ps. Thank you for taking me back to memory lane , allowing me to reminisce time spent with my father, my spartan.
ਆਪਣੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਜੀਵਨ ਭਰ ਯਤਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਹਿੱਤਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਉਹ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਕੰਮ ਵੀ ਕਰ ਬੈਠਦਾ ਜਿਸ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਆਪ ਵੀ ਮੁਆਫ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ।
ਸਰ ਛੋਟੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਲੋਕ ਭਲਾਈ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਸੀ । ਉਹਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਮਾਉਂਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਤੇ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਰ ਸੀ। ਇਜਾਰੇਦਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਜਗੀਰਦਾਰੀ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਨੂੰ ਤੋੜਨ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਹੂਕਾਰੀ ਲੁੱਟ ਤੋਂ ਭੋਲੇ ਭਾਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਗਰੀਬ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਚਾ ਕੇ ਸਵੈ ਮਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਅਣਖ ਵਾਲੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ
ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਹਲੋਂ
Exactly right!
Sir: I must admit that, lacking both agricultural expertise and formal education in the field, I am not in a position to offer an informed opinion on the subject. However, your mention of Sir Chhotu Ram stirs a poignant memory—one of a conversation I once had with my father. Though he was only a high school graduate and served as the village Patwari, he revered Sir Chhotu Ram as a crusader for farmers’ rights and spoke of him with profound admiration. My father often recounted how farmers affectionately called him Deenbandhu, the “Friend of the Poor,” for his tireless efforts to uplift their plight.
Yet, in the same breath, he expressed a quiet regret that Sir Chhotu Ram’s son, Sri Chand—who went on to become the first Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha—did little or nothing to carry forward his father’s legacy of championing farmers’ welfare.
Ps. Thank you for taking me back to memory lane , allowing me to reminisce time spent with my father, my spartan.