1965 india-pakistan war: There is a continuous shelling on the border between India and Pakistan and the situation has become rusty. At such a time, the general public is also coming forward to encourage the Indian Army. Two village heads of Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh have donated 98 thousand in the Indian Army fund. Village head of Akodhi Satish Tiwari and Chandrabhushan Singh of Paderi village, Chandrabhushan Singh, handed over a demand draft of Rs 98 thousand to District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan. Both expressed happiness after giving money in the Army Fund and said that they are proud of the Indian Army.
Earlier, the country was going through a terrible financial crisis at that time that India has fought. Even then, Khas o mangoes moved forward and helped the army. One such anecdote is related to the 1965 Pakistan war. It is said that at that time, the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan of Hyderabad donated 5000 kg of gold to the Indian Army fund. This thing has been constantly heard and heard. But how much truth is there really?
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Nizam was among the nobles of the world
It is perfect that Mir Usman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, was included not only in India but also among the rich people of the world. It was believed that the Nizam had tons of gold and per precious diamonds according to kg. But stories of his skimp were also in the same discussions. So, was Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan actually donated 5000 kg of gold from his private fund to the Indian forces.
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Shastri went to Hyderabad for charity
A few years ago, it was also asked in RTI whether Nizam Mir Usman Ali Khan had donated 5000 kg of gold to the Army Fund. After the war against Pakistan, the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was appealing from the entire country to donate to the Army Fund. Lal Bahadur Shastri visited the entire country in this regard. He also met Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan at Hyderabad. After the war, the country economy was staggering. Then there was speculation that Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan gave a lot of gold to the country and said that only his boxes should be returned to it.
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How much gold was given by Nizam
In fact, Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan gave gold, but not as charity. Secondly, it was not 5000 kg but 425 kg gold. Mir Usman Ali Khan then invested this gold in the National Defense Gold Scheme. The country was financially decaying, but in those days it was decided to pay interest to the Nizam at the rate of 6.5 percent.
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What was printed in an English newspaper
The meeting between Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Hyderabad’s Nizam was then published by an English newspaper. This report is on 11 December 1965. Shastri Au Nizam met at the airport. There was a light -hearted conversation between the two. The old former ruler of Hyderabad had welcomed the Prime Minister and met him at the airport. Later, while addressing a public meeting in the evening, Shastri congratulated Nizam for investing 425 kg of gold. He had invested this gold in gold bonds, which cost Rs 50 lakh at that time. There were gold pieces in it. Whose real price and purity was later investigated correctly.
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Tirupati donated 125 kg of gold
Lal Bahadur Shastri had said, “We do not want to melt these gold pieces, but want to send it to another country so that it gets more price. It can also give us crores of rupees.” It was also said in the report of that newspaper that Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has also donated 125 kg of gold. Apart from this, a Telugu film star gave eight lakh rupees to the government as a donation. In such a situation, the donation given by both the village heads of Mirzapur district in the Army Fund is commendable. Because not the amount of donations given by them, but the spirit of their patriotism is very sacred.