Flabbergasting: Freedom fighter Madan Lal Dhingra's family continues to boycott him after so many decades of independence

[Skimming]

Freedom fighter Madan Lal Dhingra's family was a loyalist of British colonial government in India. His family had disowned him after (or even before?) Dhingra assassinated Curzon Wyllie.

Now the flabbergasting information is that his family continues to disown him even now after passing of so many decades after independence. Why is that family doing this? What's in their mind? What's their thinking?

In independent India, usually families of such freedom fighters take pride and bask in the glory. But Dhingra's family is not doing so. They still don't want to be associated with him.

My guess is that it may affect their prospects of getting visas to Western countries. That's why...

Or could it be that the media is spreading misinformation that his family is continuing the boycott?

Screenshot below for reference.

 

[Skimming]

The Indian freedom struggle was more interesting than Indo-Pak conflicts because of the complexities, the intricate strategies and the glamorous-challenging opponent. Now can you throw light on the question asked in OP?

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[AgnosticIndian]

""William Wyllie was responsible for providing education to Indian youth in Britain that was making the youth loyal to British and disconnecting them from their Indian origin," Bandhu said."

The effects of this education are felt to this day. Sepoys exist in all corners, no doubt the convent schools pump out more everyday. Thankfully I studied in an Arya Samaj (DAV) school and was spared sepoyfication. The linked articles does try to explain why the disownment continues.

Family continues to boycott Madan Lal Dhingra, even as country celebrates his martyrdom

No descendants of Dhingra participated in any of the two separate state-level functions, organised in the city to mark his death anniversary on Monday.

indianexpress.com

 

[Skimming]

""William Wyllie was responsible for providing education to Indian youth in Britain that was making the youth loyal to British and disconnecting them from their Indian origin," Bandhu said."

The effects of this education are felt to this day. Sepoys exist in all corners, no doubt the convent schools pump out more everyday. Thankfully I studied in an Arya Samaj (DAV) school and was spared sepoyfication. The linked articles does try to explain why the disownment continues.

Family continues to boycott Madan Lal Dhingra, even as country celebrates his martyrdom

No descendants of Dhingra participated in any of the two separate state-level functions, organised in the city to mark his death anniversary on Monday.

indianexpress.com

They don't give free access to the link. They ask to subscribe to membership.

Can you copy-paste the article?

 

[AgnosticIndian]

They don't give free access to the link. They ask to subscribe to membership.

Can you copy-paste the article?

My phone doesn't have rich text copying option so I've done it manually, sorry for the lack of formatting. Here:

Family continues to boycott Madan Lal Dhingra, even as country celebrates his martyrdom

Written by Kamaldeep Singh Brar follow Amritsar | August 18, 2015 09:17 IST Newsguard

BJP leader Laxmi Chawla said he offered to buy the house and convert it into a museum but the family refused. (Express Photo)

No descendants of Dhingra participated in any of the two separate state-level functions, organised in the city to mark his death anniversary on Monday.

While he is being celebrated as a martyr of the Indian freedom struggle, the blood relatives of Madan Lal Dhingra — hanged in Britain for killing Indian Army officer William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, who is said to have been his father’s close friend — continue to refuse to acknowledge his legacy.

No descendants of Dhingra participated in any of the two separate state-level functions, organised in the city to mark his death anniversary on Monday.

Madan Lal Dhingra had been disowned by his father Gitta Mall, who had even published his decision as advertisements in newspapers, before he killed William Wyllie. Dhingra was hanged in a British prison on August 17, 1909.

“It seems the family members are still respecting the decision of Gitta Mall, who was the Chief Medical Officer in Amritsar at that time and enjoyed respect among the British. I attempted to get them to acknowledge Dhingra’s legacy but they are reluctant to do so,” said Dr Vishav Bandhu, who completed his doctorate on Dhingra’s life. “He was not only disowned by the family but he was also declared mentally upset by them,” Bandhu added.

“I had invited Dhingra’s kin to the state-level function when I was health minister but they declined to come,” said BJP leader Laxmi Kanta Chawla, instrumental in getting Dhingra’s name inducted into the list of martyrs. The family also sold Dhingra’s ancestral house despite protests from some social and political organisations. “I offered them a good price for the house but they refused. We wanted to convert it into museum but the family sold it to a private party,” Chawla said.

Among the mysteries of his life has been the reason for Dhingra targetting William Wyllie. “One of the reasons must have been that William Wyllie was very close to Dhingra’s father. Secondly, he wanted to kill a reputed British officer and William Wyllie fit that bill. Dhingra also held an impression that William Wyllie was responsible for providing education to Indian youth in Britain that was making the youth loyal to British and disconnecting them from their Indian origin,” Bandhu said.

The Indian Express also attempted to contact the grand-nephews of Dhingra but they refused to talk. Meanwhile, Cabinet Minister Anil Joshi presided over a state-level function at BBK DAV College in Amritsar while Chawla organised a separate function to remember Dhingra.

 

[Skimming]

Freedom fighter Madan Lal Dhingra's family was a loyalist of British colonial government in India. His family had disowned him after (or even before?) Dhingra assassinated Curzon Wyllie.

Now the flabbergasting information is that his family continues to disown him even now after passing of so many decades after independence. Why is that family doing this? What's in their mind? What's their thinking?

In independent India, usually families of such freedom fighters take pride and bask in the glory. But Dhingra's family is not doing so. They still don't want to be associated with him.

My guess is that it may affect their prospects of getting visas to Western countries. That's why...

Or could it be that the media is spreading misinformation that his family is continuing the boycott?

Screenshot below for reference.

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Do you know anything about this?

@langda khan

 

[langda khan]

Do you know anything about this?

@langda khan

No I do not have any insights into this case.

 

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Do you know anything about this?

@langda khan

i do but it's classified info can't share

 

[Skimming]

i do but it's classified info can't share

I have made a guess but I am not allowed to private message in this forum. So I can't check.

 

[Skimming]

i do but it's classified info can't share

Another titbit:

Indian freedom struggle is a classified information after 75 years of Indian independence.

 

[KedarT]

Another titbit:

Indian freedom struggle is a classified information after 75 years of Indian independence.

Really saddening to see how the naval mutiny had been underplayed by the Congress regime.

 

[Skimming]

Really saddening to see how the naval mutiny had been underplayed by the Congress regime.

But at least the Dhingra case can be declassified. Congress had nothing to do with Dhingra. @INDIAPOSITIVE says even that is classified info.

 

[Skimming]

Freedom fighter Madan Lal Dhingra's family was a loyalist of British colonial government in India. His family had disowned him after (or even before?) Dhingra assassinated Curzon Wyllie.

Now the flabbergasting information is that his family continues to disown him even now after passing of so many decades after independence. Why is that family doing this? What's in their mind? What's their thinking?

In independent India, usually families of such freedom fighters take pride and bask in the glory. But Dhingra's family is not doing so. They still don't want to be associated with him.

My guess is that it may affect their prospects of getting visas to Western countries. That's why...

Or could it be that the media is spreading misinformation that his family is continuing the boycott?

Screenshot below for reference.

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@Jeeten Parikh,

Asking you a question before you get banned. Do you know anything about this?

 

[Jeeten Parikh]

@Jeeten Parikh,

Asking you a question before you get banned. Do you know anything about this?

What do you have against me ? I haven't hurt nary a fly. Just a few gnats.

 

[Skimming]

What do you have against me ? I haven't hurt nary a fly. Just a few gnats.

Now answer the question. See OP.