In mid 19th century. Britain has not declared India it's colony yet but, the company rule was firm and many Indian royal and elite family's members were molding their lives with western education and knowledge. The people were learning new rulers ways with their old way of life which was not going to change probably ever.
The University of Bombay was a new attraction for the royals and elites to prepare their heirs for new challenges in upcoming new times.
All the rich, cheerful and free of worries young people tried to earn the academic achievements in the new world. This education was never going to be useful for them with the presence of servants, drinks and women of absolute no talent, but it was a need for the hour to keep the nose high in new times.There begins our story with two elite family members.
The first one is the son of respected tax collector of western provinces and another one is a prince,25th in order to succession from deadly, deserted kingdom of Marwar which had large treasury as it's deserted.
Prince Manesh of Kalol and the tax collector's son Asi Gyani.
Both men of opposite nature and intelligence were pretty much good friends.
Our prince was a rule obedient, simple minded and gullible character whom despite being the prince any person who could possibly remember two sentences of foreign language can impress and nervous him at the similar time.In short a sheer mediocre of with classical facilities with low-level wishes at large.
Prince had a crush on fat, wealthy and dead Parsi entrepreneurs daughter named Rohingtana Vyaravala. She never had any respect for the prince although her family made the fortune doing business with Kingdom and disliked and criticized of his friendship Asi since he said in the Art class
"There couldn't be a rhino as fat as Rohingtana."
But for Gyani art class was just a reason to see Miss. Jenny Moronat, a french tutor of arts who mostly used to do was tea parties with other ladies and enjoy orients incredible wonders when tea parties are not happening.As an experienced woman she knew that Gyani has a flair of attraction toward her, but most of her parties host Rohingtana had an advice for her to maintain the distance from Asi due to his outspoken and maverick attitude.
Life was going on this two friends stayed mostly good friends until the end of their journey at academia from where Gyani left the education due to his differences with his strict father and academic staff meanwhile prince somehow obtained degree by providing college staff costly gifts and mostly studying with Gyani science,philosophy,art and other subjects with difficult names which for prince had no meaning at all.
A journey comes to an end.....everybody departs without the knowledge of what the sack of future holds for them in the corners of unpredictability.......
1857s war of independence was over in India.Kingdom of Marwar remained loyal to their new friends, Vyaravala family tripled its fortune by supporting new dominating power in the country which was already shattered among citizens divided by immoral and ignorant royals and their loyal servants. In order to reward this two prominent families personally governor of Bombay arranged a trip to France for prince Manes to learn way of European culture and art(where prince mostly stayed under a blanket or tried to attract old, blonde strumpets to be princess of his.)
The governor of Bombay arranged special swiss doctor at Bern for Ms.Rohingtana who almost weighted 200 kilogram by then to reduce the weight and remain healthy.Doctor was also surprised because it never happened during his career that any person suffers from obesity.A new challenge for him as well.
Despite this all, the new white rulers were still upset since they faced surprised challenges during the war what they started to call the mutiny.Sophisticated armed soldiers from Kathiawar, kutch and Gujarat regency under command of Dhyani, Gyani and Mahagyani funded by Nanasaheb Peshwa on the western front of Gujarat.
These four people never been captured during or after the war and three commanders always remained mysterious figures for everybody.Britishers started to call them war them myths but they were very well aware that even after great help from kingdom of Marwar and Vyaraval family financially and militarily; the western provinces surrendered on their own tough conditions of non-interference of brits unlike northern, central and eastern India.
Even after the execution and exile of many generals, warriors and supporters of the war, these three people stayed in the shadow giving panic the British officers in their bed too.
One day when prince Manesh was visiting some Italian artist called Leonardo-de-Vincis famous painting of a mysterious woman at museum which neither he understood nor interested him and was returning to house of his host a British ambassador to France someone tap on his shoulder.
The prince Manesh Turned his back felt happy surprise(which was a rare incident since prince had no mental capacity to feel surprises).It was his long lost friend, son of Tax collector and now accountant general of Raj, Asi.
Forgetting all his protocol he gave him a friendly bear hug vise-verse and ask to inquire
"where have you been my old friend?more than 7 years I am seeing you.How is everything?"
Asi with a grin tells him the part of this 7 odd years story in brief which gave slight idea to prince that after quitting education Asi taught few rich brats to finance himself to meet Jennie at France but eventually things didn't work out and now, he is working in Paris university after mutiny as a lab assistant to professor of chemistry with utmost freedom of conducting his own research as well.
In reply prince just said,"I knew you will end up doing something weird but, it's sad that you are heart broken...!! how about come and join us for a tea party and evening supper?"
Which Asi refused with mild nodding, another surprise for prince since Asi was an outspoken person, not a mild mannered man.
After the end of their catch up conversation before departing Asi asks prince for a favour.
"Prince,I may need your help old friend."
"What kind of help?"Prince felt the sense of important for the first time since,some one far smarter than him was asking for his help.
"I am working on an chemical,to use in constructions an explosive let's say.I call it RDX;Research and Development Explosive,RDX."
"Ohhhh!!!this chemical X explodes?"
"Yes very explosive and very useful in constructions..I can go to the Russians, Prussians, Frenchs or ottoman for funding but, as a matter of fact you are my friend and you are friends with white rulers in India , that makes me believe it will be win-win situation for you and your new friends if you help me anyway even if you don't help me I am in discussion with Americans to provide me material and required funds you know."
"wait wait wait,is this much important this chemical X is that you are making..?"
"developing prince not making."
"yes,so how much funds do you need?I only have 700 gold coins for now" prince was anxious because he smell an opportunity to be special in new rulers eyes from just a 25th successor of kingdom.
"well done,I just need 200 coins to buy the required material,I will come tomorrow get the money and call you to see final experiment and you will be glad that how you helped science with 200 gold coins your highness." Asi exclaimed with the feelings of gratitude.
Prince stood up, again gave a bear hug to his friend saying "anything for friends." and left the bistro with romantic dreams of his new, powerful reputation among the Britishers and his own kingdom.
Two Months have passed. Asi gathered all the material he needed to get his eureka done for new magic substance.Some of those material were obtained by him in mysterious way(that's called black marketing or smuggling too).He used the chemistry laboratory of Paris University to create the never before seen explosive and,manages to smuggle it to thinly populated place Region of Limousin. Mostly covered in mountains and small lakes,no one around to notice a blast of high decibel.
A horse cab separate and secretly arrived there driven by Asi Him self from Paris,which took him three days hence,the journey was supposed to be covered in two days he just get little distracted near a small town's tavern.That made him delayed for a day with expensive and explosive material.Due to Asi's little relaxing time on way prince already had an attack of constipation and nausea.
Finally, prince and Asi met at the meeting point after the ten hours delay which gave an anxiety attack to the soft-hearted prince but for him all is well if the end is well.After arriving the first instruction Asi gave to everybody was moving twenty kilometers far from city at the height of hundred and fifty meters where he seen a flat cliff of five hundred meters a perfect place to do an experiment of blast.
The second thing he demanded was fine German beer and best pipe to smoke and a rest till next morning.Prince had the knowledge about Asi's dislike toward any kind of vine for the reason of taste that he usually described as saltwater and mix of sugar that he said lemonade in piss and sugar.
Next afternoon (due to heavy drinking and Asi' s concern and discussions about some unknown painter named Van Gogh Prince and his company wasn't able to sleep) when everybody started to march toward the experiment site with the wish to finish the final step of experiment where none of them had invested a single penny nor an hour of creativity.
After three hours of traveling, all four buggy reached the cliff end and waited for Asi there who was carrying and caring for the new unknown substance he invented.
The University of Bombay was a new attraction for the royals and elites to prepare their heirs for new challenges in upcoming new times.
All the rich, cheerful and free of worries young people tried to earn the academic achievements in the new world. This education was never going to be useful for them with the presence of servants, drinks and women of absolute no talent, but it was a need for the hour to keep the nose high in new times.There begins our story with two elite family members.
The first one is the son of respected tax collector of western provinces and another one is a prince,25th in order to succession from deadly, deserted kingdom of Marwar which had large treasury as it's deserted.
Prince Manesh of Kalol and the tax collector's son Asi Gyani.
Both men of opposite nature and intelligence were pretty much good friends.
Our prince was a rule obedient, simple minded and gullible character whom despite being the prince any person who could possibly remember two sentences of foreign language can impress and nervous him at the similar time.In short a sheer mediocre of with classical facilities with low-level wishes at large.
Prince had a crush on fat, wealthy and dead Parsi entrepreneurs daughter named Rohingtana Vyaravala. She never had any respect for the prince although her family made the fortune doing business with Kingdom and disliked and criticized of his friendship Asi since he said in the Art class
"There couldn't be a rhino as fat as Rohingtana."
But for Gyani art class was just a reason to see Miss. Jenny Moronat, a french tutor of arts who mostly used to do was tea parties with other ladies and enjoy orients incredible wonders when tea parties are not happening.As an experienced woman she knew that Gyani has a flair of attraction toward her, but most of her parties host Rohingtana had an advice for her to maintain the distance from Asi due to his outspoken and maverick attitude.
Life was going on this two friends stayed mostly good friends until the end of their journey at academia from where Gyani left the education due to his differences with his strict father and academic staff meanwhile prince somehow obtained degree by providing college staff costly gifts and mostly studying with Gyani science,philosophy,art and other subjects with difficult names which for prince had no meaning at all.
A journey comes to an end.....everybody departs without the knowledge of what the sack of future holds for them in the corners of unpredictability.......
1857s war of independence was over in India.Kingdom of Marwar remained loyal to their new friends, Vyaravala family tripled its fortune by supporting new dominating power in the country which was already shattered among citizens divided by immoral and ignorant royals and their loyal servants. In order to reward this two prominent families personally governor of Bombay arranged a trip to France for prince Manes to learn way of European culture and art(where prince mostly stayed under a blanket or tried to attract old, blonde strumpets to be princess of his.)
The governor of Bombay arranged special swiss doctor at Bern for Ms.Rohingtana who almost weighted 200 kilogram by then to reduce the weight and remain healthy.Doctor was also surprised because it never happened during his career that any person suffers from obesity.A new challenge for him as well.
Despite this all, the new white rulers were still upset since they faced surprised challenges during the war what they started to call the mutiny.Sophisticated armed soldiers from Kathiawar, kutch and Gujarat regency under command of Dhyani, Gyani and Mahagyani funded by Nanasaheb Peshwa on the western front of Gujarat.
These four people never been captured during or after the war and three commanders always remained mysterious figures for everybody.Britishers started to call them war them myths but they were very well aware that even after great help from kingdom of Marwar and Vyaraval family financially and militarily; the western provinces surrendered on their own tough conditions of non-interference of brits unlike northern, central and eastern India.
Even after the execution and exile of many generals, warriors and supporters of the war, these three people stayed in the shadow giving panic the British officers in their bed too.
One day when prince Manesh was visiting some Italian artist called Leonardo-de-Vincis famous painting of a mysterious woman at museum which neither he understood nor interested him and was returning to house of his host a British ambassador to France someone tap on his shoulder.
The prince Manesh Turned his back felt happy surprise(which was a rare incident since prince had no mental capacity to feel surprises).It was his long lost friend, son of Tax collector and now accountant general of Raj, Asi.
Forgetting all his protocol he gave him a friendly bear hug vise-verse and ask to inquire
"where have you been my old friend?more than 7 years I am seeing you.How is everything?"
Asi with a grin tells him the part of this 7 odd years story in brief which gave slight idea to prince that after quitting education Asi taught few rich brats to finance himself to meet Jennie at France but eventually things didn't work out and now, he is working in Paris university after mutiny as a lab assistant to professor of chemistry with utmost freedom of conducting his own research as well.
In reply prince just said,"I knew you will end up doing something weird but, it's sad that you are heart broken...!! how about come and join us for a tea party and evening supper?"
Which Asi refused with mild nodding, another surprise for prince since Asi was an outspoken person, not a mild mannered man.
After the end of their catch up conversation before departing Asi asks prince for a favour.
"Prince,I may need your help old friend."
"What kind of help?"Prince felt the sense of important for the first time since,some one far smarter than him was asking for his help.
"I am working on an chemical,to use in constructions an explosive let's say.I call it RDX;Research and Development Explosive,RDX."
"Ohhhh!!!this chemical X explodes?"
"Yes very explosive and very useful in constructions..I can go to the Russians, Prussians, Frenchs or ottoman for funding but, as a matter of fact you are my friend and you are friends with white rulers in India , that makes me believe it will be win-win situation for you and your new friends if you help me anyway even if you don't help me I am in discussion with Americans to provide me material and required funds you know."
"wait wait wait,is this much important this chemical X is that you are making..?"
"developing prince not making."
"yes,so how much funds do you need?I only have 700 gold coins for now" prince was anxious because he smell an opportunity to be special in new rulers eyes from just a 25th successor of kingdom.
"well done,I just need 200 coins to buy the required material,I will come tomorrow get the money and call you to see final experiment and you will be glad that how you helped science with 200 gold coins your highness." Asi exclaimed with the feelings of gratitude.
Prince stood up, again gave a bear hug to his friend saying "anything for friends." and left the bistro with romantic dreams of his new, powerful reputation among the Britishers and his own kingdom.
Two Months have passed. Asi gathered all the material he needed to get his eureka done for new magic substance.Some of those material were obtained by him in mysterious way(that's called black marketing or smuggling too).He used the chemistry laboratory of Paris University to create the never before seen explosive and,manages to smuggle it to thinly populated place Region of Limousin. Mostly covered in mountains and small lakes,no one around to notice a blast of high decibel.
A horse cab separate and secretly arrived there driven by Asi Him self from Paris,which took him three days hence,the journey was supposed to be covered in two days he just get little distracted near a small town's tavern.That made him delayed for a day with expensive and explosive material.Due to Asi's little relaxing time on way prince already had an attack of constipation and nausea.
Finally, prince and Asi met at the meeting point after the ten hours delay which gave an anxiety attack to the soft-hearted prince but for him all is well if the end is well.After arriving the first instruction Asi gave to everybody was moving twenty kilometers far from city at the height of hundred and fifty meters where he seen a flat cliff of five hundred meters a perfect place to do an experiment of blast.
The second thing he demanded was fine German beer and best pipe to smoke and a rest till next morning.Prince had the knowledge about Asi's dislike toward any kind of vine for the reason of taste that he usually described as saltwater and mix of sugar that he said lemonade in piss and sugar.
Next afternoon (due to heavy drinking and Asi' s concern and discussions about some unknown painter named Van Gogh Prince and his company wasn't able to sleep) when everybody started to march toward the experiment site with the wish to finish the final step of experiment where none of them had invested a single penny nor an hour of creativity.
After three hours of traveling, all four buggy reached the cliff end and waited for Asi there who was carrying and caring for the new unknown substance he invented.
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