History.

Many people define History, as the story of the victor as told by himself or herself, or by others on his or her behalf.

But to know the full story, we need to get a glimpse into the other side as well, and mostly it is not possible. However, there is one such story, which as indians, we should be aware of. The uncensored version of the statement in court made by Nathuram Godse, which has recently been put on web. The Marathi play "Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy" was banned by the Maharashtra government some years ago, probably at the behest of their masters.

Nevertheless, if you have the patience and interest, go to

http://www.nathuramgodse.com/

Further just to arouse some interest in you, is the quote from the Judge who handled this case, Justice Khosla:

Justice Khosla after retirement. in a pen picture of the Court scene as it then passed before his mind's eye has said:

"The highlight of the appeal before us was the discourse delivered by Nathuram Godse in his defense. He spoke for several hour' s, discussing,, in the first instance, the facts of the case and then the motive which had prompted him to take Mahatma Gandhi's life ...... "The audience was visibly and audibly moved. There was a deep silence when he ceased speaking. Many women were in tears and men coughing and searching for their handkerchiefs. The silence was accentuated and made deeper by the sound of an occasional subdued sniff or a muffled cough...

"I have however, no doubt that had the audience of that day been constituted into a jury and entrusted with the task of deciding Godse's appeal, they would have brought in a verdict of `not guilty' by an overwhelming majority."

Nathuram had displayed the same ability while arguing his case before Shri Atma Charan, the Judge of the Special Court, Red Fort, Delhi.