The first acquaintance. The Shah-dzhahan

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And it is difficult to present, that this beauty could co-exist near to cruelty and treachery of those at which will it was created. Aurangzeb, constructed in forte wonderful belomramornuju a mosque, in struggle for a throne has destroyed the brothers, and the Father-shah-dzhahana - has ground in one of fort rooms in Agra. But also the Shah-dzhahan in due time to get rid of other applicants, having ascended to a throne, has ordered to kill all brothers and nephews. And the architectural masterpieces amazing with riches and magnificence, could be created only at the expense of the most severe operation of broad masses.

For Indians, our contemporaries, the Red fort not only one of past monuments, the certificate of the creative genius of the left generations. It the live witness of struggle of the people against the British colonizers, for freedom and an independence gain. The fort stores memory of the most drama events of great popular uprising of 1857-1859, of what speech ahead. On a platform of a rampart of the Red fort on August, 15th, 1947 J. Nehru has lifted a three-coloured flag of free India and has proclaimed independence of the native land. And since then annually this day there is a solemn ceremony of lifting of a flag on Red forte and the prime minister addresses with speech to the nation. To me has had the luck to witness this exciting ceremony.

On August, 14th, 1962 I long could not fall asleep. In the morning of next day, in 15th anniversary of declaration of independence of India, I should become the participant of celebrations in this case at walls of the Red fort. And I have remembered, as this historical event has come true one and a half decades ago...

On August, 14th, 1947 at late night in a parliament building at session of the Constitutional assembly there was a formal delegation of power British the governor general lord L. Mauntbettenom to representatives of the people of India. Acting then, J. Nehru has told: ' it is a lot of years back we have appointed appointment to our destiny, and now there comes time when we fulfil the promise, not absolutely, not to the full, but very essential. When hours will strike midnight, during the moment when the world sleeps, India will wake up by a life, to freedom. There will come the moment which seldom comes in history when we will make a step from old to new when the whole epoch and when soul of the people long oppressed will terminate, will start talking '.

And the raging crowd at parliament walls scanned at this time: ' Long live India! ', ' Long live Gandi! ', ' Long live Nehru! '