Sachidananda Routray in Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan.
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Sachidananda Routray has well paid a tribute to Baji Rout with these opening lines of his poem:
It is not a pyre, O Friends!
When the country is in dark despair,
It is the light of our liberty.
It is our freedom-fire."
— Baji Rout
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It is not a pyre, O Friends!
When the country is in dark despair,
It is the light of our liberty.
It is our freedom-fire."" in the context of "Sachidananda Routray in Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Baji Rout
Baji Rout (5 October 1926 – 11 October 1938) ( Odia: ସହିଦ୍ ବାଜି ରାଉତ) was an Indian boy best known for his role in the Indian independence movement.
About Baji Rout
Baji Rout (5 October 1926 – 11 October 1938) ( Odia: ସହିଦ୍ ବାଜି ରାଉତ) was an Indian boy best known for his role in the Indian independence movement.
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