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Guardian of Triveni: The Legacy of Shaurya िव ािथ नीचा अनुभव

of the Bhima and Indrayani rivers had turned
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dark and murky. कथालखनाचा िव ाथ न अन ा िशवल िहचा अनभव
Seeing the suffering of the river, the leaves
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मराठीतन: In English:
of the 'Vishal' Banyan tree began to tremble. It
was as if the tree started speaking to Shaurya: "ही कथा िलिहताना मा ा डो ासमोर "While writing this story, the Triveni
"Child Shaurya, you have heard the stories of
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आमच तळापर आिण ितथला ि वणी सगम Sangam of our Tulapur was vivid in my
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Sambhaji Maharaj's sacri ice in this very land,
haven't you? In this holy land of the King who उभा रािहला होता. मा ा मनात पिहली imagination. The first thought that
sacri iced his life for Swarajya and Dharma, क ना अशी आली की, जर ितथली झाड came to my mind was: if the trees and
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nature is being strangled today. Why are you
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आिण न ा आप ाशी बोल शक ा, तर ा rivers there could speak to us, what
sitting silently?"
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काय सागतील? णनच मी 'िवशाल' नावा ा would they say? This is why I made the
Shaurya felt a surge of pride for his name and
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this land. He stood up instantly and went to वडा ा झाडाला कथचा एक मह ाचा भाग Banyan tree, 'Vishal', a central character
those people. He said, "Stop! This river is my बनवल. े in my story.
mother; this Triveni Sangam is our heritage.
Who gave you the right to spread ilth here?" कथा िलिहताना मला काही अडचणीही However, I faced some challenges
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The people laughed and said, "Little boy, आ ा. िवशषतः , िनसगाच दषण आिण during the process. I was particularly
what are you going to teach us? Move aside!" शभराजाचा इितहास याची सागड कशी confused about how to bridge the gap
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But Shaurya did not back down. He called घालायची, ह मला सचत न त. तसच, काही between environmental pollution and
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two of his strong friends from school, Kartik
ऐितहािसक श ाचा अचक वापर कसा the historical legacy of Shambhu Raje. I
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and Nagnath. Devraj the crane lew into the sky
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and gathered other birds. Hundreds of birds करावा, यात मी गोधळल होत. अशा वळी मी also struggled with using the right
began circling over the heads of the people मा ा मागदशक िशि का सौ. नागवड मडम historical terminology. At that point, I

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littering. Aditi the squirrel started scattering
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district, there is a 'Triveni Sangam'—the holy याची मदत घतली. ानी मला समजावन sought help from my guide teacher,
their belongings.
con luence of three rivers: Bhima, Bhama, and

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Seeing this wrath of nature, the people got सािगतल की, 'िनसगाची र ा करण हीच खरी Mrs. Nagawade Ma'am. She explained
Indrayani. On the banks of this con luence
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scared. Shaurya roared, "Shambhu Raje has दशसवा आह.' मडमनी मला कथतील सवाद to me that 'protecting nature is a true
stood a very old and magni icent Banyan tree
taught us to ight against injustice. If you pollute
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named 'Vishal'. This tree had witnessed history अिधक भावी कस करायच, याच मोलाच े form of national service.' Ma'am
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this environment, we will not sit quietly."
unfold. In the shade of this very tree, a boy

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Seeing Shaurya's determination, the people मागदशन कल. ा ा मदतीमळच मी 'शौय' guided me on how to make the
named Shaurya used to sit and listen to stories
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realized their mistake. They folded their hands या पा ा ा मा मातन माझा सदश dialogues more impactful. It was only
of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj's bravery
in apology and cleaned up the garbage they had
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from his grandfather. लोकापयत पोहोचव शकल. ही कथा पण because of her support that I could
thrown.
One afternoon, Shaurya was sitting on the झा ावर मला एक वगळाच आ िव ास convey my message through the
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Just then, it began to rain, as if nature was
stone platform (paar) of the Vishal Banyan tree.
dancing with joy. The water of the Triveni िमळाला.” character of 'Shaurya'. Completing this
A white crane named 'Devraj' and a squirrel
Sangam looked clean once again. The Vishal story has given me a new sense of
named 'Aditi' were playing nearby. Suddenly, a
Banyan tree swayed its aerial roots as if giving
loud noise came from the riverbed. Shaurya confidence.”
Shaurya a pat on the back.
saw some people throwing garbage and
chemicals into the Triveni Sangam. The waters Moral: Protecting our sacred heritage
and nature is true bravery (Shaurya).
38 “वाचन ही मनाला समृ करणारी सव म सवय आहे.” “ या या हातात पु तक असते, या या मनात काश असतो.” 39