Project-10
Course Code and Name: MSJ 3151 News Sourcing and Gathering
Project Name: Despite the Shift Of Terrain, The Life Of A Legend Remains The Same
Project Date: Spring 2022
Project Description: This was a group project. Where we had to take an interview about a socially or culturally important person.
Project Justification: This was a feature type story. Where we had to write a feature story on a special person. Kumudini hajong was a living legend of the revolution, valiantly resisted British exploitation during the pivotal period. We interviewed her and wrote a feature about her biography.
Assignment-2
MSJ 3151 News Sourcing and Gathering
Spring 2022
Section:01
Submitted To
Mahmudun Nabi
Senior Lecturer, Department of Media Studies & Journalism
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
Submitted by
| Md. Rayhan Kabir Shuvro | 192012003 |
| Ashikur Rahman | 193012062 |
Despite The Shift Of Terrain, The Life Of A
Legend Remains The Same
Kumudini Hajong. The living legend of the revolution. Defended herself against
British exploitation. At that significant point in time, the tonk movement had
expanded across Kumudini Hajong. The tonk system was abolished in 1950 after a
prolonged battle. The revolutionary offspring of that tumultuous era has gradually
faded away with the passage of time. Only Kumudini Hajong survived as a witness to
the coming.
This majestic man, weakened by the weight of age, has forgotten the memories of the
dreary days of the movement. As he began to speak, he said in a tiresome voice,
‘How could I talk about that war? How come I remember all that? Weight of age got
me, spare me now.
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At some point in my discussion, I tried to know about that Tonk movement but it
appears that most of his memories have sunk into the abyss of oblivion. In the
Meanwhile, he reminisced about the golden days of history. The days of struggle and
resistance also came up in his reminiscing.
January 31, 1948. The majority of the village#39;s men and women went to work in the
fields in the mornings of the winter. A detachment of the then Eastern Frontier Rifles
invaded a residence in the village of Bahera Tali, 4 miles north-west of Birishiri, at
around 10 a.m., hunting for Kumudini#39;s husband, Lankeshwar Hajong. The military's
goal was to apprehend Lankeshwar Hajong, a Tonk movement grassroots leader, and
his brothers. Lankeshwar Hajong and his three brothers hid and proceeded to the
shelter of revolutionary leader Comrade Moni Singh upon learning of the approach of
the Eastern Frontier soldiers. Since they were unable to apprehend them, the outraged
armed men proceeded to treat the women of the house with contempt. Lankeshwar
Hajong's newly married wife Kumudini was inquired about his whereabouts at one
point. When Kumudini Hajong said “don’t know”, the soldiers became more enraged.
They tried to take Kumudini Hajong to the Birishiri army camp. Another female
member of the household proceeded to the next house and spread the word that
Kumudini was being taken away in this situation. Hundreds of Hajong men and
women, commanded by Shimoni Hajong, resisted with sticks, machetes, and kitchen
knives as word spread through the Hajong inhabited villages. They were joined by
Dista Moni Hajong and Basanti Hajong, and they were ruthlessly shot by the military
forces while attempting to rescue Kumudini Hajong from the British. Rashimoni
Hajong has knocked death to the ground. This atrocious massacre resulted in the
deaths of Surendra Hajang and numerous others. Other Hajong men and women
became outraged and hurled spears and poles at the armed forces. In their onslaught,
Two Eastern Frontier Rifles soldiers were executed on the spot. The rest of the men
escaped and saved their lives. Rashimoni Hajong's name is engraved in golden letters
throughout history as a peasant woman warrior.
Kumudini Hajong battled Pakistan as well. Bangladesh arose from that kind of
struggle. We now have our own nation. We have a history of not lowering our heads
because of all these legends. Those who worked and fought for independence and
freedom are now deprived of a basic standard of living. The nation and history could
not provide a single cent of development assistance to these makers of the nation.
The defeat of the two rulers' flags, as well as the three-flag state structure, happened
right before her eyes. The red and green flags flutter next to her; she now lives in an
independent Bangladesh, but her life hasn't transformed much. Her constant
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companions are diseases, anguish, misery, and despair. Frequently, unbearable
discomfort might just be sensed in the feet and hands. Due to financial constraints, she
is not even able to receive proper treatment. She has had enough of lamenting the
despair. Despite her poverty, she is living a life worthy of a tale.
According to her interview, she lives on a piece of land under the Forest Department.
Her whole life was cut short by hunger and poverty. She gets a minimum monthly
old-age allowance. In this age of 100% electrification, her house does not have an
electricity facility. The land they had to fight for land and paddy was eventually
occupied during the Pakistani rule. Yet she did not bow his head. sHe spent his
my whole life has been struggling.
At some point in her conversation with me, she loudly expressed her agony crying and
said, “There is no land, nothing. All have been evicted. When I cleared the forest and
built this house, the forester came and said, this is forest land. What else was there for
me to say? ” Can the “Developing Nation” hear the words of the misery of a living
legend who dedicated her whole life contributing to liberating the nation?
The sun in the western sky spreads a red glow and tells us to return home. After
concluding the discussion, I said goodbye and came down the slope of his house
towards the flat road, leaving behind an uneven fighting face. Looking back, I saw
this struggling woman waving goodbye as if a lonely woman was standing in a
deserted port and bidding farewell to her shipwrecked relatives.
Learnings and outcomes ( self reflection)
Improve my writing skills
Help me to understand how to write feature story
Get the experience of taking interview