In Poland (Poland) Independence Day Amrut Mahotsav to mark 75 years of India’s independence (Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav)The celebration has begun. The festival was inaugurated by Ambassador to India Poland Nagma Mallik and Mayor Wroclaw. During the celebration, the # IndiaAt75 Tram was named “Dobri Maharaj”. This naming is given in memory of the Maharaja of Jamnagar and Kolhapur. The two maharajas of the country sheltered about 6,000 Polish refugees during World War II.
Honoring the Maharaja in Poland
Poland seceded from the Soviet Union in 1989, 43 years later. The government of independent Poland named a square in the capital, Warsaw, after Digvijay Singh. Later in 2012, a park in Warsaw was named after the Maharaja. In 2013, another square in Warsaw was renamed Good Maharaj Square. Not only that, to Maharaja Digvijay Singhji Jadeja (Maharaja Digvijay Singhji Jadeja) He was also given honorary patronage of the capital’s popular Bednarska High School. Poland has also awarded the Maharaja its highest civilian honor, the Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit.
India in Poland begins #AmritMahotsav celebrations! Amb Nagma Mallick with SutrykJacek Mayor Wroclaw inaugurated the # IndiaAt75 Tram-‘Dobry Maharaja ‘named after the Maharajas of Jamnagar & Kolhapur who gave refuge during WW2 to over 6000 Polish, Wrocław, 31 May. #AKAM pic.twitter.com/YKGxa062pk
– India in Poland and Lithuania (ndIndiainPoland) June 1, 2022
Poland still does not forget the debt of the Maharaja
Relations between India and Poland soured during World War II. There is a big reason behind this. During the Russia-Ukraine war, the Indians got the most help from Poland. Special arrangements were made for Indians in Poland amid the worsening state of the war. But remembering that sometimes India sheltered hundreds of Polish children, Poland was attacked by Russia during World War II. Poland then had an experience that this Polish country has not forgotten even today.
Poland named Park-Scullo after the Maharaja
Poland, a western country, has also given the name of Maharaja of India to the squares, parks and schools. Now you will know which Maharaja he is. So the answer is Maharaja Digvijay Singhji Jadeja of the then Jamnagar kingdom. Poland was helpless in the face of German and Russian aggression. The Maharaja then gave shelter to about 1000 Polish children orphaned in the war, whom Maharaja Digvijay Singh not only sheltered, but also a father-like umbrella. The Polish government posthumously awarded Maharaja Digvijay Singh his highest civilian honor, the Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit.
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