Draw a character sketch of Ustad Mangu.
Ustad Mangu was a tongawala. He was an illiterate fellow; still he had knowledge about everything and had a good understanding of things. One day he was carrying two fares in his tonga. Perhaps they were money-lenders and had come to Lahore District Courts for some case. Ustad Mangu heard them talk about a new constitution that would come into force from April 1,1935. One of them hoped that a lot in India would change as well.Mangu's joy knew no bounds when he heard that. According to the writer, Ustad Mangu was already in seventh heavens because of his thinking that the new constitution would give him equal human rights which he was denied then.
He considered the news so great that he wanted to tell it as soon as possible to all his friends and companions. When Nathoo came in, he cut a joke on him, ‘I have great news for you. It’s so good that it might make your hair grow back'. He thought that the new constitution was going to force these white mice once for all to go back into their miserable holes.
He had bending towards the left. So he thought that the Russian king [according to him, every country was ruled by a king] must have forced the goras to enforce the new constitution and give equal rights to all the Indians. So he was excited.
One day he had two barristers at the back of his tonga. They were talking loudly about the same new constitution. They were talking mostly in English, so Ustad Mangu was unable to follow it. But he drew out a result that the two barristers were 'todies’ as they did not seem to like the new constitution.
Three days later, Ustad Mangu picked up three students of Govt. College who were going to Mozang. They were also talking about the new constitution and hoped that it would give them some benefits.
In the light of all this information, Ustad Mangu hoped feverishly and excitedly that the lot of the common Indian would change with the enforcement of the new constitution.
But all his high hopes were shattered when he was arrested and put behind the bars for beating a gora soldier who had insulted and abused him. His expectations did not come true and he was mercilessly told: What rubbish are you talking? What new consitution? It is the same old constitution, you fool'.
Due to illiteracy, he thinks with his own ideas. So although he has innocent views but it seems as foolery.
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