Farah's Stories

The dreaded moment came when the Mounbattens went down the line of assembled dignitaries to shake their hands in  a final farewell. When she extended her hand to Nehru, he took her gloved hand in both of his and tenderly raised it to his lips.  That gesture is enshrined in a historic photograph. In his speech bidding the Mounbattens farewell, Nehru said of lady Mountbatten: " The gods gave you beauty and  intelligence and grace and charm. But they also gave you something that is rarer than those great gifts: they gave  you the human touch, the love of humanity, and the urge to help the suffering and those who are in distress." Lady Mountbatten burst into tears at those words, finally giving in to her grief at the parting. The new Governor General, Rajagopalachari told Lord Mounbatten in his speech, "You and Lady Mounbatten have  left us with a tender kiss. Long live Britain ! Long live India ! That cry was echoed by the crowd of millions who th...