Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology - Chapter 282

Chapter 282: Pamphlet Distribution and Kavya’s designs Chapter 282: Pamphlet Distribution and Kavya’s designs 14th October 1655 Surendra Nagar, a Mughal-occupied territory in Gujarat.

With freshly printed pamphlets directly shipped to Gujarat through the newly opened shipping route passing through Mangaluru and the Gulf of Khambhat, and then through the Sabarmati River passing through Ahmedabad, the papers were quickly smuggled into Surendra Nagar City with the help of Bharatiya External Pragya as well as Bhartiya Sainik Pragya working together.

Currently, Ahmedabad has turned into the battle fortress of the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire.

Although the Mughal Empire tried multiple times to stop the advancement made by the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire, sadly, all the attempts have become futile due to the city of Ahmedabad acting as a spearhead for the Bhartiya Empire.

This has made it very hard, or almost impossible, for the Mughal Empire’s forces stationed in Indore, Madhya Pradesh region to advance into the southern end of what used to be their empire.

*Swish* *Swish* *Swish* Early in the morning, before sunrise, the pamphlets were slipped under the doors of the people’s houses in a covert manner.

By the time the sun had begun to show up on the horizon, no person holding or distributing the pamphlets could be found, It was like everyone had magically disappeared.

In the southern end of Surendranagar city, in the area of Wadhwan, along the banks of the Bhogawo River, a small rundown house with several large cracks on the wall was present.

Inside, a young woman stirred awake and shuffled from the living room to the kitchen to prepare some gruel.

Suddenly, the paper slip at the entrance of the house caught her attention.

She curiously approached the door and picked up the paper.

Though she couldn’t read, she admired the fine designs and quality of the paper.

As she could sense that this was an expensive item after holding the paper in her hand, she came to the conclusion that it was not her husband who bought this paper, after all.

Their family struggled to afford even basic necessities, like many others in their village.

They were living their lives one payment after another, so where could they have the money to buy such luxurious items like paper?

After admiring the designs on the Pamphlet, the woman called her husband over.

The man, appearing to be around 25 years old, took the paper in hand.

Fortunately, he could read, having worked as a clerk for a noble Lord during his childhood in his hometown.

The man, picking up the pamphlet and surprised to see Sanskrit text in it, quickly read through the paper.

The man’s eyes, which were curious at the beginning, had turned into one of rage.

He could not believe that he fell for the tricks of these Turks.

He had his doubts at the beginning, but these doubts over time became less and less, and ultimately disappeared, because, after the rumours spread by the Mughals were reinforced by the people he was familiar with and the people he was around.

So, he began to think that the rumours or news spread by the Mughals were actually the truth, and he did believe that the Dakshin Bharathiya Empire was an absolute hellhole for the lower caste people and they were treated worse than slaves.

But now, looking at the pamphlet where the Bharatiya Empire claimed that they had almost eliminated the class-based social structure, he was furious.

With this rage, he immediately wanted to rally all the men in the village and revolt.

But suddenly, looking at the curious expression on his wife’s face, he stopped midway and began to think more rationally.

Finally, he came to a conclusion that was more acceptable and relatively safer for their small family, “Pack up the luggage; we are leaving.” The wife was surprised as she did not understand why they were suddenly leaving, so she asked her husband what the reason was.

Unfortunately, her husband did not answer her and kept his mouth shut.

She at least wanted to bid farewell to their neighbours, but upon hearing this request, her husband strictly warned her against it.

Unfortunately, she was a traditional woman and would not go against her husband’s wishes.

So, she reluctantly, by following her husband’s orders, left their locality after looking at their house for the last time.

The man, along with his wife, who vacated the house, moved towards the outskirts of the city.

Along the way, they saw three to four families walking the same way in their direction.

The man guessed what the reason could be, so he looked at other men of different families and nodded his head in good regard.

Each family found different routes and managed to get out of the city.

The effect of the pamphlet had already started, and this was only the beginning.

Back in the Vijayanagara state, capital city Hampi, in the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire, Vijay had gone to meet up with Kavya to see how she was doing.

Opening the door of the room, Vijay was surprised that she was not present.

Confused, he inquired about Kavya’s whereabouts from the maid.

The maid, upon hearing his Majesty’s question, answered, “Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress is in the studio.” Vijay nodded his head and quickly left for the studio.

“Has she started to design new clothes already?” Vijay thought.

Vijay knocked on the door of the studio twice and then directly opened it.

Inside, he could see Kavya sitting on the ground, fully concentrated on designing something, as she constantly moved her hand and sketched.

Approaching Kavya, Vijay realized she hadn’t noticed his presence in the room.

Wanting to play a prank, he crept up behind her and covered her eyes.

Kavya, who was deeply engrossed in her designs, was suddenly blinded by someone covering her eyes.

However, it only took her a millisecond to figure out who it was and she said, “Hey Vijay, leave it alone.

I am almost done with this.

Take off your hand.” Vijay, sensing that Kavya had guessed it was him, felt a little disappointed and withdrew his hand.

He asked, “How did you know it was me?” Kavya rolled her eyes at the question and answered, “Which other man would dare to touch me in the palace?” Vijay was still unconvinced as he asked, “What if it was a woman?” Kavya gave him a look that spoke volumes.

If looks could speak, Kavya’s look would mean, “Are you an idiot?” because he just noticed the stupid question he asked.

Looking at his rough hands, how could any woman’s hands be this rough?

Even Vijay himself would think of himself as an idiot, let alone his wife.

In order to save himself from social death, Vijay immediately changed the topic like a veteran.

“Haha, what are you designing?” Kavya noticed the Change of subject initiated by Vijay, but she did not pursue it further.

“Didn’t you mention that you are going to establish two new departments in the military?

So, I designed their emblems.” “Wait for a few minutes, let me finish adding the final touches to this.” *Swipe* *Swipe* *Swipe* “It is done.

Here, take a look.” Kavya retrieved the design she had finished prior to Vijay’s arrival and began to explain it herself.

“Here’s the emblem I created for the Bharatiya Marines,” she started, gesturing to the intricate design.

“Since the Marines’s primary objective is clearing enemy territory for the Navy to land, I centred the theme around water, symbolizing the Navy, along with a lion clutching a trishool, representing strength and deterrence.” Saying that Kavya handed over the design for Vijay to inspect.

Vijay took over the design and was very impressed.

The bottom layer of this design consisted of circular rays of light, Similar to the depiction of the sun rays emitted by the sun, and the upper layer featured the flag of the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire with the Ashoka Chakra on it.

The next layer depicted a group of violent waves on both sides of the emblem, designed very symmetrically.

At the top layer, there was a figurine of a lion coloured in blue and dark blue, holding a trishool, which looked more like a Trident.

At the bottom of this emblem, the caption “Bharathiya Marines” was written in bold Bharathi text and outlined with a saffron ribbon.

Another thing Vijay noticed was that this design was much simpler and easier to sew onto the clothes of the soldiers.

The complexity of the emblem was just right; it was not too much or too low, just in the sweet spot for the Marines, which is a special unit in the Navy.

Vijay was very happy that Kavya followed his feedback from the last time.

“This is brilliant.

I’ll have the military department pass this design.” Vijay said with a look of approval and appreciation.

Kavya was very happy that Vijay accepted the design immediately.

She was pleased that she could be of some help to Vijay.

Then she took out the second one, which she had just finished.

“Take a look at this.

What about this?

This emblem I designed for the Bharatiya Commandos, is inspired by the Ashoka Chakra of the Empire for strength and righteousness, and the stars for glory.” Vijay liked the emblem as soon as he saw it.

He had already noticed this emblem the moment he entered the room because Kavya was doing her finishing touches on this design, but he didn’t comment on it then as he was waiting for Kavya to introduce it.

Now, seeing her bright smile, Vijay could say that it was worth it.

As for the emblem, he had to say this was the most modern-looking emblem to come out of Kavya’s mind.

Although the design of the Bharatiya Commandos was simpler than that of the Bharatiya Marines, it was just right because the commandos would include more soldiers than the Marines, so the simpler design was the optimal choice.

The design comprised two circles: one outer and one inner circle.

The inner circle was the Ashoka Chakra, and the outer circle was filled with detailing of stars and the bold headline of “Bharatiya Commandos” both on top and bottom.

As for the centre, On top of the Ashoka Chakra, there was a majestic eagle spreading its wings, upon which a short sword, which could double as a dagger, could be seen.

Overall, this logo neatly encapsulates the task type of the Bharatiya Commandos under the army’s command.