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The Courage of Arohi

The Courage of Arohi

During the fall of the Mughal Empire, Narayanganj was ruled by independent nawab named Nawab Ali Haider Khan. Despite the threats of the river pirates, the attacks of the Pathans at the borders, and the conspiracies from within the kingdom, Nawab Ali Haider managed to keep the state under control. But he had no children.

As he had no heir, one day he made an announcement in front of everyone—

"The one who can demonstrate courage, calm and foresight, that child will be my successor. Blood doesn’t matter—what matters is ability.”

For this announcement, all boys and girls of the kingdom were to challenge themselves with a special test. It was testing levels of archery, concentration, and courage. A wooden target was placed in the middle of the large palace courtyard where each competitor had to shoot three arrows.

A brave and intelligent girl, Arohi, used to live in a village in Chashara, Narayanganj at the point of time. She was the daughter of a school teacher. She sat beneath the palm trees as a young girl, making bows from bamboo sticks to play with. She dreamed—one day, women would work in the field of leadership, lead the country, and raise their voices.

Her father Abdur Rahman initially refused to let her, but when he saw his daughter’s confidence, he agreed to send her to the palace.
"Go, my daughter. Prove that even girls behind the curtain can move ahead with the power of their mind."

On the test day, hundreds of boys and only a few girls came. The palace courtyard was full of people. Everyone was looking at the wooden target.

Arohi came near the end. She was in a green kurta, with a light scarf on her head. There was bravery in her eyes. She moved ahead and took the bow.

The first arrow - centered the target.
The second arrow - was even more perfect.

As she was about to shoot the third arrow, strong wind started to blow, and a scarf flew into the air and came close to blocking her aim. But Arohi paused for a moment and shot the third arrow right through the gap in the scarf—hitting the center perfectly.

Nawab Haider stood up.
"This girl’s courage and focus show that how she can lead us not just today but tomorrow."

Queen Nur Jahan Begum went and kissed Arohi on her forehead, and said—
"From today, you are not only ours but the pride of all women. Your name will be written in history my dear"

From that day, Arohi became Bengal’s first woman leader. She was not Nawab’s daughter, but the one whose name was scripted by God in destiny—on strength of her quality.

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