Descendants of the creator of the Sengol explain its significance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building on May 28. PM Modi will also install a ‘Sengol’, a historic sceptre next to Lok Sabha Speaker’s seat. This sceptre has its own historic significance as it depicts the transfer of power. Home Minister said that this ‘Sengol’ was accepted by the first PM Jawahar Lal Nehru on August 14, 1947. It was precisely the moment in which the power was transferred by the Britishers into the hands of Indians. As per the official document, Jawahar Lal Nehru was asked by Lord Mountbatten how the transfer of powers would be symbolized. Nehru consulted C Rajagopalachari, the last Governor General of India, who told him about the ceremony performed during Chola dynasty. In the ceremony, the transfer of power from one king to another was depicted by handing over of ‘Sengol’.
C Rajagopalachari was given a task by Jawahar Lal Nehru to arrange the sceptre- the ‘Sengol’. He then reached Thiruvaduthurai Atheenam in Tamil Nadu, “Vummidi Bangaru Chetty” jewellers manufactured the ‘Sengol’. The ‘Sengol’ is five-feet-long and has ‘Nandi’ bull on the top, which symbolises justice. Notably, a replica of the ‘Sengol’ is still kept by the descendants of Vummidi Bangaru.
This iconic ceremony was reported by local as well as the international media. Just after the ceremony, PM Nehru delivered his famous ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech to the nation.

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