The flower of Bombay...

Ruttie was born in a Parsi family, she met Jinnah, and they both fell in love despite the fact that she was only 16 and he was 39 years of age. On facing opposition from her family, Ruttie waited till she turned 18, and then left her family forever to marry Jinnah.Ruttie’s family did not attend the wedding, but the couple shared a few very happy years in marriage. However,Jinnah's political career kept him very busy, due to which the couple separated. Sadly, things took a turn for the worse when Ruttie got diagnosed with cancer. Before she died at the tender age of 29, she wrote the following love letter to Jinnah:


“Darling- thank you for all you have done. If ever in my bearing your once tuned senses found any irritability or unkindness- be assured that in my heart there was place only for a great tenderness and a greater pain- a pain my love without hurt. When one has been as near to the reality of Life (which after all is Death) as I have been dearest, one only remembers the beautiful and tender moments and all the rest becomes a half veiled mist of unrealities. Try and remember me beloved as the flower you plucked and not the flower you tread upon.
I have suffered much sweetheart because I have loved much. The measure of my agony has been in accord to the measure of my love.
Darling I love you – I love you – and had I loved you just a little less I might have remained with you – only after one has created a very beautiful blossom one does not drag it through the mire. The higher you set your ideal the lower it falls.
I have loved you my darling as it is given to few men to be loved. I only beseech you that the tragedy which commenced in love should also end with it.
Darling Goodnight and Goodbye.
Ruttie.

I had written to you at Paris with the intention of posting the letter here – but I felt that I would rather write you afresh from the fullness of my heart. R.”
She was called "Flower Of Bombay"

Comments

  1. Though I can't imagine Jinnah as a "darling" :P Still, beautiful.

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  2. Lol!!!didn't you see his ehem!:p...
    I love this couple..awwwwwww!!!!

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  3. Such a beautiful post..its only you who can post these stuffs..thanks a lot for sharing. I can't describe how much I loved these words :)

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  4. Read about Ruttie in a magazine sometimes back and wondered how was she as a soul/person then and toady after reading her letter I got a glimpse of her heart.

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