Name of the greatest ruler prior to emergence of Islam in India, Maharaja Jaichand has been employed as slur for a traitor by all hues of historians and politicians. The narrative has so effectively been integrated into the national consciousness that the name Jaichand has become symbolic of betrayal and collaboration with the enemy. Interestingly, … Continue reading To Study the Veracity of Claims that Maharaja Jaichand invited Sihabuddin or Mohd Ghori !
Unparalleled Resistance to Islam in the history of World by the Rajputs in India much before any other group emerged in 17 Century !
As the sun set on the western horizon another sun was setting on Swaraj dreamed of by Shivaji, the sun was also setting on the 17 century too. Marathas, after the disaster of 1689 when they were forced to surrender even Raigad, capital of Shivaji to the Mughals, and Rajaram fled to Jinji, had changed … Continue reading Maratha Confederacy and Myth of Hindu Padpadshahi !
Introduction Origins of Rajputs has mystified generations of antiquarians and historians who have grappled with the question for more than couple of centuries. The interest in origins of Rajputs stems from the colonial studies carried out by western antiquarians, calling them historians would be stretching their qualifications a bit too thin. Interestingly, western scholars were … Continue reading Rajputs Foreign Origin Theory ; A Colonial Conspiracy !
Somnath is indelibly etched in the memories of Hindus since times immemorial not just as abode to the most revered Jyotirlinga but also as the symbol of Hindu Resistance to the Islamic Hordes, testament to the undying spirit and love of Hindus in their Gods, evidence of his unyielding tenacity to the iconoclastic zeal of … Continue reading Mahmud’s Attack on Somnath: A Hollow Victory and An Exaggerated Account !
Introduction Origin of Rajputs has been a question which has puzzled almost all European historians and even Indian antiquarians over the centuries. There has been constant effort at establishing the identity and origins of the Rajputs. Medieval history after the fall of Harsha to the dominance of Islamic invaders has been characterised by the rise … Continue reading Rajputs: Foreign Origin Theory and the Agnikula Myth
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