Posts Tagged ‘hindu warriors’

What if India had turned Islamic ?

Imagine an India where after hundreds of years of dogged resistance the Hindus fail to rise again. Imagine the end of the fourteenth century – a Delhi laid waste by the invasions of Timur and the horrors that lay in his w...


Prolaya Vema Reddy : Rise of the Warrior King

Often Hindus say that Hinduism is resilient and it will survive whatever happens giving an impression that it’s ok don’t worry about the attacks on Hinduism but just go on with your life and somehow Hinduism will miraculous...



Video : Raja Raja Chola’s Samadhi left in Ruins

In the village of Udayalur, half submerged in a field behind a farmer’s house, lies a lingam. A flimsy pandal over the lingam, constructed with sticks and thatched leaves, is the only symbol that betrays the significance of t...


Raja Bhoja’s Vengeance

Amidst the horrific stench and screaming of dying men a battered and torn saffron flag fluttered. Over the defeated and crushed armies of the Yamini dynasty a band of warriors rode, heedless of the multitude of corpses range...



Video : Maharani Lakshmi Bai’s birth place lies in neglect

VARANASI: The birth place of Maharani Lakshmi Bai, which was renovated and turned into a memorial only last year by the tourism department, is lying in utter neglect in absence of a proper system for its upkeep. Forget a gateke...


Sambhaji, The Paladin.3D Animation Short

There has been no other character in Maratha history that has been so enigmatic and controversial as Sambhajiraje Bhosale. Sambhaji or Shambhu raje as he was fondly called , was the eldest son of the legendary Shivaji Maharaj. ...



The lesson of warrior Arjuna

The third Pandava, as an impetuous warrior, the embodiment of the great indra on earth gave a powerful lesson to his brother Yudhishthira when urged by his wife Yajnaseni. The pith of this lesson is truly one for the kali age, ...


The Huns : Barbarians Tamed by the Warriors of Dharma

A thunderous hail of arrow and projectiles darken the sky. Waves of fast moving horse mounted warriors in compact bands of up to 4000 release their arrows before wheeling away to allow the next band to attack. In such a manner ...



A Heroic Death that Changed the Course of Indian History

After the death of the great king Shivaji in 1680 the nascent Maratha kingdom faced a great challenge. The Moghul Emperor Aurungzeb had been confounded and defeated by the repeated battles with the Marathas and the high spirit ...


Panipat 1761: Going Down in a Blaze of Glory

On the afternoon of January 14th over fifty thousand men lay dead on the ancient battlefield staining the holy ground with their blood. Afghan and Indian Muslim lay locked in a deadly embrace with their arch enemies, the Hindu ...