Month: December 2014
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The Worlds Longest ‘Unknown’ War
That audacious armada of the religion of Hijaz – Whose insignia reached every corner of the world Which learnt no obstruction from any fear Which felt no hesitation in Persian Gulf or faltered in the Red Sea Which valiantly crossed all the seven oceans Oh, drowned was that armada (of Islam), when it reached the mouth of Ganga! – Mawlana…
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Venkatapati Deva Raya – the Great Savior of Southern India
Disastrous two decades post Talikota The most common opinion among the people and historians has been that post the disaster at Talikota, Vijayanagara had fallen into a period of misfortune facing defeats after defeats – losing territory gradually. They either defended their borders or lost territories. The famed aggression seen from the days of Saluva…