The house of Kachwahas has since long been the favorite target of similarly nefarious bile.Ī letter from Haft Anjuman is often flashed to vilify the Amber Maharaja Jai Singh as bearing hatred and harm towards Shivaji. I will not waste our time in explaining the actions of the Mewari Maharana as they shine on their own like the Sun.

In that situation we recourse to the golden rule of studying a man by his actions and not what some random words claim to quote of him.

Nor any Hindu sources speak of it.īut assume that we didn’t have the authority of other sources to compare and deduce. Neither the contemporary and comprehensive muslim histories of Badayuni, Nizamuddin Ahmad etc record such a submission. This lone tale of Abul Fazl stands discredited once we start looking for corroboration. It beats logic as to why there is no record of such a consequence and why Mewar still kept defying the Mughals.

If Maharana had indeed done both of these, Akbar would have happily accepted this submission and history would have taken a different turn. The basis of this claim is Abul Fazl’s Akbarnama which also says that after repenting so, much Maharana had sent his son to pay homage to Akbar. For example, this tweet claims that the leader of Mewar had expressed shame and repentance to Akbar for being unable to serve under the Mughals. Not even the likes of Maharana Pratap and Shivaji, what to speak of other personalities. The results have started to show up as no historical personality is free from slander now. Worse, they’re at times seen provoking it for selfish gains. This development should be a cause of worry and sadly neither the political elite nor the social leadership or intellectuals have paid any attention to the poison simmering under their noses. It has now percolated in the mainstream discussions of history. This extreme and fringe thinking was previously found only in the religious groups. By perceiving and propagating highly polarized conclusions that the facts of history don’t even support. Otherwise we risk slipping into a dangerous slope where many people already have. Such questions must be asked introspectively by all. Does the writer coincide with the events by place.Does the writer coincide with the events by time ( i.What is the methodology adopted in the writing enterprise.What is the background of the writer and where did there interests lie.Personally, we prefer to consider the following: How does one assess what is reliable and what isn’t? When studying medieval history, do we believe every word that is written in the sources? Words are the most important means for us to understand history. Do they always mean what they say? Are they always authentic? The importance of words in executing propaganda cannot be overstated.

Maharana pratap 7th october 2015