Monthly Archives: June 2004

The conquest of Nagor

Posted on June 23, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

Nagor had been occupied by the Mohammedans after Khalji’s dreaded acts and it passed into the hands of the Khans of Gujarat related to the Turkic Qara U’nas tribe [To which the great Amirs of the Southern alliance like Qazaghan … Continue reading →

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Skaldskaparmal

Posted on June 22, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

How shall the great one be referred to? He is father of the gods Magni and Modi and of goddess Thrud. He is the wielder of the Miollnir and Sif’s man and Iord’s son. Eilif said: Roskva’s brother[0] stood enraged, … Continue reading →

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Hammira Deva’s last stand

Posted on June 20, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

Continue reading from Jalal-ud-din After Alla murdered Jalal and took the throne of Delhi he decided to exterminate the Chauhans once and for all. During the attack on the Rajput stronghold of Jalor, a Mongol general Kehbru and his brothers … Continue reading →

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Jalal-ud-din

Posted on June 20, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

One branch of the Chahamanas, after the death and defeat of king Prithiviraja Chahamana and the fall of their capital Dilika (Old Delhi), continued the struggle against Islam from Ranthambhor. -In 1209 the Rajputs stoutly defended this great fortress against … Continue reading →

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The early Post-Mahmud struggle

Posted on June 20, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

One area where most Indian historians and writers of history text books have remained woefully silent is the issue of what steps the Indians took, if any, in the post-Mahmud period to counter the challenge of the Islamic Jihad on … Continue reading →

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The end of Sambhaji

Posted on June 13, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

After the death of Hambirrao Mohite, the Mogol armies pressed hard on the Maharattas forcing them to the strongest fortresses in Sahayadris for shelter. Awrangzeeb’s army was struck by bubonic plague, but he continued moving his vast divisions westwards to … Continue reading →

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ShaShTi

Posted on June 6, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

ShaShTi is the wife of the terrible 6-headed lord of the bhUtas. She is the daughter of yama or indra. When grandson of manu was still-born he was revived by the great ShaShTi. She is also known as devasenA or … Continue reading →

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Panchatantra- India’s great product: origin and evolution

Posted on June 5, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

What were the origins of the pa~nchatantra (PT) of the great brAhmaNa viShNusharman? It is said that he composed to these tales to teach nIti to the errant sons of the king amarashakti of the southern janapada of mahilAropya [meaning … Continue reading →

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The death of Hambirrao

Posted on June 2, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

By 1687 the Mogol tyrant from Dilli, had fulfilled the dream cherished by his ancestors since the days of the tyrant Akbar, namely to conquest of the Deccan Sultanates. In a whirl wind campaign Awrangzeeb had conquered the Adil Shahi … Continue reading →

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Indians still slaves?

Posted on June 1, 2004 by mAnasa-taraMgiNI

Many many moons ago the good old Padishaw of Dilli, Akbar, was locked in a mortal combat with the vaishya fighter Hemachandra (Hemu) who was trying to restore Hindu rule over the famed capital of India. Sadly for India, Hemu … Continue reading →

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