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"Each betrayal begins with trust": "Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram" that was atrociously distorted by Gandhi into a fake pseudo secular anthem was actually inspired from "Nama Ramayanam", a short Ramayana composed by Sri Lakshmanacharya
| Satyaagrah | Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi's readiness to warp the lyrics of a Hindu religious hymn to assuage Muslim apprehensions is a striking illustration of this one-sided dynamic
"You cannot change what you refuse to confront": Ashutosh Lahiry approached Nehru seeking assistance for the suffering Hindu refugees and to take action to alleviate their plight, but Nehru refused citing his commitment to Gandhian pacifism and secularism
| Satyaagrah | Jawaharlal Nehru
The Nehru-Liaquat Pact faced strong opposition in Calcutta, as it was perceived as a measure that would encourage the migration of Hindus from East Bengal
"A foreign lady and the child born to her can never be faithful to the Nation": Word of Chanakya echoed when Nehru refused to allow Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar's only son Richard Holkar to succeed him as his mother and grandmother were Americans
| Satyaagrah | Diary
His mother, Maharani Euphamina Watt Crane, hailed from the United States, bringing an American connection to the Holkar lineage
“It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind”: Greek historian Megasthenes' Indica provides a historical account of ancient India, offering glimpses into its geography, society, governance, religion, economy, and culture
| Satyaagrah | Diary
Megasthenes documented India’s soil, climate, animals, plants, government, religion, people’s manners, arts, and so on
“A true soldier needs both military and spiritual training”: Note of ₹1 lakh came during the Azad Hind govt of Netaji where there was no picture of Mahatma Gandhi but the picture of Subhash Chandra Bose printed and issued by Azad Hind Bank
| Satyaagrah | Diary
The Significance of 1 Lakh Rupees: The introduction of 1 lakh rupee currency notes by the Azad Hind Government held immense symbolic value
"What men value in this world is not rights but privileges": Privy Purses - The Forgotten Part of Indian Integration that started with Indian constitution’s guarantee to the rulers in return for their Integration into union and ended with its termination
| Satyaagrah | Diary
The concept of privy purses was introduced as a means to integrate the princely states of India into the newly formed Republic
"A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character”: Shubhrak seeing his master in danger became uncontrollable and threw Qutubuddin on the ground, stomped his chest and head with mighty hooves killing him on the spot
| Satyaagrah | Diary
During the mounted duel, she managed to bury her sword deep into Qutb-ud-din’s flesh, wounding him so severely that he tumbled from the saddle
"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason": Kumbhalgarh also known as Great Wall of India is a Mewar fortress on westerly range of Aravalli Hills, it snakes through valleys in Rajsamand district of the Rajasthan
| Satyaagrah | Diary
The Kumbhalgarh Fort remains one of the strongest forts of India and bears testimony to the genius and splendour of war tactics and the architectural finesse of people who lived long ago
“A river seems like a magic thing. Magic, moving, living part of earth itself”: Maharaja Ganga Singh, also known as Bhagirath of Kalyug who made Sutlej river of Punjab flow in the desert by constructing 'Ganga-Canal' that Congress renamed to Indira Canal
| Satyaagrah | Diary
In order to get rid of this problem permanently, in 1903 Maharaja Ganga Singh obtained the services of A. W. E. Standley, chief engineer, who demonstrated the feasibility of the western area of the Bikaner State being brought under irrigation from the Satluj Waters
“The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made”: Chess was born out of the India before 600s AD from 'Chaturanga' as a battle formation mentioned in Mahabharata, referring to 4 divisions of an army - elephantry, chariotry, cavalry & infantry
| Satyaagrah | Diary
Chess, as we know it today, was born out of the Indian game chaturanga before the 600s AD. The game spread throughout Asia and Europe over the coming centuries and eventually evolved into what we know as chess