Prithvi
The real History of India is hardly found in our History Books. I will take you back in time to 1999. Air India Flight was hijacked by Islamic extremists to Kandahar in Afganisthan.
The then Vajapai Government allowed a few journalists to Kandahar to cover the events on ground.
The Journalists who stayed in a Hotel in Kandahar, were exploring the places close by on foot. In one of the streets they found a mound of earth and dirt, where they found strange happenings. They found local Afghans passing by spitting on the mound or urinating and they even found a couple Burka clad women beating the mound with a slipper.
The Journalists were wondering at what they saw and on return to the Hotel asked the Reception about what they had just witnessed. The Receptionist explained that the mound was the Samadhi of a Hindu king and the local Islamic population was taking out their anger on the final resting place of the Hindu King.
The Hindu King was none other than the Great Prithiviraj Chouhan . Prithviraj Chouhan ascended the throne at the tender age of 11 and since everyone used to say he was beautiful, He slashed his face with a sword,saying a warrior should not be looking beautiful.
Prithviraj's uncle Jaichandran was ruling the neighboring country, and he hated Prithiviraj due to his popularity. For the Swayamvar of his daughter Samyuktha , he refused to invite Prithviraj though he knew pretty well that they both loved each other. Everyone knows that the valiant Prithviraj rode alone into the palace of his uncle and rode back with his sweet heart Samyuktha, the future queen of his Kingdom. This incidence irked His uncle and he was seething with vengeance. It was at this juncture Muhammad Gori invaded India and was defeated twice by the valiant Prithvi Raj Chauhan and had to retreat hastily.
Now you will find the tragedy of Indian lack of unity repeating itself. Jayachandran ,the uncle of Prithviraj helped Mohammad Ghori and when PrithviRaj was sleeping in tiredness after a hunt , Jayachandran helped Mohammad Gori capture Prithvi Raj. Mohammad Gori the cowardly invader in his insecurity blinded immediately Prithviraj and started taking him to his country.
It was on the way they rested in Kandhahar in Afganisthan. It was then the poet friend of Prithviraj hatched a plan and told Gori that Prithviraj was such a good archer he could shoot arrows on target blindfolded. Gori needing some entertainment wanted to test it out. There was no need to blindfold Prithviraj as he was already blinded. The targets were set and Gori's soldiers made noise near the target and Prithviraj shot the target correctly. Mohammad gori was impressed and shouted, "Sabash!".
This was just the moment Prithviraj was waiting for and he shot an arrow at Mohammad Ghori and he succumbed to it on the spot. The infuriated Muslim army killed Prithviraj and his friend on the spot. This mound was the very spot this happened and the local Afghans were venting their anger on the valiant Hindu King by spitting on the mound.
The then Vajpai Government named the first Atomic misiile Rocket as Prithvi to commemorate the Valiant Hindu King who fought against the invaders of His Motherland.
The previous Governments will not Disclose such valiant Heroes but would glorify Mohammad Gori as a persistent soul like King Bruce who repeated His Invasion time and again to plunder Barath. Until such boot licking mentality exists India will keep facing Foreign onslaughts.
Jain Hind!!
Krishnamachari Santhanam
