Essay On Phyviraj

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10) Prithviraj Chauhan : The last Hindu ruler of Delhi , he was a great Rajput king who ruled Delhi in the late 12th century . Famous for his elopement with Sanyogita from right under her father’s nose , who was the king of Kannauj , Prithviraj has several legends associated to his name , such as killing a tiger bare handed.

India was constantly under attack from arab invaders at that time . One such invader , Mahmud Ghori attacked his capital twice . The first time Ghori was badly defeated and was taken prisoner . He begged Prithviraj for forgiveness , and the merciful king released Mahmud as a sign of kindness. Next year Mahmud attacked again, and treachously defeated Prithviraj and took him as a prisoner .

Once in jail back in Mahmud’s capital , Prithviraj was asked to address the king with his eyes down . .”A rajput(prithviraj’s clan) only looks down once he is dead , he told Mahmud . Enraged , Mehmud ordered the blinding of Prithviraj by hot rods.

A blind Prithviraj vowed revenge . He soon got a chance when an archery competition was announced by Mehmud . He asked Mehmud if he can participate in the competition . In a bid to ridicule the blind fallen king , who cant see , let alone shoot , Mehmud asked him , how will he shoot . “”You command and I will shoot the target down”, he told him .

Prithviraj was a highly trained and skilled archer , having mastered the technique of “Shabhd Bhedi Baand” or shooting precisely the sound source . As the contest started , Mehmud himself commanded him to shoot . Prithviraj had waited long for this moment . He at once took aim and shot the sound source , which was Mehmud himself , sitting in the centre of his capital . Th...

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...t methods like Non Cooperation , Dharnas(protests) and hunger strikes for getting things done , rather than spilling blood for it . He and his followers were beaten , imprisoned for years and house arrested for many years , yet he never gave up . When the British imposed tax on Salt , he with his followers walked 400 km and made their own salt , defying the British orders. His “No Cooperation Movement” in 1927 and “quit India Movement” in 1942 made the British realize there days are numbered in India . This man , without one blow , took India to its freedom.

The man remains number one on this list because resorting to all kinds of inhumane methods for achieving our demands is what’s going on in the world of today, from Egypt , to Syria to Ukraine . If only a few more Mahatmas were present to guide the people today , the world would have been a much better place .