FORGOTTEN QUEENS OF BHARATH-1 India, a land steeped in history and tradition, stands as a testament to the remarkable strength and valor of its queens who were also fierce warriors. Throughout its rich tapestry of dynasties, India witnessed the rise of extraordinary female rulers who shattered societal norms and led their armies into battle with unwavering determination. In these series of blogs let’s remember the glory of our queens. PUNYASHLOK AHILYABAI HOLKAR: THE RAJAMATHA WHO REVIVED DHARMA Rajmata Ahilyabai Holkar was the Holkar Queen of the Malwa kingdom. She is regarded as one of the most visionary female rulers of India BIRTH AND MARRIAGE Ahilya, born on 31 May 1725 in the village of Chondi, Jamkhed, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), hailed from a remarkably humble background. Her father, Mankoji Rao Shinde, served as the village head and imparted the gift of literacy and warfare to her. Even as a young girl, Ahilya's unique blend of simplicity and strong character caught t...
is it a curse in India, to be poor and in a higher caste? is our legal system killing aspirations in the name of so-called equality? Higher caste people often say why we need to suffer for what their ancestors did, but don't hesitate while taking ancestral assets ok! we got the point, how it was started, how it took the wrong path. But this is not it, all the things we talked about earlier are side-villains. Let me introduce the original villain of them all-BRITISH COLONISATION If I have a lot of hefty tasks on my hands, what would I do to schedule them and divide them accordingly? That’s what Britishers did in the case of India, India is a strong country with kings and armies everywhere, and one of our strengths is our diversity, and different cultures all existing in a place. They used this very strength of ours, made it a weapon to use against us. I'm not going too deep into the past if not this would be a research paper, let us just go through some British laws, then we ca...