tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post2938431083861667265..comments2024-03-09T08:49:50.735+05:30Comments on Discovering Mughal, Rajput & Mauryan History: When Akbar RODE a Horse to STOP a Forced Sati Practice of Rani DamayentiAbhayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06797421588360034980noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-23913867712245156862015-03-23T15:55:33.055+05:302015-03-23T15:55:33.055+05:30ryt u r radhika. references r reasons i luv 't...ryt u r radhika. references r reasons i luv 'tis blog. n will keep cmng back always.Iqra Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-4408052727963756372015-03-23T10:24:46.892+05:302015-03-23T10:24:46.892+05:30Perhaps it was because he highly respect 2 of the ...Perhaps it was because he highly respect 2 of the most influential women in his life. His mother Hamida (Mariam Makani) and his beloved wife Harka Bai (Mariam Uz Zamani)Kembang Tanjoengnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-31374001368155774062015-03-21T19:19:07.611+05:302015-03-21T19:19:07.611+05:30Abhay,
Such a heroic action by Akbar, the Shehansh...Abhay,<br />Such a heroic action by Akbar, the Shehanshah, n also great act by u to hv discovered this and put in the public domain.! Reading this post,my respect fr Akbar has risen to different height. He was a man of right thinking, with all good human qualities. Thank Abhay fr this unusual info.geetanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-48951163704085347632015-03-20T20:41:29.407+05:302015-03-20T20:41:29.407+05:30I completely agree with you Radhika. Just because ...I completely agree with you Radhika. Just because Akbar had a huge harem, we cannot conclude that he was a skirt-chaser. The ladies of the harem as we all know became part of the harem through numerous wars and political alliances. Akbar was much more than a romancer. He truly respected women, their intelligence, capabilities and above all the feminine spirit. The laws that he laid out to Charu Sankarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-24253764374681685952015-03-20T19:17:04.325+05:302015-03-20T19:17:04.325+05:30Iqra
So good to hear from you. :)
The reason ...Iqra<br /><br /><br />So good to hear from you. :) <br /><br /><br />The reason for starting this blog was to provide unbiased and prejudice-free information about Akbar, MUZ and other related historical figures / events. Otherwise, there is no dearth of "content" on the internet. :) <br /><br /><br />And the reason for providing references as far as possible is just so people can read Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-47532078740754589212015-03-20T19:11:44.402+05:302015-03-20T19:11:44.402+05:30This is a remarkable incident in the life of Akbar...This is a remarkable incident in the life of Akbar and lends itself so well to a depiction on screen that one wonders why it has not been done so. <br /><br />The minute facts that you have unearthed regarding this incident add meat to the story and are thrilling to read.donjasjitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-46600278848227392272015-03-20T19:10:47.082+05:302015-03-20T19:10:47.082+05:30The point that bugs me is that Akbar was concerned...The point that bugs me is that Akbar was concerned about every aspect related to the betterment of women and himself valued the women in his family but all people today can see is that "he had a huge harem and so must have been a womanizer." <br /><br /><br />People should look deeper and understand how Akbar treated women instead of blindly censuring him.Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-72514293172234777692015-03-20T13:05:23.889+05:302015-03-20T13:05:23.889+05:30rigtly said radhika. great post abhay. u made us r...rigtly said radhika. great post abhay. u made us remember y v love n respect akbar as a great man despite his flaws. i prefer reading ur blog dan odr websites vich write venom 4 akbar. here i m sure wht i read iz free 4rm bias n based on admiration n real love 4 history. hats off boy. way 2 go. love ur approach n refernces. i go n read myself 4rm ur references 2 satiate myself n hv always got Iqra Khannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-71151415716462415602015-03-20T07:49:02.121+05:302015-03-20T07:49:02.121+05:30Thank you Abhay, for highlighting yet another nobl...Thank you Abhay, for highlighting yet another noble act of Akbar's. Extremely progressive in thought, Akbar set an example for the betterment of women in the 16th century itself. I wish Akbar was alive to rule today's India.Charu Sankarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-80659030196550411492015-03-20T01:38:28.191+05:302015-03-20T01:38:28.191+05:30Abhay
Akbar did so much for women in those days ...Abhay<br /><br /><br />Akbar did so much for women in those days - he made it necessary that girls must give their consent for marriage, passed laws against child marriage, discouraged marriage among close cousins, prevented forced sati of widows, provided inheritance rights to girls, ....I even read that he passed a law that no man could marry a girl who was more than 12 years younger to him. <Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-47620197923419934582015-03-20T01:34:08.681+05:302015-03-20T01:34:08.681+05:30Meena
No, he didn't marry her!! He only save...Meena<br /><br /><br />No, he didn't marry her!! He only saved her life from forced sati.Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-36263622093787648312015-03-20T01:27:25.712+05:302015-03-20T01:27:25.712+05:30i was waiting for this info so long Abhay u made i...i was waiting for this info so long Abhay u made it very nicely with all the prof very well hinted and point outing the prof it so good that to read thankS but its really a new mess for me that he married that woman to till now it did know about itmeenakaliswarannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-12323319253333378442015-03-20T00:26:21.622+05:302015-03-20T00:26:21.622+05:30Thanks, Mehak :)
I have also gained a lot of kno...Thanks, Mehak :)<br /><br /><br />I have also gained a lot of knowledge from Abhay and all of you here, which many perceive as my knowledge ;p <br /><br /><br />I seriously wish to see this sati incident in the show, though I know that this is highly unlikely.Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-51974282102032160192015-03-19T23:03:51.087+05:302015-03-19T23:03:51.087+05:30Very great post , how humane of him to go personal...Very great post , how humane of him to go personally. Awesome.Vijisridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-15911863126905790782015-03-19T22:58:05.954+05:302015-03-19T22:58:05.954+05:30Abhay whatever posting you make is really thrillin...Abhay whatever posting you make is really thrilling and interesting to read and whatever we perceive from that post gives us knowledge and during dicussions i narrate it to my own people and everybody feels that i have a lot of knowledge about history. especially as the serial is going on now. in groups whenever discussion comes when i explain they listen with curiosity and i always mention yoursMehak Singhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026714605465516937.post-4123523264858295442015-03-19T19:42:18.243+05:302015-03-19T19:42:18.243+05:30Abhay
Awesome as ever! :)
Akbar was a man who ...Abhay<br /><br /><br />Awesome as ever! :)<br /><br /><br />Akbar was a man who was not only far ahead of his times in the 16th century but he would be far ahead of the times even in today's India.Radhikanoreply@blogger.com