The Dharma Chronicle

In the 20th century, an inscription was recovered from city of Mazar-i-Sharif of northern Afghanistan. This inscription unearthed an unknown chapter of the Hindu history of Afghanistan. The inscription has been written in Sharada script, its writing style is Sarasa and language is Sanskrit. This inscription was deciphered by a Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani in 2001. The ‘Mazar-i-Sharif’ inscription dates back to 10th century. The inscription alludes to the rule of Hindu Shahi king Veka. The inscription mentions the installation of a idol of Shiva Bhattaraka and Uma. Mazar-i-Sharif Inscription According to the Quad-i-Azam University professor, Ahmad Hasan Dani, the idol was “built by Parimaha Maitya for his own and his son Maitasya’s benefit.” The inscription comprising eleven lines had several spelling mistakes. “As the stone is slightly broken at the top left corner, the first letter `OM’ is missing”, Dani said . "The inscription gives the name of the ru...

"Lord" Curzon in his attempt to supress the protests against the British rule, extended support to Islamic fanatic, Khwaja Salimullah, the Nawab of Dhaka. In February 1904, Curzon had already seduced Salimullah to support the Partition of Bengal. Curzon’s government gave him a loan of ₹ 14 Lakhs at an extremely low interest rate in return for his support at quelling the protests against the Partition of Bengal. Salimullah began with his action-plan to provoke Hindu hatred in the Muslim community. He recruited a fanatic named Ibrahim Khan, who authored and published a anti-Hindu proclamation called LAL ISHTEHAR which was  an open incitement of the Muslims against the Hindus. Lal Ishtehar  read – “ Ye Muslims Arise , Awake ! Do not read in the same schools with Hindus. Do not buy anything from a Hindu shop. Do not touch any article manufactured by Hindu hands. Do not give any employment to a Hindu. Do not accept any degrading office unde...

Naiki Devi (also known as Naika Devi) was a Great Indian warrior queen , born to Paramardin, who was the Chief of Kadamba (Goa). Naika Devi was married to king Ajayapala of Gujarat who ascended the throne of Gujarat in 1171 CE. King Ajayapala died in 1175 and ruled for only 4 years. After his death his elder son Mularaja 2 became his successor. The new king was a minor, so his mother Naiki Devi ascended the throne and effectively ruled as his regent or de facto ruler. After becoming queen Naiki Devi immediately looked after the administration and military affairs of the kingdom. During this time Mohammad Ghori captured Multan and had already established Ghurid empire over Afghanistan. With base at Multan, ambitious Ghori decided to invade India for wealth. Motivated by the stories of raids conducted by Moh Ghazni several years before he marched with a huge army to Uch, the southern part of Pakistan’s Punjab province. It is also believed tha...

भारतीय इतिहास में आपने अनेकों राजाओं और रानियों के बारे में सुना होगा। उत्तर भारत में रानी दुर्गावती, रानी अहिल्याबाई होलकर, लक्ष्मीबाई, आदि के बारे में तो आप बहुत जानते होंगे। उनकी वीरगाथाएं, समाज के लिए उनके द्वारा किए गए सत्कर्म तो हम सभी को स्मरण हैं। परंतु अभी भी हम कई ऐसे राजाओं तथा रानियों के पराक्रम से अनभिज्ञ हैं, जिन्होंने शौर्य के साथ साथ समाज हित हेतु उत्कृष्ट कार्य किए। आइए इसी कड़ी में हम जानते हैं एक ऐसी रानी के बारे में, जिन्होंने पुर्तगालियों को धूल चटाकर बार बार उन्हें घुटने टेकने पर मजबूर कर दिया था। उस रानी का नाम था- "रानी अबक्का चौटा"। कौन थी रानी अबक्का? राजकुमारी अबक्का का जन्म चौटा राजघराने में 16वीं शताब्दी में हुआ था। अबक्का बचपन से ही रानी लक्ष्मीबाई और रानी चेनम्मा की तरह तेजतर्रार थीं। इन्हें भारत की प्रथम महिला स्वतंत्रता सेनानी भी कहा जाता है। चौटा वंश के राजाओं ने 'मातृवंशीय प्रणाली' की शुरुआत की, जिसमें उलाल के राजा 'तिरुमाला राय' ने अपनी भतीजी अबक्का को उलाल के सिंहासन पर बिठाया। अबक्का को बहुत कम उम्...