Having made up his mind Maharana Jagmal summoned Pratap Singh through a royal messenger without wasting time.Maharana Jagmal said to him, “Pratap Singh, you are my elder brother alright. But you must remember that I am the King. Your trying to advise me was a transgression and an insult to the throne.”Pratap Singh was stunned.Slowly […]
After his death Jagmal Singh sat on throne as the new king of Mewar.To honour the wish of his father Pratap Singh fully cooperated in installing Jagmal on the throne. He mollified the chieftains and the ministers who were in rebellious mood. But the subjects did not like it at all.The matter did not end
Back in the palace, a surprise was waiting for Maharana Uday Singh.His younger queen Bhatiyari was wanting for him. She had put on her finest jewellery and was dressed to kill.She was an exquisite beauty. Naturally old Maharana was head over heels in love with her. It was truly a case of ‘no fool is
Maharana retreated to the safe hills and founded a city called Udaipur. It became his new home and the capital of the remaining Kingdom under his rule.Moguls didn’t try to invade Udaipur because they had learnt a lesson in the battle for Chittaur that the self-respecting Rajputs would extract heavy price in any battle. And
Uday Singh didn’t sit idle after winning back his kingdom. He was an ambitious king. Very soon he won the forts Mandalgarh, Kumbhalgarh etc. Entire Mewar region had come under his reign.During this period, a son was born to Maharana Uday Singh on 9th May, 1540 who was christened Suraj Rana Pratap Singh. The royal
Rana Pratap’s father Maharana Uday Singh was a great warrior king. A legend is connected to his birth concerning the sacrifice of his nanny Panna dai.Panna dai LegendAfter the death of the father of Uday Singh, Rana Ratan Singh, his brother Vikramaditya descended on the throne. Then, Uday Singh was merely an infant who was
On 3rd March, 1931 the family members of Bhagat Singh came to meet him. There were his parents, old grandpa, aunts, brothers and sisters.Grandpa Sardar Arjun Singh was grief stricken. He had initiated the family into the freedom politics and lost two sons. Now his dearest grandson was to be snatched away.He went to Bhagat
The trial began on 7th May 1929 in the court of Additional Magistrate Mr. Pool. Lawyer Asaf Ali was representing the revolutionaries voluntarily. The defendants requested that they would give their statements in Sessions Court only. The request was granted under Sec. 3 of Indian Penal Code.The hearing began on 4th June, 1929 in the
Bhagat’s word now carried more weight since the assassination of Sanders. As soon as it became known to all that Bhagat Singh was responsible for the killing of ASP Sanders whose baton blows felled a prominent Indian leader of Lalaji’s stature, he had become an instant hero.For millions of youth of India Bhagat Singh had
In 1929, the government was readying to pass two draconian bills in the Central Assembly.The first was Public Safety Bill. Its aim was to outlaw any opposition to the government. It was aimed at crushing the spirit of the youth who were rising against the British under various leftist outfits. The law was to give
After getting away from the D.A.V. hostel, the revolutionary group went different ways. Bhagat Singh shaved off his beard and got the hair cut at the room of an old friend. He borrowed pants and a hat from him. The friend knew all about the plot.Bhagat confided, “I must get away from Lahore.”The friend learnt
To evade police Azad and Bhagat Singh split. Bhagat Singh went to Lahore to prepare Young India Forum for opposition to Simon Commission.Azad went to Delhi to plan and execute a bomb attack on the Viceroy, Lord Irwin. The attack was carried on the train that was taking the Viceroy to Mathura at a spot
A grand convention of the free revolutionaries was called at old fort (Purana Quila) ruins of Delhi to discuss the future strategies and for reorganisation of the outfit.More than three scores of prominent revolutionaries from Punjab, North West Frontier Province, U.P., Bihar and Central Province (Madhya Pradesh) attended the convention. Five of them were women.
Dairyman BhagatKishan Singh wanted Bhagat to take up some job and not do anything to attract the police attention. Bhagat Singh understood the compulsions of the new situation. He could imagine what his father must have gone through to raise the money for his bail. He could not fail his father.Kishan Singh raised some more
In 1925, Kakori train robbery was executed by the revolutionaries near Lucknow. A government treasury being transported by the train was looted. The revolutionaries decamped with the loot and escaped into nearly jungles.The authorities hit back with a prompt police and C.I.D. action. The revolutionaries were nabbed one by one. Only Chandra Shakhar Azad eluded