Love is the Royal road to reach God, God is in the heart of each one. Devotion is the soul of religion,’ Kabir taught. He repeatedly said than Ram and Rahim were not two entities, but are one and the same.   The founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak was a contemporary of Kabir […]

   On Shivaji’s death in 1680, his son Sambaji succeeded to the throne. During the last days of Shivaji, Sambaji had irritated his father and had even joined the Mughals. He had as also officers of Shivaji in 1689. Aurangzeb took him captive, gouged his eyes and had him executed. Sambaji’s brother Rajaram was crowned […]

 Slavery was an ancient social custom. Those who were taken captive in war were distributed as slaves to his followers by a king. He could also such people. A person who could be sold like any domesticated animal was a slave.   In European countries, the slaves were expected to render various services. The slaves […]

 The buildings of the sultanate period had the impress of Persian and Arabic elements blended with Indian tradition, they were indo-Sara scenic in style. This style had components like minarets, arches and domes. They used mortar with concrete.      The monuments of this have beautiful embellishments in relief of geometrical patterns and calligraphic writings […]

 The founder of Srivaishnavism, Ramanuja Acharya was influenced by the teachings of the Tamil Alwars. His parents were Keshavacharya and Kantimathi from Sriperambudur. When his wife refused to remove the plates in which his teacher (Guru) of the Shudra caste had taken food, Ramanjua was disgusted with her. He renounced family life and became a […]

 The Persian ambassador Abdul Razzaq who visited Vijayanagar court has praised the empire in superlative terms. He says a rich city like Vijayanagar was seen by him for the first time. The city had seven enclosures or fortifications. The emperor had lakhs of soldiers in his army. He describes the emperor as a noble personality. […]