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According to the Hindu calendar, his birth anniversary is celebrated on the Tritiya (3rd) of Shukla Paksha of Aashaadh. What a pity that in a civilization with historical continuity that stretches back to thousands of years, most children grow up indifferent to history some actually dreading it. As for Shivaji being referred to as a вЂњ Maratha chieftainвЂќ, I will leave it for another day. Sadly Lachit Barphukan is even less familiar to young Indian children than MahaRana Pratap. There are at least two remarkable heroes mentioned right there in the lines above. But Aurangzeb insulted Shivaji who escaped from Agra, declared himself an independent king and resumed his campaigns against the MughalsвЂ¦вЂќ (Pg 49, Ch 4, Part II, вЂњOur PastsвЂќ) вЂ¦Campaigns against the Maratha chieftain Shivaji were initially successful. Instead of stories of valour and pride, what we have are bland sentences, such as, вЂњIn the north-east, the Ahoms were defeated in 1663, but rebelled again in the 1680s. What about history textbooks, you may ask.

I wonder who tells these stories to our children these days? Are they even told about these at school? Does the MahaRana get the treatment and time he deserves or is he dismissed as a Rajput king who fought against the вЂњGreat MughalsвЂќ? Is there anyone who tells our young what happenedвЂ¦and how the times were back then?

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And it is said he did not sleep on a bed till his very end because of a vow to not rest until Chittor was free from foreign occupation. Legend has it that he even ate chapatis made of grass seeds during those dark days. For several years, he and his family survived on wild berries and by hunting and fishing for food. The MahaRanaвЂ™s exploits in the ravines and the hard struggle for survival in the wild is the stuff of legends. Over the next 20-odd years, Akbar planned several campaigns to Rajputana to capture or kill Pratap. The MahaRanaвЂ™s hatred towards Akbar ran deep вЂ“ at least partly (if not largely) explained by the ruthless massacre by Akbar of thousands of peasants and artisans that lived within the walls of Chittor after the third seige of the fort in 1567. From his hideouts in the Aravallis, he began a long and debilitating guerrilla campaign against the Mughals. The Battle of Haldighati was the last pitched battle fought by the MahaRana against the Mughals. In recognition of their extraordinary contribution to Rajputana and to protecting these lands, a Bhil stands along-side a Rajput on either side of the Royal Coat of Arms of Mewar. The other less-known heroes of Haldighati were the Bhil Adivasis of the Aravallis, whose valour, knowledge of terrain and вЂњ intensive arrow showersвЂќ made the battle far from one-sided. His descendants in Udaipur still proudly carry the emblem of Mewar as their coat of arms. The Jhala Sardar did not live to see the results of his extraordinary courage, but it was his sacrifice that let MahaRana Pratap live for another day and continue his fight against the Mughals, eventually liberating all of Mewar except Chittorgarh. The story goes that when Jhala Sardar saw his king wounded and his steed faltering, he donned the royal garments (including the Crown and royal emblem) of MahaRana Pratap, thus confusing the enemy and took the entire attack of the Mughal hordes upon himself. One of the lesser known heroes of Haldighati was the Jhala Sardar, Man Singh. Haldighati proved to be a turning point in the fight against the Mughals by the Rajputs and perhaps the first breakthrough in almost fifty years.

Heavily outnumbered, the Rajputs inflicted heavy casualties on the Mughals before eventually losing the battle. The Mughal forces greatly outnumbered MahaRanaвЂ™s army (as much as 4:1 by some estimates). Some say, it lasted for barely four hours. Also not surprising was that there was no mention of the Battle of Haldighati either, one of the most riveting episodes of his life and struggles.ДЇor an event that spawned a legend in the annals of Rajasthan, the battle of Haldighati was a short affair. Yesterday, as I was browsing the Class VII history text book prepared by NCERT, I noticed it did not have any mention of MahaRana Pratap. The MahaRana is largely ignored in the history textbooks of early years in India.

Unfortunately most of us have only the foggiest idea of his exploits, thanks to our вЂњeducationвЂќ. It marks the birth of one of IndiaвЂ™s true heroes вЂ“ a man whose life exemplifies valour, courage, fierce pride and self-respect вЂ“ MahaRana Pratap Singh of Mewar*.

Today happens to be an important date in Indian medieval history.