Maharana Pratap

Why AAP’s Manish Sisodia claims he is a descendant of Maharana Pratap

Manish Sisodia’s newfound connection with the legendary Mewar ruler emanates more for the reasons of caste calculations than any love for the hero of the famous Battle of Haldighati

PM Modi pays tributes to Tagore, Gokhale, Maharana Pratap on their birth anniversary

Rabindranath Tagore was the awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1913, Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a freedom fighter and Maharana Pratap is synonymous with bravery and valour

Three reasons why Indian school textbooks need an overhaul and a rewriting

Even after 70 years of Independence, decolonising the thinking of Indian intelligentsia remained an unfinished agenda

ASI to remove plaques that state Maharana Pratap's forces retreated from Haldi Ghati battle

The Haldi Ghati battle was fought between Maharana Pratap and Muhjal Emperor Akbar in 1576. While NCERT books mention the date as June 18, 1576, the date on the plaques is 21 June, 1576

'Sushant Singh not a Rajput; they kill others before dying,' says RJD MLA Arun Yadav

Arun Yadav's comments on Sushant Singh Rajput triggered widespread criticism as a JD(U) spokesperson termed it 'bizarre and shameful'

Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2020: Narendra Modi, Venkaiah Naidu remember Rajput king who fought Mughals valiantly

Maharana Pratap had to go to a battle against Mughal emperor Akbar, shortly after his coronation

Ira Mukhoty on her book Akbar, and why the Mughal monarch remains, 'despite the current climate, a beloved figure'

In Akbar: The Great Mughal, writer Ira Mukhoty demystifies the 16th century ruler and sheds light on why he continues to hold sway on the culture and society of the subcontinent.

BJP govt added chapters on RSS to textbooks, glorified Veer Savarkar, Deendayal Upadhyaya, says Rajasthan education minister

Rajasthan education minister Govind Singh Dotasra pointed out that the curriculum review committee, constituted after the Congress government came to power last year, had written on the basis of strong facts and evidences that Savarkar had begged the British for mercy.

Maharana Pratap and Akbar: Despite lifelong enmity, the two adversaries had much in common

The rivalry and conflict between Rajputs and Mughals, between Maharana Pratap and Emperor Akbar was not as tempestuous and bitter as it is made out to be today.

Congress accuses BJP of bribing voters in Rajasthan with 'free smartphones', says Vasundhara Raje wasting public money

The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of bribing voters with state funds through its 'free smartphone' scheme in Rajasthan and insulting the legacy of Rajput king Maharana Pratap by naming it after him