02-23-2008, 10:44 PM
Thanks Bodhi for the translation. I saw the movie and came out with the feeling that Akbar who was quite a barbarian before his encounter with the Rajputs removed the two taxes and allowed his non Muslim subjects some level of livelihood. And this went on for ~ 100 years till Aurangazeb rolled these back. It was the 100 years respite that saved Hinduism from becoming swamped. Recall in the south Vijayanagar was already overcome by Deccani Muslims in 1565 one year after Panipat. The 100 years gave the Hindus a chance to recover and when the reforms were rolled back led to the diminishing of the Mughals by Marathas and Sikhs.
So my thanks are to the Rajputs who tamed the grandson of the Tiger.
So my thanks are to the Rajputs who tamed the grandson of the Tiger.