09-01-2008, 10:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-16-2008, 06:51 PM by Bharatvarsh.)
Bodhi here is something I put together:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The following quote is taken from the 14th century Sanskrit chronicle called Madhuravijayam, whose author was Gangadevi, the wife of Kumara Kampana the liberator of Madurai from Muslim rule. Kumara Kampana the son of Bukka Raya, one of the founders Vijayanagara empire was the one who destroyed the Madurai Sultanate and restored Hindu rule in the region, and thus helped Islamic oppression of the Hindu populace of the holy city. The chronicleâs significance lies in the fact that it is one of the few Hindu historical sources of medieval times, which can be considered as a primary source since Gangadevi the wife of Kumara Kampana accompanied him during the campaign and provides an eyewitness account of his victories. It is also important for another reason, despite âsecularistâ attempts to whitewash Islamic atrocities on Hindus by inventing âsecularâ motives for them, denying them altogether (similar to the Neo Nazi denial of the Holocaust), or claiming that Muslim chronicles were exaggerating the atrocities in order to aggrandize their rulers. This chronicle confirms Muslim atrocities and agrees with the writings of Islamic travelers such as Ibn Batuta as can be seen by the following quote:
âIn the highways which were once charming with the sounds of anklets of beautiful women, are now heard ear-piercing noises of Brahmins being dragged, bound in iron-fettersâ
The liberation of Madurai from this atrocious Muslim rule forms an important chapter of Hindu resistance to Islamic fanaticism, and this chronicle is the main source from which we can glean an account of this resistance.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You can make any changes you deem fit.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The following quote is taken from the 14th century Sanskrit chronicle called Madhuravijayam, whose author was Gangadevi, the wife of Kumara Kampana the liberator of Madurai from Muslim rule. Kumara Kampana the son of Bukka Raya, one of the founders Vijayanagara empire was the one who destroyed the Madurai Sultanate and restored Hindu rule in the region, and thus helped Islamic oppression of the Hindu populace of the holy city. The chronicleâs significance lies in the fact that it is one of the few Hindu historical sources of medieval times, which can be considered as a primary source since Gangadevi the wife of Kumara Kampana accompanied him during the campaign and provides an eyewitness account of his victories. It is also important for another reason, despite âsecularistâ attempts to whitewash Islamic atrocities on Hindus by inventing âsecularâ motives for them, denying them altogether (similar to the Neo Nazi denial of the Holocaust), or claiming that Muslim chronicles were exaggerating the atrocities in order to aggrandize their rulers. This chronicle confirms Muslim atrocities and agrees with the writings of Islamic travelers such as Ibn Batuta as can be seen by the following quote:
âIn the highways which were once charming with the sounds of anklets of beautiful women, are now heard ear-piercing noises of Brahmins being dragged, bound in iron-fettersâ
The liberation of Madurai from this atrocious Muslim rule forms an important chapter of Hindu resistance to Islamic fanaticism, and this chronicle is the main source from which we can glean an account of this resistance.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You can make any changes you deem fit.