Originally posted by: devkidmd
Thanks for a lovely review Harshu. And thanks to all the others who have posted such beautiful thoughts. Such a heart warming episode and more to come tomorrow.
Nothing to add from my side. All of you have expressed everything so well.
I wanted to say one thing. i have been reading " Advanced Study in the history of Medieval India, vol III" by J L Mehta. It was brought to my attention by our very own Ash67 aka Ashwinee.
Anyone interested in a straightforward unbiased narrative of Indian history from around 1000-1700 should read this book.
Anyway, in this book in the section of Akbar on Page 258, is a very very interesting little nugget.
Akbar's marriage with Raja Biharimal's daughter is described briefly and then the following is written:
"Akbar was fascinated by the charm and accomplishments of his Rajput wife; he developed real love for her and raised her to the status of the chief queen. She came to exercise a profound impact on the socio-cultural environment of the entire royal household and changed the lifestyle of Akbar. Salim, the heir to the throne was born of this wedlock"
A little bit about J L Mehta. He was a Indian Philosopher and professor at Banaras Hindu University. He was also a visiting professor at Harvard from 1968- 1978(now the latter should make him credible right?😉).
Given the way the book has been written, with a wide range of sources used for reference it is difficult to imagine that J L Mehta would make such a bold statement without good reason. It would put a serious question mark on his credibility as an esteemed educator if he did that. Or maybe the good prof was just a crazy Akdha fan long before any one of us.😆
By the way, the first edition of this book was printed in 1983. Way before the movie and the serial.😊
Anyway, I just thought all the Akdhaians would find this little tidbit interesting.
Devki;
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