Indian History - The Facts by Ashish Joshi

Letter of Bhagat Singh to Sukhdev dated 5th April, 1929 : Time to Reflect on his views & introspect ************************** On 23rd March ,1931 Bhagat Singh ,Sukhdev & Rajguru were hanged. I share a Letter written by Bhagat Singh to Sukhdev This letter deals with the views of Bhagat Singh on the question of love and sacrifice in the life of a revolutionary. It was written on April 5, 1929 in Sita Ram Bazar House, Delhi. The letter was taken to Lahore by Shri Shiv Verma and handed over to Sukhdev it was recovered from him at the time of his arrest on April 13 and was produced as one of the exhbits in Lahore Conspiracy Case. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAR BROTHER By the time you receive this letter I will be gone, going to a far off destination. Let me assure that I am prepared for the voyage inspite of all the sweet memory and inspite of all the charms of my life here. Upto this day one thing pinched in my heart and it ...

Mughal Emperors & Holi ************************ The Mughal emperors and other Indian royals celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi Many Mughal emperors, including Akbar and his son Jehangir, can be seen in these miniature paintings celebrating the festival of colour. Participation in Hindu Festivals was linked with the policy of Sulh-i-kul (peaceful coexistence ) of Akbar . Sulh-i kul is an Arabic term literally meaning “peace with all,” “universal peace,” or “absolute peace,” { source;  https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/ } drawn from a Sufi mystic principle. As applied by t he third Mughal Emperor of India, Akbar (who r eigned 1556-1605), it described a peaceful and harmonious relationship among different religions. In keeping with efforts to mesh the diverse populations of his realm, Akbar proposed unity and peace among all human beings – sulh-i kul. The concept implies not just tolerance, but also the sorts of balance, civility, respect, and compromise r...