Stories from Indian History

In 1794 AD, the third Mysore war took place between Tipu Sultan and the British. During the war, Mysore soldiers captured a cart which was carrying food for the British army. The driver of this vehicle was an ordinary Marathi named Kosaji. Tipu Sultan ordered to cut off his nose and then released him. So, after the war, Kosaji's nose was cut off and he was released. The time to read the scriptures written by our sages regarding plastic surgery is necessary from this point onwards. A British doctor came forward to treat him. But Kosaji did not allow that doctor to treat him and asked him to take him to a traditional doctor named Kumar. The British scolded him for choosing local remedies instead of modern medicine. He said, “Kumar will heal my broken nose again.” Everyone started laughing, but they agreed to his request and took him to Kumar. Local doctor Kumar ran a brick kiln business. He took off some skin from Kosaji's forehead and sewed it on his nose. The nose grew back. Th...

The British used to beg in front of this King. For the welfare of the people, 'Shrimant Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar II' had given a loan of one crore rupees to the British. Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Tukoji Rao II Holkar XI Bahadur[ GCSI CIE (3 May 1835 – 17 June 1886) was the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State) and a member of the Maratha Holkar dynasty. His birth name was Shrimant Yukaji Jaswant Holkar. He was the son of Raja Shrimant Santoji Rao Holkar, from the collateral branch of the Holkar dynasty. This king of Indian history, far from bowing his head before the British, he never even undermined the power of the British. Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar II had made the British themselves his debtor by giving a loan of crores of rupees to the British. He forced the British to beg in front of him. During that time, this king, known as 'Maharaja of Central India', had given one crore rupees to the British. At that time the British were working on the railway p...

  जब भारत में गुप्त साम्राज्य था, उसी समय मध्य एशिया के एक बर्बर कबीले ने भारत पर आक्रमण किया जिन्हें हूण कहते थे, लेकिन स्कन्दगुप्त ने उन्हें बुरी तरह पराजित किया जिसके कारण वे ईरान की तरफ चले गए। लेकिन गुप्त साम्राज्य के पतन के दौरान ये फिर भारत पर आक्रमण करने लगे। इस बार इनका नेतृत्व कर रहा था तोरमाण जिसने पंजाब, सिंध, गुजरात, राजस्थान और उत्तरप्रदेश तक आक्रमण किए, गुप्तकाल का प्रमुख नगर एरण (सागर म.प्र.) और कौशाम्बी भी उनके कब्जे में थे। लेकिन तोरमाण 515 ईस्वी से पहले कभी यशोधर्मन के पिता प्रकाशधर्मन से बुरी तरह पराजित हुआ जिसकी पुष्टि रिश्थलपुर के अभिलेख से होती है। यशोधर्मन औलिकार वंश से सम्बंधित थे जिनका शासन मालवा में चौथी शताब्दी से 6 वीं सदी तक लगातार रहा है। औलिकार मूलतः मालवगण संघ के क्षत्रिय थे जिन्होंने कभी सिकंदर का सामना किया था और आज के पंजाब में रहते थे, लेकिन पहले यूनानी और बाद में शकों के लगातार आक्रमण होने के कारण यह दक्षिण की तरफ पलायन कर गए और आज के राजस्थान से लेकर मध्यप्रदेश तक स्थापित हो गए और दशपुर या दशार्न को अपनी राजधानी बनाया। मालवा जो पहले अवन्ति कहल...

An interesting history behind the Fish name. British in India loved this Fish and called it Bombay Duck.   The fish is sometimes dried, dried, and salted before it is consumed.  After drying, the odour of the fish is potent, and it is usually transported in air-tight containers. The Bombay duck is a popular food item in certain areas of India particularly in Maharashtra. As British headquarters was at Calcutta and British officials there would love to relish this exotic Fish, the Fish was transported from Bombay to Calcutta by MAIL TRAIN (faster train with a Mail Wagon).  Mail trains were called Daak डाक (Mail) रेल in Hindi.  Referring to this Local Indians at Calcutta would call this Fish 'Bombay Daak Fish'. British also recognized this Fish with the same name but they pronounced (or misunderstood) DAAK as Duck.  This is how Bombay Daak became Bombay Duck. Some claim that this name was given by a British official (perhaps Robert Clive, mentioned later) who ha...