Maharana Pratap | “The hopes of Bharatiyas rest on one Bharatiya. Our men have lost their valour and our females their honour. He is the broker in the market of our race. He has purchased all but the son of Udai. The descendant of Hammir Singh alone has been preserved.

I would sooner believe that the sun has risen from the West than Maharana Pratap has called the Turk “Badshah”.”

(0:00) Introduction

(0:44) Sources

(1:21) Birth of Pratap Singh

(2:07) The Siege of Chittor

(4:50) Kunwar Pratap Singh becomes Maharana Pratap

(6:19) Asserting Mewar's Independence

(10:25) The Battle of Haldighati

(12:08) Guerilla Warfare

(15:59) The Battle of Dewair

(18:07) Death

(18:46) Lessons

You come across the symbols instituted by this man almost every day. The lion capital instituted by him sits on top of the building that is the centre of the political power of the world’s 7th largest country. The emblem derived from it gives power to papers that have the ability to affect the lives of 1 out of every 7 humans. The emblem also features in the currency of the world’s 5th largest economy. The dharmachakra popularised by this Chakravartin who lived 2200 years ago can be found on the flags sold by a poor boy in the smallest towns of our country on August 15, all the way to the moon almost 4 lakh km away.

Chapters:

(00:00) Legacy

(01:20) Birth

(03:19) Prince Ashoka

(08:48) Becoming Emperor

(12:16) Chandashoka or Ashoka the Fierce

(15:21) The Kalinga War

(17:41) Aftermath

(18:44) Chandashoka to Dharmashoka

(24:53) What can we learn from Ashoka?

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