A little snippet from History. The col referred to the 3rd battle of panipat between Afghans and Marathas.
In the battle , the Afghans were led by Ahmad Shah Abdali. When planning his attack on India, he was very worried about the might of the combined Armies of Indian Princely states led by the formidable Marathas. He decided to spy on the combined army to asceratin its strength and weakness.
It is said that Abdali himself came down under cover to spy. To his amazement he saw that the army had organized its camps in different clusters and each had their own kitchens. When he enquired he got to know that each cluster represented a different caste and the army strictly followed the caste system even in the face of a war.
Abdali was convinced that the army which looked so formidable from far was actually a divided lot and it would never be able to put a united fight. He went on to smash the Combined Indian Army led by Marathas and won the battle of Panipat.
Our problems are common. The problems of Budelkhand in UP, Vidharbha in Maharasthra, Telengana in South is common. In each of these areas farmers in thousands are commiting suicides. Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore has developed because of its cosmopoitan populace. Bihar and UP and a large part of India is backward because people are still divided and follow the caste system.Lets not fight. We dont need to look far for inspiration. The Indian cricket team is the best example of Team spirit.
RE:Lessons from Panipat
by VS on Mar 20, 2008 06:07 PM Permalink
@Ram Bharadwaj I ask u a simple question... the so called unity vch u r talking about...Will u learn my language nd culture.... will u promote it... If u want me to speak ur language fr unity , its my culture vch is being sacrificed nt urs... Wat sacrifice did u made fr unity... None... I just made my value system to get vanish fr so called unity... that means i m still slave... this nt of brithers but so called u people... Is ths a freedom.....
RE:RE:Lessons from Panipat
by VS on Mar 20, 2008 06:08 PM Permalink
@Ram Bharadwaj My simple question is: Will u learn my language and culture and promote it... if no thn y i m doing urs....
RE:Lessons from Panipat
by VS on Mar 20, 2008 06:17 PM Permalink
no body seems to be doing this.... the same thing is marathis doing.. then y so much panic.... if u cant learn marathi or punjabi or tamil... then y we guys learn and speak ur language...
RE:Lessons from Panipat
by Tom on Mar 20, 2008 06:22 PM Permalink
Hindi is not the mother tongue of Biharis. Our mother tongue is Bihari ( Magadhi, Bhojpuri, Maithli). Do we force these language on you? Would you please mind learning these languages in helping me preserve and spread my language? I feel like slave when I see no body taking interest in my language.
RE:Lessons from Panipat
by arun naik on Mar 21, 2008 12:42 PM Permalink
TO ALL - WHEN YOU GO TO SOME PLACE FOR YOUR EDUCATION, JOB, SHELTER, IT IS YOUR "MORAL" DUTY TO LEARN LANGUAGE OF THAT PLACE AND RESPECT THAT PLACE WHICH HAS GIVEN YOU SOMETHING, WHICH WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO YOUR OWN PLACE. WE MARATHAS ARE ALSO IN OTHER STATES ALSO BUT WE HAVE ACCEPTED THEIR LANGUAGE, CULTURE. IT IS FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN MORALITY. THE PRESENT CRISES IN MAHARASHTRA IS DUE TO IMORALITY OF OTHER STATE PEOPLE.
