![]() ![]() “In fact all heroes - from Pratap to Prithviraj Chauhan - that the RSS is projecting had lost conclusively. ![]() ![]() The storied military campaign is among several historical facts that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ruling BJP’s ideological fount, is accused of trying to rewrite as part of efforts to promote its vision of Indian culture and way of life. Most academics scoff at this idea because historical evidence shows that Pratap, the ruler of the erstwhile Mewar region, fled the battlefield, although in the later years he continued his guerilla war against the Mughals. School students in Rajasthan will soon be taught that Rajput warrior Maharana Pratap defeated the decorated army of Mughal emperor Akbar in the Battle of Haldighati some 450 years ago.
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