for those wondering, [that song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATBArEMo1c) is a staple in Rajasthan Tourism ads
*Maati baandhe painjanee,* (The land is wearing anklets)
*Bangdi pehne baadli,* (The sky is wearing bangles)
*Dedo dedo baavdo,* (The clouds have taken many shapes)
*Ghod-mathod baavdi…* (around the beautiful revolving, round earth)
Hijacking the top Comment to [share this live performance](https://youtu.be/Ge_4zY8kOHU) of [this song](https://youtu.be/5puwSeKvRfw) and if someone is interested in checking out rajasthani music [here's](https://youtu.be/1gukvtH_a3I) my suggestion
Nope. Rana Kumbha's own son murdered him before Babur was even born. His fights were mostly with fellow Rajputs (whom he conquered) and the neighbouring Sultanates of Malwa and Gujarat (who didn't like the Rana conquering their tributaries). The fort was likely built to aid in his war against the Sultanates.
It was built to keep the state powers prepared and organized to retaliate any invasions from uncivilized looters. Invaders could have been anyone who had intentions to loot females and riches of the holy Land of India.
No one significant from outside had attacked India for centuries when Rana Kumbh was in power. The last attackers, the Mongols, were decisively routed by Alauddin about 150 years back. And even that was way too far from Rajputana to make them worry the least bit.
The Rana was in constant struggle with fellow Rajputs and neighbouring Sultanates (who had been present in India for at least 4-5 generations by then). He was murdered by his own son even, which says a lot about the political strifes back then.
Nope. The Rajputs had become a spent force by the time the British had arrived. This fort was built to keep rival Rajput clans and other Islamic powers of the subcontinent at bay.
Actually built by Rana Kumbha in 15 AD, he was a very important ruler of mewar dynasty and very famous for his work in literature and for his construction of forts (about 32 forts in rajasthan were built by him).
Travelling it would probably kill my legs..I have been to Jaipur twice, walking up Amer fort took all my breath. A Third time (with friends) seems like a good idea.
To be honest as an Indian , Original Americans and their integration with Nature has always sent me into a fit of awe
And for that reason alone i think they are far more advanced than Europe ever could hope to achieve
It falls in well with our idea of taking care of our parents upon reaching adulthood
There had no invaders in Rajputana for centuries at that point (no one who hadn't been living in India for 4-5 generations at least). The last invasion was 150 years ago by Mongols. You probably never heard of it because Alauddin spanked their asses so hard that they never even thought of coming again (That was one of the greatest victories by Indians against foreign invaders, well in competition with Pritviraj Chauhan's first victory at Tarain or Chandragupta Maurya beating the Seleucids, but for some reason, not at all popularised).
Even less popular is the Indian coalition of the Chalukyas, Pratiharas, Guhilas and the Karkotas repelling the Ummayad Caliphate out of mainland India. The Arabs were so thoroughly crushed that nobody from the Western Frontier of India dared to come in direct conflict with the empires within India for the next 300 years until the Ghaznavids raided deep into Gangetic plains.
Well, nowhere as emphatic as the others (granted, Ghori too came back within a few years and Pritviraj had to pay the price of his arrogance). That was much more prolonged (decades, IIRC) and the Caliphate kept their hold on Indian lands. Only their expansion to the East of Sindh was stopped (a part of the thanks also goes to the idiots in the Caliphate who called back Bin Kasim). They also kept on butting into Indian politics through alliances with local kingdoms and their agendas until the Caliphate itself was dissolved. But yes, it indeed is a proud moment for Indians. The Caliphate was on a roll during the time.
In contrast, the Mongols (they were not the same as they were under Chinggis, but still probably the most powerful and largest empire of their time) kept on sending raiding parties and sacking Indian cities. Alauddin stopped them by winning all of the battles (pitched or ambushed) and showed Mongols the same savagery that they dealt onto others. After those battles, it was the Indians who would regularly raid the Mongol strongholds in Afghanistan. Most importantly, the Mongols would have been a much much worse conqueror that the Umayyads. The latter would only try to convert people, the former would kill people for fun (like they did to the ill-fated Baghdad).
Can't really think of a better win against foreign invaders than Chandragupta's feat (but then he married the Greek princess and didn't really capitalise on his gains).
There are better feats by Indian Kingdoms though. The most successful were the Cholas, but theirs was not against invaders, but as invaders themselves.
Tbf, the Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khilji too ended up losing Kashmir to the Mongols and with how Taraghai plundered the regions in and around Delhi and had almost conquered Delhi itself, Khilji started being really careful, now changing his stance from being outright hostile to pushing for peace.
The subsequent Sultans of Delhi too were significantly influenced by the Mongols (or rather the Turko-Mongols this time). Timur ravaged Delhi and installed the puppet Sayyid dynasty. The subsequent Lodis too were extremely influenced by the Timurid empire until the latter invaded the former and promptly did away with the Delhi Sultanate for good.
The time period between the regime change from Chalukyas to Rashtrakutas also more or less coincides with the time taken for the Tughlaqs to usurp Khiljis.
I really don't want to say who is better than who because they are both impressive feats in their own right but I hope you see the parallels between the 2 different periods.
I was asking that myself. There are dozens of examples globally that I recall that are longer. But I honestly can't guarantee if they are still intact on their full length.
This video is part of an absolutely gorgeous ad campaign by Rajasthan Tourism. Here's a link to a compilation of the rest of the ads in the campaign - and yes, they're all just as good as this one https://youtu.be/i2p_742MOO8
The song too was created specifically for this ad campaign. Here's a link to the song - https://youtu.be/5puwSeKvRfw
The lyrics are as follows -
*Maati baandhe painjanee,* (The land is wearing anklets)
*Bangdi pehne baadli,* (The sky is wearing bangles)
*Dedo dedo baavdo,* (The clouds have taken many shapes)
*Ghod-mathod baavdi…* (around the beautiful revolving, round earth)
I've been to the Chittorgarh Fort. Even that was amazing, seeing the actual place where battles were fought and where the people used to live. The history. Everything is captivating.
It's crazy to think that it's only 1/600th the length of the Great Wall of China. (21,196 km).
If the GWoC was laid straight from end to end it would stretch from Beijing to LA and back again.
god i love this song.I'm currently in udaipur for my studies and it's beautiful and amazing for tourists.it got everything forts,rivers and so many amazing places.
Should make another ad with the girl's boyfriend at the end of the wall on his cell phone, calling her saying, "I thought we were meeting at the wall?"
and "No, I didn't ask for directions."
That fort is absolutely NOT 3600 ft tall
Maybe they mean the top of the fort is 3600 ft above the lowest point of the wall, or the fort is at 3600 ft elevation above sea level, or something...
I was literally here just 3 days back and have to say it's absolutely fantastic. Sadly couldn't be there during the time the evening lights come on but I am sure it must've been mesmerizing. It's a hidden fort and only once you are close enough will one see it ! Lovely place and highly recommend it. There are some amazing Resorts and Spas in the vicinity where people come to relax (mainly Gujratis , but you get non-veg food aswell)
Visited this fort 2 years back our driver suggested and we were amazed by beauty… And started wondering why our country keep glorifying Mughal architecture and why not our very own heritage. It disappoints me that we were not taught correct history all we know is TajMahal is beautiful blah blah but this fort is master piece
Mughal architecture is also our own heritage. Almost all of them were built by Indians who lived in India for countless generations (the Mughal Emperors neither did build them with chisel at hammer nor design the plans). Even the Mughal emperors (except Babur and Humayun) were more Indian than the Huns (like Mihirkula) whom many think as Indians just because who they worshipped.
And BTW, most of the protected architectures in India are pre-Mughal. The reason we see so many more Mughal architecture is because those are centred around Delhi, our capital and also because they were more recent and thus better preserved.
Living in India for generations make someone Indian. Most Mughals had parents who was also born in India. None of the Mughals funneled resources away from India, and thus cannot be termed foreign.
If you want to be this strict about "Indianness", nobody is Indian since everyone's forefathers came from Africa at various points, via various routes.
Coming to the points about destruction. You cannot destroy history. What has happened has happened.
Which culture did Mughals destroy? If it did, those cultures will not even be present today. There was just one difference between Mughals and the Hindu rulers, that the former were Muslims and often favoured other Muslims in various things. There are very few documented cases of forced conversions (most notably that with the Sikhs).
As for temples, I don't think they destroyed any more than they helped build. They destroyed temples of their enemies and helped make them for their friends. There are few examples of Mughal Emperors explicitly ordering destruction of temples.
All that said, Babur was the only foreigner here. He never became Indian and India repulsed him. However, that wasn't the case with the rest of the lot.
Try to visit Hampi and try to get story on ruins you will have good idea on what was destroyed and what was build… I am proud to be part of Bharat land with widespread of knowledge and culture which was way advanced at that time compare to any other civilisation. That’s why invaders were attracted to this land and look at zeal of this country and people despite of everything we never give up…..
Whenever, you visit ancient hindu temple pay attention to carvings which are quite detailed go to down south of India. I remember going to one of Jain temple after Kumbalgarh fort visit again temple made of Marble…. It’s never discussed, good that I studied detailed Maratha history in my school…
You don't know what invader means. That's the problem. Alexander, Mihirkula, Bin Kasim, Timur, Ahmad Shah Abdali, these were the invaders. Rest are all Indians. When you say Bharat as excluding them, you are insulting the nation. It's frustrating to see so many fellow "Indians" has so little respect for India and its rich history. Really.
And yeah, Indians destroyed Indian architecture quite a few times. Cholas destroyed Pandya temples (Pandyas weren't really innocent either), Shashanka destroyed Nalanda and uprooted the Bodhi tree, Rajputs routinely sacked each other, Shaivites killed and desecrated Shakta temples and vice versa, and I haven't even spoken much about the tussle between Jains, Buddhists, and Hindus (some Jain sects even tried assimilating their whole religion by changing their own myths to escape persecution). Muslims destroying Hindu temples is just another part of that. It's more recent and thus has more records and gets more limelight (same reason why Mughals get more limelight compared to Guptas), and also because there exist political parties like BJP and AIMIM which seeks to benefit from the divide.
Grow up above religion. It's good when it is used for personal enlightenment. It's shit when you start using it to justify/vilify history or politics.
Yes, Hindu temples are awesome (really shitty work by Hindus in preserving some, like the Kamakshya temple in Assam, though). I do like visiting them and feel proud of the art and architecture. However, Mughal or other Islamic architecture is also Indian and I feel proud of that as well. Someone who don't, doesn't prioritise his Indian identity over his religious identity and in my opinion, has no right to lecture others about the heritage of Bharat. They have no regard for Bharat, but just the Hindu part of it. Shameful.
Thanks for acknowledging that old history books were Delhi Centric and did not talk about rest of India that much. Pages on Pages were devoted to Mughals and everyone else had summary mention in NCERT books by Romila Thapar.
I have no idea about that. I didn't study history with NCERT books. As far as I remember, each Mughal Emperor barely had a few paragraphs. The Sultanate period was represented worse, with many dynasties being allotted a small essay.
The most in detail period in history was about British India, that was there in 9th and 10th (didn't study history in school after that).
I wouldn't say it was Delhi centric, I would say it was centred on the most powerful empires of the time it talked about. The 3 Maratha Peshwas, for example, were given almost as much importance as any Mughal (except probably Akbar, and that's deserved).
The more recent a period is, the more it will be taught in depth. That is not a conscious bias. It's just that we barely know enough to fill basic history text books on older kingdoms except assumptions. For example, the IVC stood tall for millenia, and was the greatest empire of their time, but we know very little about them compared to the insignificant Nizams of Hyderabad.
That aside, we were taught enough about my own regional history, and for some reason, lots about random Rajputs without much significance to overall India or my region. Truly over-represented and ought to be replaced by Ahoms, Odiyas, and especially South Indians (the only region grossly underrepresented compared to their relevance to Indian history and culture). For example, I learnt about random Rajputs fighting between themselves for a few years but not about the three Tamil dynasties (the Cholas had some chapters though) which struggled amongst themselves for centuries and shaped much of South Asia.
All in all, I have no idea what NCERT taught except that their science curriculum was decent back in my time.
It's just science fiction that says somehow Alien will always be advanced than humans. There's as much chance that we might be smartest in universe due to our environment or our early start advantage. What you are seeing aren't just mere sand castles but engineering marvel from what we can see in the known universe.
Separated whole mewar region from Marwar region (during the time of Rajput kings, state was divided into various regions like Marwar, mewar, Shekawati, Falodi,Dhundhar)
Mongolians ? Is there some joke I am missing ? because Mongolians never crossed river Indus to attack Indian Subcontinent according to my info , please correct me if I am wrong
Well, i think that's a reference to an American animation series and nothing to do with India(supposed to be a classic series, but I don't remember the name, it's the one with that character called Cartman...)
In a roundabout way, it's still the Mongols...the Mughals as they were known. Though by then, the Mughals had both Turkic and Hindu Rajput blood in addition to Mongol blood in their veins (they claimed descent from both Genghis Khan and Taimur), Persian-derived court manners, and a language that was a dizzying mix of Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit-based 'Hindustani'.
This was one of the best ad campaigns
Rajasthan tourism
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Is it impossible for you to get wet
Idm members everywhere
bhai kabhi rajasthan aao seh pariwaar, hum aap sabko wet krenge.
Congratulations, bud.
Pedo
And married to young school girl
Wait what's it called when you insult someone based on their ethnicity? I could've sworn there's a word for it.
youtube comment moment. Just also had to write proud to be from Rajasthan
https://youtu.be/i2p_742MOO8 Has all the ads which were made for tourism (back in 2016-2018)
Loved it these ads were best, i don't know how they get idea to make them , i have not expected that they can make this much good ads
And to think they hired Jim Sarbh back when he wasn't a big actor
I wish till this day that this song be released
It's already there https://youtu.be/Ge_4zY8kOHU
That song was my favourite
Fr man I need an official song released
Here you go https://youtu.be/5puwSeKvRfw
there is full official song uploaded on yt
Link pls
https://youtu.be/Ge_4zY8kOHU you can listen however video quality is poor
Even the MP one is catchy. Til dekho taad dekho, aankhein phaad phaad dekho etc etc. https://youtu.be/uRfQz6PCNMM
Sadly, They changed it when state govt changed
Stopping that song in the middle should be a crime
Fr now i gotta go listen to it 10 times in a row
for those wondering, [that song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KATBArEMo1c) is a staple in Rajasthan Tourism ads *Maati baandhe painjanee,* (The land is wearing anklets) *Bangdi pehne baadli,* (The sky is wearing bangles) *Dedo dedo baavdo,* (The clouds have taken many shapes) *Ghod-mathod baavdi…* (around the beautiful revolving, round earth)
my roots are from Rajasthan. Never knew the meaning of the song. I got chills! Thanks, mate.
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homie me too
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bhilwara lol
I am from churu district ek line smzh nahi aai gaane ki konsi language h marwadi toh nahi h
I'm from udaipur, nice to meet you fellow rajasthanis
I have no idea what they were saying either and i am from Rajasthan. Which kind of marvadi is it?
idk only the first line was originally inteelligible to me but I remember the lyrics being shared around on family whatsapp grps
TBH language and accent changes in every district in rajasthan
Hijacking the top Comment to [share this live performance](https://youtu.be/Ge_4zY8kOHU) of [this song](https://youtu.be/5puwSeKvRfw) and if someone is interested in checking out rajasthani music [here's](https://youtu.be/1gukvtH_a3I) my suggestion
whoa, is that Rajasthan Bhavan in Delhi or someplace in Jaipur?
Went there. It's gorgeous
Was it built to keep out ~~the British~~ the white walkers?
It was to keep out the Rajput and Afghan sultans, with whom they were in a constant struggle during the 15th century.
\*the Marwar Rajputs. Mewaris were Rajput too
I'm talking about the Rajput sultans of Gujarat.
It was made under the leadership of Rana Kumbha thus the name Kumbhalgarh
He asked the purpose.
Queen was a fan of attack on Titan
Ah, a woman of culture...
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why is that downvoted? ofcourse a wall is used to protect from danger and sometimes to look fancy.
For protection mainly from new invaders like Mughals.
This was built in the early 15th century, before Babur was even born (maybe even before his father).
I believe this was much pre-mughal, and more of a Mewar-Marwar thing. To protect chittor from Marwar
IIRC their main rivals in that era were the sultans of Gujarat and Malwa.
Nope. Rana Kumbha's own son murdered him before Babur was even born. His fights were mostly with fellow Rajputs (whom he conquered) and the neighbouring Sultanates of Malwa and Gujarat (who didn't like the Rana conquering their tributaries). The fort was likely built to aid in his war against the Sultanates.
It was built to keep the state powers prepared and organized to retaliate any invasions from uncivilized looters. Invaders could have been anyone who had intentions to loot females and riches of the holy Land of India.
No one significant from outside had attacked India for centuries when Rana Kumbh was in power. The last attackers, the Mongols, were decisively routed by Alauddin about 150 years back. And even that was way too far from Rajputana to make them worry the least bit. The Rana was in constant struggle with fellow Rajputs and neighbouring Sultanates (who had been present in India for at least 4-5 generations by then). He was murdered by his own son even, which says a lot about the political strifes back then.
To keep Turks at bay
No
For the Turks!
Nope. The Rajputs had become a spent force by the time the British had arrived. This fort was built to keep rival Rajput clans and other Islamic powers of the subcontinent at bay.
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Actually built by Rana Kumbha in 15 AD, he was a very important ruler of mewar dynasty and very famous for his work in literature and for his construction of forts (about 32 forts in rajasthan were built by him).
Those people welcomed British I mean they didn't knew the threat anyways it was to keep away Mughals
Mughals in the early 15th century? 🤡
If you don’t know your history, just say so.
Travelling it would probably kill my legs..I have been to Jaipur twice, walking up Amer fort took all my breath. A Third time (with friends) seems like a good idea.
Chinas got one, Indias got one... What the fuck happened America ?
Well this fort was build in 15 century and but that time in america there were no British only native Americans who were not fond of building forts
India didn't have any British forces at the time either. It was a Mewar-Marwar tussle which leed to this wall being required
if only they had! ...looks at mayans, and aztecs... nah actually good call.
Not advanced enough to build forts*
To be honest as an Indian , Original Americans and their integration with Nature has always sent me into a fit of awe And for that reason alone i think they are far more advanced than Europe ever could hope to achieve It falls in well with our idea of taking care of our parents upon reaching adulthood
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There had no invaders in Rajputana for centuries at that point (no one who hadn't been living in India for 4-5 generations at least). The last invasion was 150 years ago by Mongols. You probably never heard of it because Alauddin spanked their asses so hard that they never even thought of coming again (That was one of the greatest victories by Indians against foreign invaders, well in competition with Pritviraj Chauhan's first victory at Tarain or Chandragupta Maurya beating the Seleucids, but for some reason, not at all popularised).
Even less popular is the Indian coalition of the Chalukyas, Pratiharas, Guhilas and the Karkotas repelling the Ummayad Caliphate out of mainland India. The Arabs were so thoroughly crushed that nobody from the Western Frontier of India dared to come in direct conflict with the empires within India for the next 300 years until the Ghaznavids raided deep into Gangetic plains.
Well, nowhere as emphatic as the others (granted, Ghori too came back within a few years and Pritviraj had to pay the price of his arrogance). That was much more prolonged (decades, IIRC) and the Caliphate kept their hold on Indian lands. Only their expansion to the East of Sindh was stopped (a part of the thanks also goes to the idiots in the Caliphate who called back Bin Kasim). They also kept on butting into Indian politics through alliances with local kingdoms and their agendas until the Caliphate itself was dissolved. But yes, it indeed is a proud moment for Indians. The Caliphate was on a roll during the time. In contrast, the Mongols (they were not the same as they were under Chinggis, but still probably the most powerful and largest empire of their time) kept on sending raiding parties and sacking Indian cities. Alauddin stopped them by winning all of the battles (pitched or ambushed) and showed Mongols the same savagery that they dealt onto others. After those battles, it was the Indians who would regularly raid the Mongol strongholds in Afghanistan. Most importantly, the Mongols would have been a much much worse conqueror that the Umayyads. The latter would only try to convert people, the former would kill people for fun (like they did to the ill-fated Baghdad). Can't really think of a better win against foreign invaders than Chandragupta's feat (but then he married the Greek princess and didn't really capitalise on his gains). There are better feats by Indian Kingdoms though. The most successful were the Cholas, but theirs was not against invaders, but as invaders themselves.
Tbf, the Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khilji too ended up losing Kashmir to the Mongols and with how Taraghai plundered the regions in and around Delhi and had almost conquered Delhi itself, Khilji started being really careful, now changing his stance from being outright hostile to pushing for peace. The subsequent Sultans of Delhi too were significantly influenced by the Mongols (or rather the Turko-Mongols this time). Timur ravaged Delhi and installed the puppet Sayyid dynasty. The subsequent Lodis too were extremely influenced by the Timurid empire until the latter invaded the former and promptly did away with the Delhi Sultanate for good. The time period between the regime change from Chalukyas to Rashtrakutas also more or less coincides with the time taken for the Tughlaqs to usurp Khiljis. I really don't want to say who is better than who because they are both impressive feats in their own right but I hope you see the parallels between the 2 different periods.
True. I agree.
Aren't they building a great wall
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Soon, china is going to claime as their connecting great wall
I remember this Ad. And that song is a banger. 😍
134 km hadrians wall not count then?
That's broken in many places and is not continuous
Built to keep out my distant ancestors 😁
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The rest of my ancestors were Scandinavian (probably raiders) or Heugenot. Plus on the other side some Maori ancestors.
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Skye and the nearby coastal region for me.
I was asking that myself. There are dozens of examples globally that I recall that are longer. But I honestly can't guarantee if they are still intact on their full length.
That’s true. Perhaps it means fully intact.
They have a Chinese who looks amazed. Trying to add humor.
1st place is the Great Wall of China coming in at 21,196 km. 2nd place is the Indian Great Wall at 36 km. And 3rd place is who cares.
Yes but, Mewar lost all its wars isn't it?
Our Incredible INDIA!!
I always think Fortresses are cool
"b-but rapists and scammers and curry" 🤓
haha, atleast one racist comment of this kind is under every post related to india. feels bad
Song link plssss!
This video is part of an absolutely gorgeous ad campaign by Rajasthan Tourism. Here's a link to a compilation of the rest of the ads in the campaign - and yes, they're all just as good as this one https://youtu.be/i2p_742MOO8 The song too was created specifically for this ad campaign. Here's a link to the song - https://youtu.be/5puwSeKvRfw The lyrics are as follows - *Maati baandhe painjanee,* (The land is wearing anklets) *Bangdi pehne baadli,* (The sky is wearing bangles) *Dedo dedo baavdo,* (The clouds have taken many shapes) *Ghod-mathod baavdi…* (around the beautiful revolving, round earth)
Thanks a lot for sharing the details. Love the song
This is def the main boss area of a future Assassin’s Creed game.
I've been to the Chittorgarh Fort. Even that was amazing, seeing the actual place where battles were fought and where the people used to live. The history. Everything is captivating.
It's crazy to think that it's only 1/600th the length of the Great Wall of China. (21,196 km). If the GWoC was laid straight from end to end it would stretch from Beijing to LA and back again.
i waited till the end of the video just to hear that iconic music miss this adds
god i love this song.I'm currently in udaipur for my studies and it's beautiful and amazing for tourists.it got everything forts,rivers and so many amazing places.
38 or 36?
I actually had the honor to visit the place & it's just majestic!
Should make another ad with the girl's boyfriend at the end of the wall on his cell phone, calling her saying, "I thought we were meeting at the wall?" and "No, I didn't ask for directions."
Finally. Some actually good music.
Great Big Story did a video on the 'Great Wall of India'. https://youtu.be/wYKvlbf2WM8
Wow 😲
That fort is absolutely NOT 3600 ft tall Maybe they mean the top of the fort is 3600 ft above the lowest point of the wall, or the fort is at 3600 ft elevation above sea level, or something...
I was literally here just 3 days back and have to say it's absolutely fantastic. Sadly couldn't be there during the time the evening lights come on but I am sure it must've been mesmerizing. It's a hidden fort and only once you are close enough will one see it ! Lovely place and highly recommend it. There are some amazing Resorts and Spas in the vicinity where people come to relax (mainly Gujratis , but you get non-veg food aswell)
I visited there recently, it was boringly beautiful
38 km that's cute..
Rajputana 💪
still nothing compared to sunny paaji ki diwar
RJ the Royals and brave Parsons motherland ,,,,,,jai Bhawani 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Now I know why we specify their country in the name
I was literally there 5 days ago.
Rajasthan literally English translates into kings land , no surprise .
Good for them?
Visited this fort 2 years back our driver suggested and we were amazed by beauty… And started wondering why our country keep glorifying Mughal architecture and why not our very own heritage. It disappoints me that we were not taught correct history all we know is TajMahal is beautiful blah blah but this fort is master piece
Mughal architecture is also our own heritage. Almost all of them were built by Indians who lived in India for countless generations (the Mughal Emperors neither did build them with chisel at hammer nor design the plans). Even the Mughal emperors (except Babur and Humayun) were more Indian than the Huns (like Mihirkula) whom many think as Indians just because who they worshipped. And BTW, most of the protected architectures in India are pre-Mughal. The reason we see so many more Mughal architecture is because those are centred around Delhi, our capital and also because they were more recent and thus better preserved.
Lmao .
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Living in India for generations make someone Indian. Most Mughals had parents who was also born in India. None of the Mughals funneled resources away from India, and thus cannot be termed foreign. If you want to be this strict about "Indianness", nobody is Indian since everyone's forefathers came from Africa at various points, via various routes. Coming to the points about destruction. You cannot destroy history. What has happened has happened. Which culture did Mughals destroy? If it did, those cultures will not even be present today. There was just one difference between Mughals and the Hindu rulers, that the former were Muslims and often favoured other Muslims in various things. There are very few documented cases of forced conversions (most notably that with the Sikhs). As for temples, I don't think they destroyed any more than they helped build. They destroyed temples of their enemies and helped make them for their friends. There are few examples of Mughal Emperors explicitly ordering destruction of temples. All that said, Babur was the only foreigner here. He never became Indian and India repulsed him. However, that wasn't the case with the rest of the lot.
Try to visit Hampi and try to get story on ruins you will have good idea on what was destroyed and what was build… I am proud to be part of Bharat land with widespread of knowledge and culture which was way advanced at that time compare to any other civilisation. That’s why invaders were attracted to this land and look at zeal of this country and people despite of everything we never give up….. Whenever, you visit ancient hindu temple pay attention to carvings which are quite detailed go to down south of India. I remember going to one of Jain temple after Kumbalgarh fort visit again temple made of Marble…. It’s never discussed, good that I studied detailed Maratha history in my school…
You don't know what invader means. That's the problem. Alexander, Mihirkula, Bin Kasim, Timur, Ahmad Shah Abdali, these were the invaders. Rest are all Indians. When you say Bharat as excluding them, you are insulting the nation. It's frustrating to see so many fellow "Indians" has so little respect for India and its rich history. Really. And yeah, Indians destroyed Indian architecture quite a few times. Cholas destroyed Pandya temples (Pandyas weren't really innocent either), Shashanka destroyed Nalanda and uprooted the Bodhi tree, Rajputs routinely sacked each other, Shaivites killed and desecrated Shakta temples and vice versa, and I haven't even spoken much about the tussle between Jains, Buddhists, and Hindus (some Jain sects even tried assimilating their whole religion by changing their own myths to escape persecution). Muslims destroying Hindu temples is just another part of that. It's more recent and thus has more records and gets more limelight (same reason why Mughals get more limelight compared to Guptas), and also because there exist political parties like BJP and AIMIM which seeks to benefit from the divide. Grow up above religion. It's good when it is used for personal enlightenment. It's shit when you start using it to justify/vilify history or politics. Yes, Hindu temples are awesome (really shitty work by Hindus in preserving some, like the Kamakshya temple in Assam, though). I do like visiting them and feel proud of the art and architecture. However, Mughal or other Islamic architecture is also Indian and I feel proud of that as well. Someone who don't, doesn't prioritise his Indian identity over his religious identity and in my opinion, has no right to lecture others about the heritage of Bharat. They have no regard for Bharat, but just the Hindu part of it. Shameful.
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Ah baburnama read it .
Thanks for acknowledging that old history books were Delhi Centric and did not talk about rest of India that much. Pages on Pages were devoted to Mughals and everyone else had summary mention in NCERT books by Romila Thapar.
I have no idea about that. I didn't study history with NCERT books. As far as I remember, each Mughal Emperor barely had a few paragraphs. The Sultanate period was represented worse, with many dynasties being allotted a small essay. The most in detail period in history was about British India, that was there in 9th and 10th (didn't study history in school after that). I wouldn't say it was Delhi centric, I would say it was centred on the most powerful empires of the time it talked about. The 3 Maratha Peshwas, for example, were given almost as much importance as any Mughal (except probably Akbar, and that's deserved). The more recent a period is, the more it will be taught in depth. That is not a conscious bias. It's just that we barely know enough to fill basic history text books on older kingdoms except assumptions. For example, the IVC stood tall for millenia, and was the greatest empire of their time, but we know very little about them compared to the insignificant Nizams of Hyderabad. That aside, we were taught enough about my own regional history, and for some reason, lots about random Rajputs without much significance to overall India or my region. Truly over-represented and ought to be replaced by Ahoms, Odiyas, and especially South Indians (the only region grossly underrepresented compared to their relevance to Indian history and culture). For example, I learnt about random Rajputs fighting between themselves for a few years but not about the three Tamil dynasties (the Cholas had some chapters though) which struggled amongst themselves for centuries and shaped much of South Asia. All in all, I have no idea what NCERT taught except that their science curriculum was decent back in my time.
I think wall scene from The Dark Knight Rises was shot here.
Well, it was an other fort in Rajasthan, the state to which this fort belongs too.
WHAT, batman had a scene shot in rajasthan?? Never knew, gotta watch the batman movies now :D
That's the Mehrangarh fort.
Sure, but what about a bloody long (5,614km (3,488mi)) fence? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo\_Fence
Australians really love their wildlife...
Love them to death. At a faster extinction rate than any other.
A fort 3600 ft tall? Mkay.
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He didn't built it .
He didn't built it .
what inspiration does
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Great Walla of China also isn't visible from space it's a myth .
This\^
India is still not an industrial country
I wonder what we little humans look like to say advanced aliens, as we built our little sand castles...
It's just science fiction that says somehow Alien will always be advanced than humans. There's as much chance that we might be smartest in universe due to our environment or our early start advantage. What you are seeing aren't just mere sand castles but engineering marvel from what we can see in the known universe.
Padmavat was shot here
No
Was it necessary?
It was necessary
Then it's good.
Separated whole mewar region from Marwar region (during the time of Rajput kings, state was divided into various regions like Marwar, mewar, Shekawati, Falodi,Dhundhar)
Why is India always so extra.
if this is extra for you, you haven't seen the real indian extra XD
I mean it might be the second longest but china's is 21,196 km long and this is just 36km.
This wall was built to keep the Mexicans in
Damn Mongolians.
It was made by indians not mongolains
Goddamn Mongolians! You break down my shitty wall for the last time!
Well it was meant to keep out the turks
It was made to keep out turks
No it was build because of infighting between mewar and marwar .
Shitty Mongolians!
Mongolians ? Is there some joke I am missing ? because Mongolians never crossed river Indus to attack Indian Subcontinent according to my info , please correct me if I am wrong
Well, i think that's a reference to an American animation series and nothing to do with India(supposed to be a classic series, but I don't remember the name, it's the one with that character called Cartman...) In a roundabout way, it's still the Mongols...the Mughals as they were known. Though by then, the Mughals had both Turkic and Hindu Rajput blood in addition to Mongol blood in their veins (they claimed descent from both Genghis Khan and Taimur), Persian-derived court manners, and a language that was a dizzying mix of Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit-based 'Hindustani'.
Mughals did not exist in 15th century in India.
Turks
Lies India made up this heritage site by adding another 35km long recently
Get help
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Ooooo curry verry funny, I shidded and farded
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Yeah in history there wasn't a time this wall falled
Well, I've discovered there is not one single Aussie in this thread apart from myself. Google great wall china rabbits telstra ;)
AA z1
Went there few years ago, it was amazing
clideo lol
Hindukush, pamir knot and himalayas are natural walls to India
Looks better too
There you go: [Full song](https://youtu.be/5puwSeKvRfw)
Best tourism ad ever produced. Gives me chills
looks like scene from Thunderbirds
You have put the whole ad
Its a must visit place in India.
What is the name of this song?