....I hv the advantage of Eastern India , hvin roots thr , the Southern India , hvin travelled intensely on countless long fmly trips tnx to my Father , Northern India . now tht I am settled thr in the National capital region with regular Annual visits frm Maldives Isles....tht leaves the West where I had forayed into Ajmer sharif v frequently , again tnx to my Father , & Jaipur , Bikaner , Jodhpur , Jaisalmer , all suitably visited frm Gurgaon , whr we finally settled .........now , as Salabat Khan the Mir Bakshi( C&C) of the Imperial Mughal army engages the King of Jaipur Ishwari Singh who is siding Ram singh , Suraj Mal who is clinging on to Kota ..... to win a battle for Bhakt Singh who is Eyeing Kota , Jodhpur , as a part of their perennial internecine warfares .....towns of Haryana .....Narnaul , Jajjhar , Pataudi , Mewat , Sohna all r flashing in & off as Salabat Khan moves with Bhakt singh thru these to draw a battle line .....Its a deja vu as it happened quite a few pages back whn Alivardi Khan the Nawab frm Murshidabad is camped in familiar Bihar towns of Koilwar , Punpun , Barh , Patna , to engage the Marauding Maratthas.....to me these towns all of a sudden has shot into prominence as I scent incredible battles which had been fought thr more thn 200 yrs back in late 18th Century .....I feel amazed to find how logistically it was difficult for these Campaigns in those times , with harsh , untamed terrains , overflowing rivers and difficult & treacherous routes .....despite this the grandeur of the Palaces, Forts , Worship places , Rest houses in the form of Serais were in bloom , whn thr was no semblance of modern scientific development ....this forces me to think of the strength of the ruling class , who by all descriptions in war or peace , controlling huge swaths of territory , managed with Elan & indefatiguable energy defending & Usurping .....Valour , Chivalry , Intrigue , Deceit & Conceit & Nobility flowed Copiously frm these Kingdoms as never before ....as India was a group of Principalities ....wht held thm in commonality was the administration , which was definitely in place whn it came to enforcing Law & Order , Revenue collection , Trading & Philanthropy ....Its really a pleasure to note the Evolution of Modern day India , whn u delve deep into the past.....The Indigenous Hindus , the foreign Turks & Iranis with Afghans & Christian missionaries of Portugal , Dutch , French shaped India with later near total British dominance & involvement .....Good or Bad tru evolution is achieved whn the causative agents r multifarious .....hence the current stability of our Country as a mixed Race .....the diverse milieu of India is attributed to this ......!!!!
.....Rojnamcha...!!! the Indian Ocean Diary having being initiated in 2010 is very close to Heart....journey of an Indian Doctor's service in a remote land...!!!
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