Since Irfan Habib is in the news again, here is a four-part series I had written way back in 2019. Happy reading!
--- 1. Tarikh-i-HabibiβBeing the Partial Chronicle of Irfan Habib: The Progenitor dharmadispatch.in/history/tarikhβ¦
In full solidarity with #IStandWithIsrael, here are some lessons for Hindus.
1. Israel and India began around the same time after colonization ended. 2. From then, till now, the world has always stood by Israel. 3. Why?
Because:
-- a. Israel was not cursed with a Nawab Nehru.
-- b. Showing Strength commands respect. Not Nehru's red rose of peace.
4. Compared with Israel for the same period, India has suffered far too many Izlamic terror attacks. Each attack only emboldened the perpetrators because of Nehruvian pusillanimity.
Exemplary act by Sri @AmitShah vis a vis the Dharma-Danda or Sengol (Tamil). The Dharma Danda is as old as Sanatana Dharma itself. Merely its design, form, shape, etc., varied from time to time, empire to empire.
The Dharma-Danda has a literal, symbolic, practical and ethical value. As its wielder, the king embodied Dharma in the combined realms of sovereignty, protection, military, and jurisprudence. Hindu texts dealing with the coronation ritual are both delightful & ennobling to read.
At the time of coronation, the Purohita would tap the king's head thrice with the Dharma-Danda proclaiming, "Raja Dharmiko Bhooyaat" -- May the King become an upholder of Dharma. Only after this would the king sit on the throne.