Thread by @vajrayudha11

It’s #haryanadiwas....But What does Haryana mean for you?...For me it’s much much more than just a state of modern Indian polity...It is birth place of Kartikeya..birth place of Democracy..land of awesome warriors who fought Islamic invaders in style..wanna know more about it?

The name Haryana appears first in the inscriptions of medieval times...

For eg this Palam Baoli inscription from 1276 AD makes reference to the land of Haryanaka.

Palam is referred to as Palamba and yes it’s the same place where Delhi international airport is located today.

On the side note: donor of the Baoli was resident of Delhi which he refers to as Sri Yoginipur. His description of his ancestral homeland of Punjab and its rivers is equally interesting. Notice the ancient Hindu names of the rivers of Punjab

Similarly names of many other towns and places of Haryana as we know them today appears in ancient and medieval inscriptions & literature as well.

The prosperity of medieval Haryana was well known to Indians. Here’s how Somadeva - A Kannada author from far away land describe the land of Haryana (& Eastern Punjab) and it’s people some 1000 years ago.

Do note how he specifically mentions about the popularity of the worship of Kartikeya in the land.

As per Skandapurana it was at Sthanutirtha (Modern Thanesar in Haryana) where Kartikeya was born and consecrated as Senapati of the Devas.

The coins from the land also shows strong connection of Kartikeya worship among the people of Harayana in Ancient times.

According another legend Rohitakam (Rohatak of modern times) was his favorite abode. Must be a popular pilgrim place of lord Skanda in ancient times!

Also note the name Yaudheya country used by Somadeva. It was an ancient name for the land of Haryana and parts of Eastern Punjab. Fame and prestige of Yaudheya country and it’s people was unmatched in ancient India.

Here’s concise History of Yaudheya people as they were known to the ancient Indians and Greeks..

twitter.com/i/events/13229…

Note that Yaudheyas were a Gana rajya/republican polity. Per Greeks, Parliament of Yaudheya country had 5000 representatives.

For some reason however we never ought to highlight the fact that Birthplace of our democracy not Europe but was ancient Northwestern India! 🤔

This ancient democratic institutes of Haryana would survive for long. Later on they would give rise to Khap Panchayats which would play a strong role in fight against Islamic invaders which is another glorious chapter in the history of the land.

Here’s the concise history of 1000 years of struggle against Jihadis.

It’s testimony to the fact that When the ancient roots are strong even worst of Jihadi storm can’t uproot the civilization.

twitter.com/i/events/88638…

So that’s our Land of Haryana. Ancient and Glorious..Martial and Pious...And that’s how we should remember it and celebrate it.. #haryanadiwas