Thread by @meenakshisharan

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The first contribution of Brahmins to the #Hindu National Pride was this #Brahmin ‘s reply to the 1st known foreign invaders, the Greeks(they called him ‘Dandamis’) on being threatened to be beheaded on his refusal to meet Alexander.
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“Alexander has’nt yet seen other bank of Vyas
If he successfully faces brave🇮🇳states beyond & yonder still
the powerful empire of Magadh,
yet remain alive,I shall consider.
He may behead me but can’t kill my soul”

Plutarch gives full text of this #Brahmin ‘s fearless reply

3)
Alexander realized, #Brahmins exerted powerful influences upon the governments of🇮🇳Republics,
that tongues of these fearless Brahmins were sharper than Khatriya swords.

Before beheading one he asked,
why he instigated a certain-ruler against him & came the reply👇🏻

4)
“It was my most sacred tenant,if I were to live, I ought to live honourably, else I should die”.
Plutarch LX1V

On his way back, Alexander faced ‘Brahmanak Janpad’, a small Janpada of #Brahmin who fought him to the last man for the sake of #Hindu National Pride & Independence

5)
It was the #Brahmin Vishnugupta (from town of Chanak),
a teacher at #Takshshila University, who gave Political Craft lessons to Chandragupta & conspired to wipe out the whole of foreign dominance from Panchanad to Sindh within 6/12 months.

6)
When Mahmud of #Ghazni in A.D. 1026, assailed Temple of #Somnath it was the #Brahmins who shouldered the responsibility of its protection.

At least 50,000 #Hindus including #Brahmin Pundits fell fighting in the defence of their Dharma,
their #Temple
#IndebtedToBrahmins

7)
Arab invaded Sindh with newly converted Persians,Turanians, Afghans,Moghuls, who fell on 🇮🇳with ferocity at their command
They began settling down with 3-4 kidnapped Hindu women each.Muslim Women too played their devilish part in the molestation & harassment of Hindu women.

8)
Maharshi Deval gathered #Brahmin Kshatriyas,others & guided them to new religious thoughts of #reconversion to recuperate losses suffered by Hindus

Thousands of converts were reconverted to Hinduism

Pregnant #Hindu women were freed were considered pure

#IndebtedToBrahmins

9
#Brahmin Acharya Medhatithi’s Mantra👇🏻
“कृण्वन्तो विश्वं आर्यं "
“Make the whole🌎 Aryan”
“Muslim aggression should be paid back with still more disastrous counter aggression”

#Hindus reconquered #Sindh within 30yrs of Kasim’s invasion& maintained their grip for 200yrs

10)
The #Brahmin Madhavacharya Vidyaranyaswami inspired #Hindus to check Muslim religious aggression

Reconverted forcibly converted Harihar & Bukka
Crowned Harihar,the Hindu Emperor of Vijaynagar A.D.1336

Built lake Madavteerth,effected mass reconversions with ceremonial bath.

11)
Shri Ramanujacharya and his disciples, Shri Ramananda & Chaitanya Prabhu also purified hundreds of Muslimized #Hindus
#IndebtedToBrahmins

“ #Brahmins are the veritable key to the strong fortress of the Hindu religion”.
#FerozShahTughlak

12)
It was the #Brahmins who announced hunger strike threatening to swallow fire to court martyrdom,against #Jizia tax imposed on the #Hindus by #FirozShah

He paid no heed, unable to bear the humiliation, many #Brahmin died in that horrible manner!

#IndebtedToBrahmins

13
Moorti Pooja was banned throughout the kingdom of #FerozShahTughlak

In protest this #Brahmin gathered #Hindus in the courtyard of his house & performed Kirtans with such devotion & pomp that many Muslim men, women & children devotedly joined his religious gatherings.

#Brahmin chose to be burnt alive over being converted!
In front of court in Delhi, hands & feet bound,
along with the Moorti of his Isht,
he was set on fire by Muslim demons

Without a sigh, the Brahmin remained bowed down to The Moorti till🔥swallowed him😢
#IndebtedToBrahmins

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