A forgotten Sanskrit drama of 13th century describes Sultan Iltutmish's invasion of Mewar, focusing on the suffering of ordinary people who were caught in the tragedy.
There is similar one in South also. Gangadevi wrote Madhura Vijayam, and much of it is lost. We have lost the complete version, and two copies found in Trivandrum are the source.
Though her command over Sanskrit is considered extraordinary, the work never got the glory it deserved.
She writes about atrocits by invading Sultanate left behind by Malik Kafur exhorting the King to remove the Sultanate.
A good part of Indian literature(regional or Sanskrit) is not visible yet to masses. Interestingly we have accounts of Richard the Lionheart (the english king), where in 1187 he hears the harrowing account of Muslims retaking Jerusalem and the carnage that followed by Archbishop and decided to go on Crusade. His Crusades became some of founding national legends of later British identity and English as a nation and whole institutions are dedicated to studying it still today. We have many such accounts of resistance (much more justifed as we were on our own land) which, honestly forget getting individual institutional focus, they are rarely brought in mass consciousness.
There is similar one in South also. Gangadevi wrote Madhura Vijayam, and much of it is lost. We have lost the complete version, and two copies found in Trivandrum are the source.
Though her command over Sanskrit is considered extraordinary, the work never got the glory it deserved.
She writes about atrocits by invading Sultanate left behind by Malik Kafur exhorting the King to remove the Sultanate.
A good part of Indian literature(regional or Sanskrit) is not visible yet to masses. Interestingly we have accounts of Richard the Lionheart (the english king), where in 1187 he hears the harrowing account of Muslims retaking Jerusalem and the carnage that followed by Archbishop and decided to go on Crusade. His Crusades became some of founding national legends of later British identity and English as a nation and whole institutions are dedicated to studying it still today. We have many such accounts of resistance (much more justifed as we were on our own land) which, honestly forget getting individual institutional focus, they are rarely brought in mass consciousness.
Is the Sūri surname of the author etymologically same as that of Sher Shah Suri?
Sūri means "learned" or "wise" in Sanskrit. "Suri" in Sher Shah's name refers to a tribal/lineage name. Both are different.
Great article! Nice to see someone else from Swami Chinmayanandas ecosystem