In 2009, Anurag Kashyap made Gulaal, a film about a fictitious Rajput secessionist movement. The leader of the movement had a long list of historic betrayals against the Rajputs, the last of these ...

Padmavat, a tale of a mythical queen featuring love, honor, and sacrifice, has captured the imagination of readers and audiences for centuries. In 2018, acclaimed Bollywood director Sanjay Leela ...

Adityakrishna Singh Deora is a mechanical engineer and social science enthusiast. His research interest lies in the history of tribes and clans of north and central India. India’s medieval history ...

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of the article, published under the headline “History lesson: Padmavati was driven to immolation by a Rajput prince, not Ala-ud-din Khalji”, stated that the fictional ...

The history of Rajput rulers is filled with tales of bravery, resilience, and honor. While names like Maharana Pratap and Rana Sanga are famous, many other Rajput kings also played key roles in ...

Outrage over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Padmavati spreads as women from Rajput community join protests to defend queen Padmini’s honour. The outrage over the film Padmavati continues to grow, with ...

Amid calls from the erstwhile royal families in Rajasthan and elsewhere to ban Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film Padmavati, at least one voice has emerged urging the protesters to watch the film ...

A controversy has erupted on social media over giving 22 pages to Maratha history and only 2 pages to Rajput history in an NCERT book. People are calling it an ignorance of Rajput valor and ...

The principal Rajput states of Mewar (Udaipur) Marwar (Jodhpur) and Amber (Jaipur) were alienated from the Mughal Empire due to the religious and administrative policies of Aurangzeb. The rulers of ...

Kunwar Arunoday Singh Parihar, who is the prince of Nagod estate in Madhya Pradesh and who claims to be the direct descendant of King Mihir Bhoj (44th in line of descendency from the legendary king), ...