The Brahmin Warrior (Paperback)

R. Durgadoss

ISBN 10: 9353336929 / ISBN 13: 9789353336929

Published by Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. Having defeated Rana sanga and his Rajput Army in the battle of khanwa, Babur descends upon chanderi in January 1528. With only a few men to defend the fort, the Rajput decide that the women would immolate themselves and save their honour, while the men would fight Babur's forces till theast drop of their blood. Even as the women start jumping into the fire, me era, the wife of the head priest, stays back. She has conceived after sixteen years. Her husband runs away to save himself and she is forced into slavery by her captors. Fortunately, she and her new-born son, Aditya, are rescued from the slave market by a Sufi ascetic, who hands them over to Abdul gafoor, a Mughal commander. Me era and Aditya become a part of gafoor's family and he treats herike a sister. Aditya grows up to become the most skilful warrior in the army of the Hindu king hemu. But, can he be trusted? Find out in this action-packed page-turner. Babur defeats Rana Sanga, attacks Chanderi. Rajput women immolate, men fight. Meera saved by Sufi, joins Mughal commander's family. Son Aditya becomes skilled warrior for Hindu king Hemu. Trust issues arise. Action-packed story unfolds. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Brahmin Warrior (Paperback)
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9353336929
• ISBN 13: 9789353336929
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Having defeated Rana Sanga and his Rajput army in the Battle of Khanwa, Babur descends upon Chanderi in January 1528. With only a few men to defend the fort, the Rajputs decide that the women would immolate themselves and save their honour, while the men would fight Babur’s forces till the last drop of their blood. Even as the women start jumping into the fire, Meera, the wife of the head priest, stays back. She has conceived after sixteen years. Her husband runs away to save himself and she is forced into slavery by her captors. Fortunately, she and her newborn son, Aditya, are rescued from the slave market by a Sufi ascetic, who hands them over to Abdul Gafoor, a Mughal commander. Meera and Aditya become a part of Gafoor’s family and he treats her like a sister. Aditya grows up to become the most skilful warrior in the army of the Hindu king Hemu. But, can he be trusted? Find out in this action-packed page-turner.

About the Author

Dr R. Durgadoss is an entrepreneur, an inspirational speaker, a writer and a life coach. He holds a PhD in corporate finance and has had a career spanning more than three decades with leading multinational institutions.