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Its about to be the mid night .......
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I should say thay the quite a early for the Brand new Thursday........
This is the time to Love ................
Here is my new Post over the one of the................
===========Ancient Love Story of Jodha Akbar==========
Jodhaa
Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a political marriage of
convenience that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor,
Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
King Barmal of Amer, who needed Akbar’s protection for his kingdom, offered his daughter’s hand in marriage to Akbar and the great Emperor Akbar decided to marry a rather reluctant Jodhaa. Little did Akbar know that the young girl he agreed to marry in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, was a fiery Rajput princess and he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey-the journey of true love.
King Barmal of Amer, who needed Akbar’s protection for his kingdom, offered his daughter’s hand in marriage to Akbar and the great Emperor Akbar decided to marry a rather reluctant Jodhaa. Little did Akbar know that the young girl he agreed to marry in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, was a fiery Rajput princess and he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey-the journey of true love.
Emperor
Akbar was a man of great political acumen combined with valour which
helped him secure not only the Hindu Kush, but also extend his empire
from Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, and from the Himalayas to the
Narmada River. Through a shrewd blend of diplomacy, intimidation and
brute force, Akbar won the allegiance of the Rajputs. But this
allegiance was not universal. There was a group of proud Rajput kings
who held out and always considered Akbar as a foreign invader. In such
circumstances, marriages between Rajputs and Mughals were frowned upon.
Maharana Pratap led the group of rebel kings and banned inter marriages
between Rajputs who had given their daughters to the Mughals and the
ones who had not.
King
Barmal of Amer, who needed Akbar’s protection for his kingdom, offered
his daughter’s hand in marriage to Akbar and the great Emperor Akbar
decided to marry a rather reluctant Jodhaa. Jodhaa agreed to marry him
on two conditions: that she would retain her Hindu faith and that she
could worship her Lord Krishna in the Mughal palace. Akbar not only
accepted her conditions, but also appreciated her courage, simplicity
and strength of character for openly expressing them. The marriage took
place, and Jodhaa placed yet another condition on him: that she would
only become intimate with him when she was ready, which the emperor also
accepted. Even after Akbar’s acceptance, Jodhaa resented being reduced
to a mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance. Akbar’s biggest
challenge now did not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the
love of Jodhaa – a love hidden below deep resentment and extreme
prejudice.
Jodhaa
is forced to marry the Emperor Akbar to protect her father’s kingdom.
Their relationship starts off with a lot of dislike and prejudices.
Gradually as they started to live together, she came to feel an awe
inspired by his bravery, his fair and just methods of ruling a vast
empire, and his strong personality. At the same time, she was amazed by
his kindness, goodness of character and respect for her. Akbar in turn
was impressed by her beauty, poise and compassion towards others. He
fell deeply in love with her but waited for her to reciprocate his love.
He built a small temple for her inside her quarters and did not
interfere in any of her activities. She learned his language, cooked for
him in spite of being the Queen of Hindustan, and when he fell ill, she
nursed him with true devotion. They fell deeply in love and their true
union took place mentally and physically. They complemented one another
and what started as a marriage for political and social obligation
turned into a lifetime of eternal love and true devotion.
Some
relationships start off on a note of opposition and dislike and then
move on to richer, fulfilling levels. When arranged marriages take place
due to external influences or as a compromise or when two people of
diverse cultural or religious backgrounds enter into matrimony, there is
a huge difference, mental gap or a vacuum to be filled. If both the
partners do not take that extra step to tolerate, accept and appreciate
each other’s likes, dislikes, desires and feelings, the vacuum may just
keep growing and prove very difficult to fill. In practice, arranged
marriages provide an equal or better opportunity for process of mutual
self-discovery to mature. When two people with the right positive
attitude enter into an arranged marriage, they gradually learn to
complement one another and develop their relationship from the true
depth of their inner self. They learn to love their partner not only for
the qualities they see externally but for the real person inside who
they gradually discover. Incidentally, they also gradually come to
understand and respect one another and their families’ values.

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