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🐘 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢 - Ramrup Ghosh, the Chief General of Maharaja Sitaram Ray was honoured with the name 'Mēnāhāti' (মেনাহাতি/मेनाहाथी) for killing an elephant single handedly. He killed Mughal General Turab Khan in Battle of Kalikapur.  🎨 Priyam Dey One day Ramrup Ghosh was eating in the dining hall of the Bhushana Royal Palace during Dol yatra, when a mad elephant of Maharaja Sitaram Ray came running and spoiled his food. The elephant's name was Mena. Ramrup got very angry with the elephant for spoiling his food and beat it to death with an iron rod. Ramrup's 7 ft tall giant like broad dark complexion body was smeared with fresh red blood of the big elephant.  The news reached the Rajasabha of Maharaja Sitaram. Ramrup was brought before Raja Sitaram by his armies. Impressed by Ramrup's might and valour, Raja Sitaram named him "Menahati" after the elephant for his bravery and strength and appointed him as the head of the Bhushana Rajasena.  J...

Dakat Benimadhav Ray - Pandit who offered Bali of Pathans in front of Yavanamardini Kali Dakat Benimadhav Ray, portrait by Sumanto Pal In the 16th century, in Bengal Dakat Benimadhav Ray and his bandit gang stood as a terror for the Afghans in eastern India. Pandit Dakat's army used to capture the Pathans on the night of Amavasya and offer narabali in front of Maa Yavanmardini Kali. Pandit Dakat Benimadhav Ray offering sacrificed head of Pathans to his ishtadevi Maa Yavanamardini Kali, Chalanbeel, Bengal, 16th Century.  Pandit Benimadhav Ray was a resident of Tarash Chalan-Bil in the Rajshahi kingdom of Bengal. In his early life, he was a scholar Varendra Brahmin Pandit and Sanskrit Acharya. In that era Pathans used to demolish temples & murtis and forced to stop puja of Hindus. In view of the chaotic situation in society, Banimadhav decided to sharpen his sword to protect Dharma. He was a skilled swordsman possessing a unique Khadga, and he used to off...

☠️ Dakat Benimadhav Ray - Pandit who offered Bali of Pathans in front of Yavanamardini Kali 🌺 Artist - Sumanto Pal In the 16th century, in Bengal Dakat Benimadhav Ray and his bandit gang stood as a terror for the Afghans in eastern India. Pandit Dakat's army used to capture the Pathans on the night of Amavasya and offer their narabali in front of Maa Yavanamardini Kali . Pandit-Dakat Benimadhav Ray offering head of captured Pathans to his worshipped Yavanamardini Kali. Artist - Sumanto Pal  Pandit Benimadhav Ray was a resident of Tarash Chalan-Beel in the Rajshahi kingdom of Bengal. In his early life, he was a scholar Varendra Brahmin Pandit and Sanskrit Acharya. In that era Pathans used to demolish temples & murtis and forced to stop puja of Hindus.  In view of the chaotic situation in society, Banimadhav decided to sharpen his sword to protect Dharma. He was a skilled swordsman possessing a unique Khadga, and he used to offer bali of Pathans on e...

At the beginning of the 16th century, when the shadowy darkness of the tyrannical Mughal Empire began to spread throughout India, the 8 independent Hindu kingdoms of Bengal kept the torch of independent traditional rule burning in Eastern India during the period of unrest. Among these kingdoms, under the leadership of Agnikul Gaurab Raishrestha Maharajadhiraj Pratapaditya of Jessore kingdom, the power of Hindus gradually took shape, and by landing on the front line against the invasion of the Mughal empire, he spread his rule over the whole of Bengal and built an integral traditional Jessore empire. At the end of the 16th century, Maharaja Pratapaditya extended Jessore's borders from Puri to Sandwip by suppressing the Lohani Pathans of the Orissa Sultanate and the Portuguese in the creeks. By ousting the Mughals from the whole of Eastern India and declaring the independence of Bengal, he re-established the Bengali nation's past glory of valour. Maharaj Pratapaditya ...

বিক্রমাদিত্য পুত্রশ্চ প্রতাপাদিত্যসংজ্ঞকঃ ।  রাজরাজেশ্বরো বীরো মহাধনুর্দ্ধরঃ স চ ।।  উদ্ধারিতো বঙ্গদেশং যবনস্য করাৎ বলাৎ ।  অস্য বীর্য্যপ্রভাবেন দিল্লীশঃ কম্পিতঃ সদা ।। ~ ক্ষিতীশবংশাবলীচরিত 📜 বিক্রমাদিত্যের পুত্র যিনি প্রতাপাদিত্য নামে সংজ্ঞায়িত হন; তিনি মহাবীর, রাজরাজেশ্বর এবং মহধনুর্ধর । তিনি বঙ্গদেশকে যবনদের করালতা থেকে উদ্ধার করেন । তাঁর বীর্য্যপ্রভাবে দিল্লীর বাদশাহ সর্বদা ভয়ে কম্পিত হতে থাকেন। _______________________________ विक्रमादित्य पुत्रश्च प्रतापादित्यसंज्ञक: । राजराजेश्वरोवीरो महाधनुर्धरः स च ।। उद्धारितो बंगदेशं यवनस्य करात् बलात् । अस्य वीर्यप्रभावेन दिल्लीश: कम्पित: सदा ।।    ~ क्षितीशवंशावलीचरित 📜 👑 The blessed son of Vikramaditya who is defined as Pratapaditya; He is a gallant warrior, king of kings and a master of archery. He rescued Baṅgadēśha from the brutality of Yavanas. The Badshah of Delhi always trembles with fear due to his tyranny.  - KshitishVanshavaliCharita 📜 ⚔️ Upcoming 5 May, the day ...

On the birth anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu today on Dolapurnima 1429 Bangabda, realize - "Sri Chaitanya - As He Really Was" _ 'Qazi Dalan' [Oppressing the Qazi].  The rising popularity of Sri Chaitanya and the rise of Hindus under his leadership caused headaches for the Yavanas. So Chand Qazi issued an order to stop chanting the Vaishnava name and performed cow slaughter.  Enraged, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu surrounded the Kazi's house armed with his Gaudiya councilors and ordered them to break down the Kazi's house and set it on fire.  When the chanting of Kirtan was banned by the order of Chand Qazi in Nadia and the brutal persecution of the Vaishnavas began, Sri Chaitanya Deva gave in fiery speech: "We shall break the house and doors of Qazi, we shall openly chant Kirttana and see what harm he can even do. Nobody of us will have a single drop of fear in our mind." ~ Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Qazi Dalan Parba 📜 The ...

👑⚔️ Śrīpurēra Adhipati Kēdāra Rāẏa nāma  Mahārājā ati āḍhya yud'dhabr̥tti kāma 🚩 The ruler of Sripur who is famous on earth in the name of Kedar Ray, is very opulent who use to plunder the wealth of Moguls. His army and cannons are numerous, no Nawab can battle him. If the Nawab-Aswar attacks his kingdom, he kills & drives them away. He sacrifices many buffaloes to the Dēvī & was never afraid to sacrifice heads of Yavanas. ~ Sri-Bhaktamala Charita, Bharati, 1291 Chaitra 📜 ⚔️ 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 : ★ Man Singh was convinced of the necessity of extinguishing the independence of Maharaja Kedar Rayy & sent Manda Rai with 100 war-vessels for battle. In result, the combined Mughal fleet was defeated by Banghāli-Kōṣā attack & Manda Rai was killed.  ★ In 1604 AD, Man Singh to make a 2nd & stronger attempt thus sent Kilmaq Khan to subdue Kedar Ray. Maharaja Kedar Rayy, equipped with fully 500 men-of-war besieged the Mogul General Kilmaq Khan ...

The historical meeting of the Brahmin Acharya & the Kshatriya Nripati at Madhavpasha Katyayani temple, art by Trisha Majumder   Baṅgādhipati Mahārājā Śrī DanujamardanaDēva takes a vow to establish Dharm'marājya after seeking blessings from Acharya Chandrashekhar, Madhavpasha Katyayani Mandir  __________________________________________ The rise of military Hindu power in Bengal in the fifteenth century was inspired by the countrymen of the Bandyavamśīẏa Brāhmaṇa Achāryya Śrī Chandrasekhara Chakrabarttī, historically known as " Chandracharya ". He was the kulguru of Bāṅgālādhīśwara Mahārājā Śrī Danujamardan Ramnath Deva as well as the learned chief member of the Chandradwip Royal Court.  A portrait of Maharaja Sri Danujamarddana Ramanatha Deva, by Ritingkar Datta Choudhury The traditional Aryan culture of India was endangered due to the continuous anti-religious persecution of Delhi Sultanate and Jaunpur Sultanate. He realized that all the H...

***[[ 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 ℕ𝕠𝕒𝕜𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕚 ℝ𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝟙𝟡𝟜𝟞 ]]*** ● Bravehearts of Noakhali :  ⚜️ Shri Rajendralal Roy Chowdhury  ⚜️ Shri Krishnamohan Roy ⚜️ Shri Chittaranjan Dutta Chowdhury  More or less many people know about the many days of horrific riot in Noakhali and adjacent areas during the Kojagari Lakshmi Puja period of 1946. But in the meantime, many Bengalis have fought to protect their land, thousands of years of culture. So maybe the worship of Lakshmi is still intact in Noakhali today. Here are the reports of three such fighters - ★ 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐲 - Rajendralal RoyChowdhury was the Zamindar of Karpara, President of Noakhali Hindu Mahasabha & also the President of Noakhali District Bar Association, who led the armed retaliation of Hindus during Noakhali riot.  On 10 and 11 October 1946, he fought the M league goons steadily with his rifle. He also gave security to Swami ...

Gaudeshwar Vishwarup Sena - Sena dynasty Monarch of Bengal who erected Victory Pillars at Varanasi defeating Mamluks Arirāja-Ghātukaśaṅkara SaGargaYavanānwaẏaPralaẏaKālarudra ParamaSaura Gauṛēśwara Viśwarūpa Sēna was the sixth Monarch of the Chandrakūla Sena dynasty of Bengal in the 13th century. He was the son of Parama-Narasimha Gaudeshwar Lakshman Sena and Maharani Vasudevi and the youngest prince of Sena kingdom. In 1212 Emperor Vishwarup Sena defeated the ruling Mamluk Sultan of Delhi Shamsuddin Iltutamish, conquered & liberated Varanasi Kashi-Vishwanath temple, established victory pillars {𝘷𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘩𝘢} in Kashi and declared Kashi as the land of Shiva-Vishweshwara {The Lord of All}. Gaudeshwar Vishwarup Sena entering Varanasi with his Royal Navy, portrait by Gandaberunda From his copperplate grants of Madanpara, Idilpur and Dhaka are mentioned the glorious time of his reign, the expansion of his vast Empire up to Varanasi and the conques...

~• [[ 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚-𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 ]] •~ Today, when our nation is plagued with Rohingya problem, in addition, the state system is very busy to appease these Rohingyas, it is important for us to know how our forefathers wiped out these Rohingyas for the sake of the country. •√ Rasangamardan-Narayan Ray   was the Commander-in-chief of Maharaja Dhanyamanikya (1490-1520 AD) of the Tripura kingdom in the south-east of Bengal. This infamous Bengali youth rose to the rank of commander of Tripura state with his own discretion and enthusiasm. Details about him are mentioned in the Tripura Rajamala. Silver coin of Tripura king Dhanya Manikya (1490-1520 AD) Towards the end of the 15th century, a section of Rohingya bandits occupied Chattogram [Chittagong] region bordering the southern end of the port. In 1501 the Chattogram goddess Devi Chatteshwari ordered in a dream to Raja Dhanyamanikya t...

***[[ 𝕲𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝕮𝖆𝖑𝖈𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖆 𝕽𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 1946 ]]*** The Glory of 16 August 1946 when the Bengal Gangsters "Bharatiya Jatiya Bahini" gang led by Lord GC Mukherjee miserably destroyed the entire mob of Muslim League, while the every Mauser pistols in hands of Bengalee Rebels shaking the bones of Quaid-e-Azam out of fear. Sri 𝘽𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙮𝙖𝙮 & Sri Bijoy Singha Nahar, the eminent armed revolutionaries of Anushilan Samiti inspired Gopal Mukherjee to retaliate in that misery. ∆ Let us draft the Lista de Leaders of Hindu Retaliation in different regions of Calcutta '46: * 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫 - Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay. * 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐚 - Jugal Charan Ghosh. * 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫 - Shatarup Ghosh, Prafulla Kanti Ghosh. * 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫 - Ranjit Kumar Saha. * 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐫 - Sukumar Basu, Malay Sarkar. * 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫 - Sukhdeb Saha. * 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 - Nabajyoti Barman. * 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤...

|| 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘃 𝗥𝗮𝘆  - the Hindu King of Bardhaman in Bengal who defeated & beheaded Delhi invader Zafar Khan Ghazi || Maharaja Bhudev Ray was the King of Vedbhum (Bhediya) in the Bardhamana-bhukti region of Bengal. He defeated the Sipahsalar of Delhi Sultanate Zafar Khan Ghazi in the Battle of Mahanad (1305) & beheaded the Ghazi in the banks of Bhagirathi. He restored the holy shaiva shrine of Tribeni & the famous port of Saptagram & restarted the auspicious Tribeni Kumbha Mela of Bengal. In 1292, Triveni was attacked by Baharam Aitigin Zafar Khan Ghazi, the General of the Delhi Sultanate. At the behest of Zafar Khan, the Turkic army carried out a large massacres in Triveni, disrupted Hindu religious processions and destroyed many Hindu temples. A Vishnu temple and Vishnu stambha of Tribeni built in the Pala era, the magnificent Krishna temple, the Mata Ganga temple and the Srinkhala Devi Shaktipeeth had been destroyed. Zafar Khan ba...

Hindu Resistance of Ishan-Vanga Srihatta - Samudratanaya Maharaja Gaur Govinda -  the Hindu Monarch of Srihatta of defeated Turkic Invaders 3 times  Samudratanaya Maharaja Sri Gour Gobinda Srihattadhishweravyah Samudratanaya Maharaja Gauda Govinda (শ্রীহট্টাধীশ্বেরভ্য: সমুদ্রতনয় মহারাজ গৌড় গোবিন্দ/श्रीहट्टाधीश्वरव्य: समुद्रतनय महाराज गौड़ गोविंद)  was the 21st Monarch of medieval Srihatta janapada's  Gour Kingdom  in the Ishana-Vanga. He is described as a very conservative  Hindu  ruler whose reign started in 1260. He is honoured for his tremendous military power and for defeating the Turk invaders of Lakhnauty three times.  In early thirteen century, Sribhumi was ruled by Maharaja Jayananda. His three sons Srinanda, Upananda and Govardhan became embroiled in a quarrel. This conflict gradually took the shape of a civil war. After defeating Upananda, Maharaja Gaur Govardhan became the ruler of Brahmachal. He ruled...