She must be sick or exhausted Chachaji replies to Prithvi her name is Vaishali.
If she's Vaishali then who was Sanyo calling? Prithvi thinks in his mind.
Sanyo is still chasing after the imposter calling her out to stop, where are you heading.
Along behind the evil lady whose name is actually chorni lady follows ready to strike anytime with a knife.
Prithvi returns to his friends and tells them to keep an eye on the invaders. There is something suspicious about Sanyo I have to go to her now.
Sanyo is still shouting Vaishali Vaishali, just when chorni lady is about to stab her Prithvi makes his presence, just in time to save her and the chorni lady runs into hiding again.
Prithvi confronts Sanyo to explain what he knew and that Vaishali you are following is an imposter.
I will accompany you in search for her.
Sanyo says I don't need you and she slaps him right on the face knocking his false mustache off.
She doesn't know who he is and asks why you follow me, tell me the truth or I will shout, Prithvi says, shout all you want, so he introduces himself as Karan one of Mhj. Prithviraj's secret agent or detective. He has been sent out on mission. She tells him to go and threatens him anyways.
Finally Prithvi is so annoyed that he says, oh my God, I'm not intereseted in helping you anyways get lost!
Chander gets a great idea, he says lets dress up in attire like a baba
fortune-teller.
We can get information about the Sultan from the invaders. Ghori is already making a journey to find and attack Prithvi.
Meanwhile Prithvi is lost and cannot find Sanyo, Sanyo has caught up with the imposter Vaishali and is very close behind her.
Chander has already dressed up and is hailing as baba around the camp.
He approaches the invaders, he tells one of them that your saturn, uranus, neptune, are giving bad influences.
One of the invaders says, get lost to baba, another says sometimes these Hindustani babas are accurate.
Chander aka baba tells all of them will face the fortune of death.
They get frightened and ask for remedy.
Chander tells them to to take the name, Jai Mahakal Badrakali and say it on one foot continuosly that, will help.
Sanyo reaches some ruins and a cave, she again tells Vaishali to stop and gets surrounded by swordsmen the chorni lady's gang.
Sanyo asks them who they are, the chorni lady wears a veil and asks,
who were you looking for Vaishali?
Well heres Vaishali she tells Sanyo. The imposter removes her veil shes somebody else, Moini.
Prithvi tried to warn her but she paid no attension and acted very smart, she is repenting now.
The chorni lady removes her veil to reveil herself and tells she has kidnapped Sanyo.
Don't you try to run away my dear, she warns. She threatens with a knife to be silent and do exactly what I say or its going to be a very painful situation for you.
You know I never have the habit to take orders from anybody but to give them says chorni lady.
As usual Prithviraj Chauhan comes and slaughters the swordsmen one by one.
Chorni lady watches him in disgust as she loses her fighters.
Chachaji is already at the camp making preparations, he makes the guards look like they were assaulted and send one of them with a note that reads chorni lady has kidnapped Sanyogita.
We tried all our best to stop her from getting Sanyo but our efforts went avail. Chachaji thinks to himself Kannauj soon will all be his.
Prithvi has eliminated the swords-men, Chorni lady makes her hit with a dagger she misses many times, Prithvi is very quick and ducks in time.
But soon one dagger hits him. But where?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Episode on Saturday, January 5, 2008
Prithvi gets a flashback when he was paralyzed and how he lost Sanjam,
Prithvi obviously lets Kalia go for the sake of Pundir's and Arjun's life.
He cannot afford to lose another one of his friends.
The result is Kalia bashing the hell out of Prithvi.
The master gives a good laugh, Guru Karnik watches and gets annoyed.
One punch after another, Prithvi takes for his friends
Guru Karnik doesn't understand whats happening,
more blows on Prithvi,
Kalia throws Prithvi's body on the ground and kicks him in the stomach, Guruji yells for him to get up and fight, whats happening to you!
Kalia punches further, Prithvi does absolutely nothing but gets beaten up.
He looks straight at the friends continuously, for a moment,
where is Prithvi looking? Guru also sees in the same direction, okay now he understood the situation.
Guruji has already released Arjun and Pundir from the clutches of the master's guards.
Now the line is clear for Prithvi to bash Kalia .
The audience are amazed to see the reversed situation, but the master becomes angry.
Prithvi makes sure that Kalia doesn't get up and punches him repeatedly and makes a final slam with his elbow.
Guruji is so overwhelmed and happy. As soon as Kalia is eliminated the master starts to run out of the arena like a coward, Prithvi cannot follow so he takes someone's dagger and hits him bulls eyes in the back.
The master falls down and dies saying, Sultan Salamat Rehe!
So he worked for them says Prithvi.
How did did the Sultan know we are at the yathra?
looks like they knew about us and wanted to eliminate us one by one. Prithvi says,
we will apply the same.
Come on hurry back to the yathra the pilgrims must have almost reached the destination.
They reach, they pass by Sanyo, then pass by Chander who had been waiting patiently, he doesn't even recognise them they have some different dress style,
Prithvi gives him a clue shhhhhh! don't give us away he tells Chander softly, they know about us, we should keep a low profile.
I'll call myself Karan from now, says Prithvi.
Pundir watches the invaders head for the jungle. Good chance to follow them and find out about them, says Prithvi.
They follow closely lets eliminate them now says Pundir,
Prithvi doesn't want to make confusion as the pilgrims could get affected now is not the time.
Tara has already brought the news to Ghori, he is preparing the horse, this time he will himself get Prithviraj Chauhan. Tara asks for her execution because she did'nt get the success.
Chachaji and the chorni lady want to incorporate their plan now.
The lady gives some teerth to Chamki, it is obviously not teerth. She becomes unconscious. Chamki is replaced by an imposter called Moini and is told by the lady to start her work.
Sanyo heads towards the lake, Prithvi's attension goes there, he comes forward and he warns her not to go in that direction, she ignores and slips as usual Prithvi again has to come to her asssitance. Sanyo is annoyed and walks away forgetting to collect the water and leaving the kalash behind Prithvi picks up the kalash and calls her strange female.
Moini passes by both of them, the imposter runs forward Sanyo is startled and calls for her but she doesnt listen. Sanyo tells Prithvi to go on his own path let me go on mine.
Prithvi does just that, he returns to the camp, from a distance he sees Chachaji dragging a female, he follows behind they enter tent. Prithvi asks who is she what happened.
Chachaji replies, well she has suddenly become unconscious, she became sick and fainted.
Who is she?
Chachaji replies Vaishali.
Prithvi thinks in his mind, then who was Sanyo calling Vaishali just now?
Prithvi obviously lets Kalia go for the sake of Pundir's and Arjun's life.
He cannot afford to lose another one of his friends.
The result is Kalia bashing the hell out of Prithvi.
The master gives a good laugh, Guru Karnik watches and gets annoyed.
One punch after another, Prithvi takes for his friends
Guru Karnik doesn't understand whats happening,
more blows on Prithvi,
Kalia throws Prithvi's body on the ground and kicks him in the stomach, Guruji yells for him to get up and fight, whats happening to you!
Kalia punches further, Prithvi does absolutely nothing but gets beaten up.
He looks straight at the friends continuously, for a moment,
where is Prithvi looking? Guru also sees in the same direction, okay now he understood the situation.
Guruji has already released Arjun and Pundir from the clutches of the master's guards.
Now the line is clear for Prithvi to bash Kalia .
The audience are amazed to see the reversed situation, but the master becomes angry.
Prithvi makes sure that Kalia doesn't get up and punches him repeatedly and makes a final slam with his elbow.
Guruji is so overwhelmed and happy. As soon as Kalia is eliminated the master starts to run out of the arena like a coward, Prithvi cannot follow so he takes someone's dagger and hits him bulls eyes in the back.
The master falls down and dies saying, Sultan Salamat Rehe!
So he worked for them says Prithvi.
How did did the Sultan know we are at the yathra?
looks like they knew about us and wanted to eliminate us one by one. Prithvi says,
we will apply the same.
Come on hurry back to the yathra the pilgrims must have almost reached the destination.
They reach, they pass by Sanyo, then pass by Chander who had been waiting patiently, he doesn't even recognise them they have some different dress style,
Prithvi gives him a clue shhhhhh! don't give us away he tells Chander softly, they know about us, we should keep a low profile.
I'll call myself Karan from now, says Prithvi.
Pundir watches the invaders head for the jungle. Good chance to follow them and find out about them, says Prithvi.
They follow closely lets eliminate them now says Pundir,
Prithvi doesn't want to make confusion as the pilgrims could get affected now is not the time.
Tara has already brought the news to Ghori, he is preparing the horse, this time he will himself get Prithviraj Chauhan. Tara asks for her execution because she did'nt get the success.
Chachaji and the chorni lady want to incorporate their plan now.
The lady gives some teerth to Chamki, it is obviously not teerth. She becomes unconscious. Chamki is replaced by an imposter called Moini and is told by the lady to start her work.
Sanyo heads towards the lake, Prithvi's attension goes there, he comes forward and he warns her not to go in that direction, she ignores and slips as usual Prithvi again has to come to her asssitance. Sanyo is annoyed and walks away forgetting to collect the water and leaving the kalash behind Prithvi picks up the kalash and calls her strange female.
Moini passes by both of them, the imposter runs forward Sanyo is startled and calls for her but she doesnt listen. Sanyo tells Prithvi to go on his own path let me go on mine.
Prithvi does just that, he returns to the camp, from a distance he sees Chachaji dragging a female, he follows behind they enter tent. Prithvi asks who is she what happened.
Chachaji replies, well she has suddenly become unconscious, she became sick and fainted.
Who is she?
Chachaji replies Vaishali.
Prithvi thinks in his mind, then who was Sanyo calling Vaishali just now?
Episode on Friday, January 4, 2008
You have won pain go Prithvi go and embrace victory!
The pilgrims stop at a camp, the head person says you can purchase whatever you want here. Sanyo goes to buy something at the vendor, meantime the chorni lady discusses with Chachaji about eliminating Chamki. He also thinks in his mind that he won't give her even one share of Kannauj after the job is done. She is making a strategy to get rid of her, Chachaji asks what? "samjo tho achaa, nahi samjo tho?"
Sanyo remembers the flashback with Prithvi and the old fruit seller, back in those days she couldn't even bargain for the price. Sanyo also remembers how she put extra salt in the food.
Prithvi returns to the vaid's house to see Pundir, vaid says Pundir has come out of danger. Prithvi is going to eliminate this game of death once and for all.
Pundir hesitates and requests Prithvi not to go for the fight.
Don't you trust me my friend?
Okay then finish them off!
Prithvi enters the arena, the master welcomes him there,
all by yourself you walk to your deathtrap! he exclaims.
Prithvi replies confidently, that decision will come only when the game is over, not now.
The master secretly ushers his guards to find out who Prithvi is,
where he came from, and find out what he wants to do here and its purpose.
Prithvi and Kalia confront each other at the arena. They assemble the protection gear and glue glass pieces on their fists the same routine. The fight is announced between the two and then the fight is on.
Guruji Karnik is also present, he is confident Prithvi will win this fight.
The master's guards have already returned with the information to verify who Prithvi is.
He tells, he is none other than Mhrj. Prithviraj Chauhan form Delhi, and the previous contender who Kalia had bashed was Pundir, one of his best friends, but has survived and is recovering from his wounds with the help of the village vaid.
The master says, good news the Sultan will be happy that Prithviraj Chauhan has come walking himself without our efforts to die in this arena himself.
Onlookers watch the fight, on one person says i don't think Kalia is going to win this fight this time. Prithviraj gives his hard blows to Kalia one after the other and he gets knocked down to the ground, one shot, next shot, the next punch Kalia falls again.
Suddenly the time-out bell rings in favour of Kalia.
Prithvi goes to the corner and confronts Kalia don't you dare touch me or I will slaughter you right here right now Kalia glares.
At Ghori's tent Tara enters, he asks is there any news about Prithvi failures and losses.
Ghori is playing the mandolin his fingers start to bleed. If Prithvi wins again this time I will have to finish the work myself.
At the arena the fight continues, Prithvi remembers Guru Karnik's words, don't ever lose your concentration not even one second, otherwise even that second could impair your win.
Prithvi sees Arjun and Pundir taken hostage, Kaliya taunts,
Mhrj. Prithviraj you better sacrifice yourself other wise you will end up losing your best friends understand what you have to do Maharaj!
The pilgrims stop at a camp, the head person says you can purchase whatever you want here. Sanyo goes to buy something at the vendor, meantime the chorni lady discusses with Chachaji about eliminating Chamki. He also thinks in his mind that he won't give her even one share of Kannauj after the job is done. She is making a strategy to get rid of her, Chachaji asks what? "samjo tho achaa, nahi samjo tho?"
Sanyo remembers the flashback with Prithvi and the old fruit seller, back in those days she couldn't even bargain for the price. Sanyo also remembers how she put extra salt in the food.
Prithvi returns to the vaid's house to see Pundir, vaid says Pundir has come out of danger. Prithvi is going to eliminate this game of death once and for all.
Pundir hesitates and requests Prithvi not to go for the fight.
Don't you trust me my friend?
Okay then finish them off!
Prithvi enters the arena, the master welcomes him there,
all by yourself you walk to your deathtrap! he exclaims.
Prithvi replies confidently, that decision will come only when the game is over, not now.
The master secretly ushers his guards to find out who Prithvi is,
where he came from, and find out what he wants to do here and its purpose.
Prithvi and Kalia confront each other at the arena. They assemble the protection gear and glue glass pieces on their fists the same routine. The fight is announced between the two and then the fight is on.
Guruji Karnik is also present, he is confident Prithvi will win this fight.
The master's guards have already returned with the information to verify who Prithvi is.
He tells, he is none other than Mhrj. Prithviraj Chauhan form Delhi, and the previous contender who Kalia had bashed was Pundir, one of his best friends, but has survived and is recovering from his wounds with the help of the village vaid.
The master says, good news the Sultan will be happy that Prithviraj Chauhan has come walking himself without our efforts to die in this arena himself.
Onlookers watch the fight, on one person says i don't think Kalia is going to win this fight this time. Prithviraj gives his hard blows to Kalia one after the other and he gets knocked down to the ground, one shot, next shot, the next punch Kalia falls again.
Suddenly the time-out bell rings in favour of Kalia.
Prithvi goes to the corner and confronts Kalia don't you dare touch me or I will slaughter you right here right now Kalia glares.
At Ghori's tent Tara enters, he asks is there any news about Prithvi failures and losses.
Ghori is playing the mandolin his fingers start to bleed. If Prithvi wins again this time I will have to finish the work myself.
At the arena the fight continues, Prithvi remembers Guru Karnik's words, don't ever lose your concentration not even one second, otherwise even that second could impair your win.
Prithvi sees Arjun and Pundir taken hostage, Kaliya taunts,
Mhrj. Prithviraj you better sacrifice yourself other wise you will end up losing your best friends understand what you have to do Maharaj!
Article taken from, "The Hindu," Tuesday, September 26, 2000
Prithviraj Chauhan relics transfer sought
By Our Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25. The Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Foundation today urged the Government to bring back the mortal remains of the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan from Afghanistan. While on the issue, the Foundation also demanded that the remains of Rao Tula Ram be brought back to India from Kabul.
Addressing a press conference here, the national convenor of the Foundation, Capt. Vikram Singh, said the grave of Prithviraj Chauhan in Afghanistan was being desecrated. He alleged a shoe was kept next to the grave so that people could hit it in a symbolic gesture to avenge the killing of Mohammad Ghori by Prithviraj Chauhan.
Referring to the efforts made by the country soon after Independence to bring back the mortal remains of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, from Rangoon, Capt. Vikram Singh said similar efforts should be made to secure the mortal remains of Prithviraj Chauhan and Rao Tula Ram.
And to whip up a public sentiment for the return of the mortal remains of these sons of the soil, the Foundation has decided to organise a three-day Rashtriya Gaurav Raksha Mahayagya from October 3 at Neemrana where the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan live.
Also, Capt. Vikram Singh used the occasion to draw attention to the condition of the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan. ``They are living in abject poverty for several years so much so that the last Maharaja Rajinder Singh sold the Neemrana Fort for mere Rs. 3 lakhs. It was a distress sale and the Government should intervene to acquire the fort -- which has since been converted into a five-star hotel -- and declare it a national monument.''
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By Our Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 25. The Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Foundation today urged the Government to bring back the mortal remains of the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan from Afghanistan. While on the issue, the Foundation also demanded that the remains of Rao Tula Ram be brought back to India from Kabul.
Addressing a press conference here, the national convenor of the Foundation, Capt. Vikram Singh, said the grave of Prithviraj Chauhan in Afghanistan was being desecrated. He alleged a shoe was kept next to the grave so that people could hit it in a symbolic gesture to avenge the killing of Mohammad Ghori by Prithviraj Chauhan.
Referring to the efforts made by the country soon after Independence to bring back the mortal remains of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, from Rangoon, Capt. Vikram Singh said similar efforts should be made to secure the mortal remains of Prithviraj Chauhan and Rao Tula Ram.
And to whip up a public sentiment for the return of the mortal remains of these sons of the soil, the Foundation has decided to organise a three-day Rashtriya Gaurav Raksha Mahayagya from October 3 at Neemrana where the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan live.
Also, Capt. Vikram Singh used the occasion to draw attention to the condition of the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan. ``They are living in abject poverty for several years so much so that the last Maharaja Rajinder Singh sold the Neemrana Fort for mere Rs. 3 lakhs. It was a distress sale and the Government should intervene to acquire the fort -- which has since been converted into a five-star hotel -- and declare it a national monument.''
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This article I found in,' The Tribune' online edition dated November 2, 2000
the link http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001102/haryana.htm#1
Shot in arm for Prithvi Raj Foundation
Neemrana Palace hotel controversy
From Ravi S. Singh
Tribune News Service
NEEMRANA, Nov 1 — The standoff between the Samraat Prithvi Raj Foundation and the management of the Neemrana Fort Palace Hotel yesterday took a new turn with family members of late Maharaja Rajender Singh, the last descendant of Hindu emperor Prithvi Raj Chauhan, lending their support to the movement of the foundation.
There is widespread resentment among residents of Neemrana village in Rajasthan, a few kms from Rewari in Haryana, and surrounding villages against reported statement by the management of the hotel that Maharaja Rajender Singh was not a direct descendant of Prithvi Raj Chauhan. The royal family has taken offence at the stand of the management. The eldest of the two queens of the Maharaja, Ms Chandrika Kawar (81) expressed shock at the development.
A leader of the co-convener of the foundation and a leader of Haryana, Rao Shiv Rattan, alleged that the management was saying such things as it was apprehensive of the hotel being acquired by the government.
The foundation is spearheading an agitation to press the Union Government to bring the mortal remains of the emperor which it claims lie buried in Ghazni near Kandhar in Afghanistan. According to its findings, the site of the remains is humiliated by locals.
According to historians, the emperor was taken to Afghanistan as a captive by Mohammad Shabbudin Ghori. The emperor is believed to have slained Ghori in his own durbar. Subsequently, the emperor was done to death. History books are, however, silent on the details after the emperor was killed. Members of the foundation say they learnt of the indignities heaped on the mortal remains when an Indian Airlines plane was kidnapped and landed at Kandhar.
A local cloth merchant, Mr Ghanshyam Mudgil, said even before the foundation came in the picture, a number of agitations had taken place against converting the royal palace into a hotel. The descendants had set up the palace and the fort here after setting up one in Atteli (Haryana) and Mandan and Mundawar in Rajasthan.
According to residents of Neemrana and neighbouring areas, Maharaja Rajender Singh had gone in for a distress sale of the palace, the registry of which took place in 1986. The palace was sold at only about Rs 3 lakh. They say that the sale was illegal on account of the “distress” element. Also the concurrence of all members of the family was not sought. Their grouse is that at the time of the sale, the Maharaja was given assurance that it would be converted into a museum.
The residents are angry over the use of the royal insignia on kitchenettes and on trivia to increase the marketability of the hotel.
Mr Yuv Raj Singh, the only son-in-law of the Maharaja, alleged that one of the proprietors of the hotel took advantage of his proximity to the royal family and took away a number of family photographs in good faith. But the same photographs were being displayed in an “unbecoming” manner on the hotel premises. Mrs Sunita Singh, the princess whose photograph was published along with one of the proprietors, in a leading magazine during the midst of the agitation, said she was misled by the authorities.
The hotel management is said to be embroiled in another controversy. Mr Udai Shekhawat, a former sarpanch of a nearby village, said although the Maharaja sold only the palace, the management, in connivance with the district authorities, got the forts on two sides of the palace and the intervening land on the hills transferred in its name. This was illegal as the area fell under forest land and green belt. An official at the hotel rebutted the charges. Interestingly an official at the local tehsil office evaded a direct reply, saying that the documents concerned were presently with the higher echelons of the government. He, however, conceded that there was a controversy on the issue.
The foundation is, therefore, demanding that the hotel be acquired and converted into a museum.
It is also demanding that the queens of the Maharaja, who was the first to merge his state with India after Independence, be given the status of freedom fighters.
The foundation organised a three-day maha yajna near the hotel during the Navratras which was reportedly attended by thousands of people. The yajna was done to mobilise masses.
The matter was also raised in Parliament. In reply, the Union Home Minister had assured members, including former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, that the government would look into the matter.
The foundation has also made the demand for bringing the mortal remains of Rao, Tula Rao, hero of the 1857 struggle, of Haryana, from Kabul.
According to the convener of the foundation, Capt Vikram Singh, the foundation has decided to launch a countrywide “Rashtriya Gaurav Raksha Abhiyan” and has decided to hold mahayajnas at Mukerian (Punjab) and Pilkuan, Meerut, Etawah, Mainpuri and Ghaziabad, all in Uttar Pradesh.
Shot in arm for Prithvi Raj Foundation
Neemrana Palace hotel controversy
From Ravi S. Singh
Tribune News Service
NEEMRANA, Nov 1 — The standoff between the Samraat Prithvi Raj Foundation and the management of the Neemrana Fort Palace Hotel yesterday took a new turn with family members of late Maharaja Rajender Singh, the last descendant of Hindu emperor Prithvi Raj Chauhan, lending their support to the movement of the foundation.
There is widespread resentment among residents of Neemrana village in Rajasthan, a few kms from Rewari in Haryana, and surrounding villages against reported statement by the management of the hotel that Maharaja Rajender Singh was not a direct descendant of Prithvi Raj Chauhan. The royal family has taken offence at the stand of the management. The eldest of the two queens of the Maharaja, Ms Chandrika Kawar (81) expressed shock at the development.
A leader of the co-convener of the foundation and a leader of Haryana, Rao Shiv Rattan, alleged that the management was saying such things as it was apprehensive of the hotel being acquired by the government.
The foundation is spearheading an agitation to press the Union Government to bring the mortal remains of the emperor which it claims lie buried in Ghazni near Kandhar in Afghanistan. According to its findings, the site of the remains is humiliated by locals.
According to historians, the emperor was taken to Afghanistan as a captive by Mohammad Shabbudin Ghori. The emperor is believed to have slained Ghori in his own durbar. Subsequently, the emperor was done to death. History books are, however, silent on the details after the emperor was killed. Members of the foundation say they learnt of the indignities heaped on the mortal remains when an Indian Airlines plane was kidnapped and landed at Kandhar.
A local cloth merchant, Mr Ghanshyam Mudgil, said even before the foundation came in the picture, a number of agitations had taken place against converting the royal palace into a hotel. The descendants had set up the palace and the fort here after setting up one in Atteli (Haryana) and Mandan and Mundawar in Rajasthan.
According to residents of Neemrana and neighbouring areas, Maharaja Rajender Singh had gone in for a distress sale of the palace, the registry of which took place in 1986. The palace was sold at only about Rs 3 lakh. They say that the sale was illegal on account of the “distress” element. Also the concurrence of all members of the family was not sought. Their grouse is that at the time of the sale, the Maharaja was given assurance that it would be converted into a museum.
The residents are angry over the use of the royal insignia on kitchenettes and on trivia to increase the marketability of the hotel.
Mr Yuv Raj Singh, the only son-in-law of the Maharaja, alleged that one of the proprietors of the hotel took advantage of his proximity to the royal family and took away a number of family photographs in good faith. But the same photographs were being displayed in an “unbecoming” manner on the hotel premises. Mrs Sunita Singh, the princess whose photograph was published along with one of the proprietors, in a leading magazine during the midst of the agitation, said she was misled by the authorities.
The hotel management is said to be embroiled in another controversy. Mr Udai Shekhawat, a former sarpanch of a nearby village, said although the Maharaja sold only the palace, the management, in connivance with the district authorities, got the forts on two sides of the palace and the intervening land on the hills transferred in its name. This was illegal as the area fell under forest land and green belt. An official at the hotel rebutted the charges. Interestingly an official at the local tehsil office evaded a direct reply, saying that the documents concerned were presently with the higher echelons of the government. He, however, conceded that there was a controversy on the issue.
The foundation is, therefore, demanding that the hotel be acquired and converted into a museum.
It is also demanding that the queens of the Maharaja, who was the first to merge his state with India after Independence, be given the status of freedom fighters.
The foundation organised a three-day maha yajna near the hotel during the Navratras which was reportedly attended by thousands of people. The yajna was done to mobilise masses.
The matter was also raised in Parliament. In reply, the Union Home Minister had assured members, including former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, that the government would look into the matter.
The foundation has also made the demand for bringing the mortal remains of Rao, Tula Rao, hero of the 1857 struggle, of Haryana, from Kabul.
According to the convener of the foundation, Capt Vikram Singh, the foundation has decided to launch a countrywide “Rashtriya Gaurav Raksha Abhiyan” and has decided to hold mahayajnas at Mukerian (Punjab) and Pilkuan, Meerut, Etawah, Mainpuri and Ghaziabad, all in Uttar Pradesh.
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