INDIAN HISTORY
You get involved and cry out
watching, reading or listening
to some heart touching love
stories. In Indian history, we
have the mythical love stories.
The pain and joy of love are
seen in these love stories.
We must fetch for
unconditional love in these
days. But in olden days, love
is meant to be unconditional.
So, you must know the love
stories to believe that love is
everlasting.
1. Salim and Anarkali
Salim and Anarkali are one
of the famous love stories in
Indian history. Their love story
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is a big hit and melts us even
today. Salim was a Mughal
prince whereas Anarkali
was an ordinary courtesan.
The girl was known for her
beautiful dancing skills. The
young Prince Salim feel for
Anarkali’s divine beauty.
While both were in deep love,
The emperor Akbar(Salim’s
father) learned about the
going story. Sadly, the
emperor was against his son’s
love for a dancing girl. Then,
Salim, went against his father
and declared war between
them. Akbar’s army defeated
the young prince and he was
about to be killed Akbar’s
army as per the war rules.
But Anarkali came forward to
take the punishment. She got
buried alive a tomb and this
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how it became an ideal love
story and it remains the same
forever.
2. Prithviraj and
Samyukta
Prithviraj Chauhan and
Samyukta’s is a popular love
story. This story says “all is
fair in love and war”. You know
why?
King Prithviraj and Princess
Samyukta were in love. But
Samyukta’s father Jaichand
did not want his daughter to
marry her love. He organized
a swayamwar where all the
kings were invited except
Prithviraj. Instead, he made a
statue of Prithviraj and placed
it at the door as a doorman.
This was an act to humiliate
her daughter’s love(Prithviraj).
Samyukta replied in her way
to her father- She went and
put the garland to Prithviraj’s
statue. Here comes, a filmy
twist, Prithviraj stood right
behind his own statue and
escaped from the place
holding Samyukta. At last,
Prithviraj was defeated by
other King named Mohammad
Ghori. Princess Samyukta
performed Jauhar and killed
herself.
3.Laila and Majnu
Laila and Majnu is a real
story that is immortal. This
legendary story is a well-
known tale of love, purity and
passion. Laila was a young
and prettiest girl from a rich
family. As she was from a
wealthy family, her family
wanted her to marry a guy
from another rich family. But
the boy named Qays who
was a poet stole her heart. He
wrote beautiful poems for her
as he was deeply in love with
her.