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FACT Presentation Video Dara Shikoh A Forgotten Hero of Indian Cultural Synthesis Need of Dara’s Spirit in contemporary world against terrorism Dara Shikoh was born on 20 March 1615A.D. at Sagartal near Ajmer. It is said that his father, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, visited the tomb of the great Chishti saint Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti and had prayed there with folded hands and down knees for a son since all his earlier children had been daughters.The prayer brought fruits and the child born had the influence of the teachings of the Sufi saint. Dara’s was a unique and marvelous personality among the Mughal royal family. He was entirely distinct in all respects from other princes of the entire Mughal house since the establishment of the Mughal rule in 1526 till its ultimate extinction in 1764 or 1857. He had no likings for luxuries and sensual pleasures but had developed refined tastes in his life. In fact, he had combined in himself the qualities of his two great ance

A Diwali for ALL Indians Francois Gautier (Reproduced from Rediff.com) Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/07francois.htm November 07, 2007 Diwali is the Festival of Lights. This Light is symbolic of the spread of Knowledge. What is this Knowledge that is still alive in this wonderful country which we call India? Firstly and foremost: 'I accept you; I accept that you may be White or Black, Red or Yellow, Christian, Buddhist, or Muslim. I accept that God may manifest at different times, under different names, using different scriptures. Thus God is Krishna, but also Jesus Christ, Buddha or Mohammad.' This is an extraordinary statement and a marvellous instrument towards world peace, at a time where terrorism is striking everywhere in the world in the name of One God. It is also a Knowledge that only the body dies, but not the soul, which is born and reborn again till it achieves perfection. A Knowledge that whatever you do bears consequences in this life or another. A Kn

79Q70155 , originally uploaded by vee4ru . Reviewing Shivaji Exhibition Paintings. Here in the picture is Mr francois gautier reviewing the painting of Mr. Kanhayya lal.

79Q70151 , originally uploaded by vee4ru . Francois gautier with Dr. sumeendhra painter, he worked on Aurangazeb exhibitions n now is working on Shivaji exhibition.

Here are a sample of our scholars helping out with the enormous work going on in FACT India. Prof. V S Bhatnagar (Retd) (Rajastan Univ), Prof BL Bhadani Aligarh Muslim University (Area of specialisation: Medieval Economic History of Rajasthan), Dr Sumeendhra. Prof. Dr. V.S.Bhatnagar Prof. of History (Retd.) Deptt. of History University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Former Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study Shimla. Main Published work: 1 Life & Times of Sawai Jai Singh ( Impex India New Delhi 1974) 2. Padmanabha's Kanhadade Prabandha (wr.1455 A.D ) , Translated,Annotated and Introduced by V.S.Bhatanagar (Aditya Prakashan, Delhi,1991) The Historians and Sources of the History of Rajasthan Ed. G.N.Sharma and V.S.Bhatnagar, Jaipur, 1991 Due for publication Natha Sampradaya (I.I.A.S. Shimla,2007) Awards Maharana Kumbha Award (1989-90) conferred by Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur ; Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh Award, Jaipur 2000; General President, Rajasthan History Congress 1995 e

Darashikoh: Picture : Dara Shikoh Cured Source: allaboutsikhs.com Source from " A daydream By Khurram Ali Shafique. DAWN : The Review, March 15-21, 2001" Dara was born on 20 March, 1615. He was the eldest son of Prince Khurram (later Shahjehan), the heir apparent of the emperor Jehangir. He was, however, about twelve years old when along with Aurangzeb (three years younger) he was sent as a hostage to his grandfather after the failure of Shahjehan’s revolt. When Shahjehan took over the throne in 1628, he made no secret of his desire for Dara to inherit the throne from him. he got married in 1637, he immediately developed an obsession for his wife that was to last till her death shortly before his own. He was formally initiated in to Qadiriyya ?ufi silsila by Mulla Shah into the Qadiriyya silsila sometime in 1639 or 1640. In 1640 he initiated formally into the Qadiri Order of Sufism, and the same year he came up with his first book, Sakinatul Auliya. It was a collection of bi