Unity with The Myth of Jodhabai
"In the Akbarnama, there is a mention of Akbar marrying a Rajput princess of Amer but her name is not Jodhaa," says historian and director of the Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Imtiaz Ahmad in Patna.
She is referred to as Mariam Zamani (Mary of the Age) which is is a title and not a name.
It further says that Mariam Zamani is a title referred to the lady who gave birth to Prince Salim, who became Emperor Jehangir.
But the name Jodha is not mentioned anywhere.
"The name Jodha first came up in the 19th century when Colonel Tod, a Britisher, inspired by ardic literature (folk literature) of Rajputs, mentioned Jodhabai in his book Annals and Antiquity of Rajasthan".
Recently, the royal family of Jodhpur openly stated that Jodhaabai did exist, and that she married Emperor Akbar.
Padmini Devi of the Japiur royal family acknowledged the fact that Jodhaa existed and it was this matrimonial union that brought an alliance between Mughals and Rajputs.
According some Rajput historians, Akbar married the former maharaja of Amer, Bharmal's elder daughter Karkbai alias Heer Kumar in Fatehpur Sikri on Feburary 6, 1562 and Prince Salim was born in 1569.
Jodhabai was the daughter of Moteraja Udai Singh and she would have been three years younger than Salim and hence, in no way could she have been his mother.
Quoting Emperor Akbar's biography, and a National Council of Educational Research and Training's Class XI history book on medieval India by Professor Satish Chandra, Kalvi claims Jodhaa was not Akbar's wife, as depicted in the film "Jodhaa Akbar", Jodha was married to Salim, Akbar's son.
Jodhaa-Akbar (Hindi: जोधा-अकबर, Urdu: جودھا اکبر) was released on February 15, 2008, it stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles.
The film in the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, is a romance between a Muslim Mughal Emperor and his Hindu wife, it received an outstanding response at US and UK box-office, however there were some amazing community's protests against it in some Indian states in order to ban it for the sake of Historical accuracy...
At a time of religious obscurancy and misunderstandings, a message of love and hope that gather communities could become a role model for the people today.
Working on this topic with movies, songs, photographies, is also a way to keep unity in front of those who committed Delhi (last week) and Islamabad (last night) blasts.
This was shot during monsoon from a window of Amber's fort in Amer, the place where Emperor Akbar's wife use to live before the myth of jodhabai...
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Unity with The Myth of Jodhabai
"In the Akbarnama, there is a mention of Akbar marrying a Rajput princess of Amer but her name is not Jodhaa," says historian and director of the Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Imtiaz Ahmad in Patna.
She is referred to as Mariam Zamani (Mary of the Age) which is is a title and not a name.
It further says that Mariam Zamani is a title referred to the lady who gave birth to Prince Salim, who became Emperor Jehangir.
But the name Jodha is not mentioned anywhere.
"The name Jodha first came up in the 19th century when Colonel Tod, a Britisher, inspired by ardic literature (folk literature) of Rajputs, mentioned Jodhabai in his book Annals and Antiquity of Rajasthan".
Recently, the royal family of Jodhpur openly stated that Jodhaabai did exist, and that she married Emperor Akbar.
Padmini Devi of the Japiur royal family acknowledged the fact that Jodhaa existed and it was this matrimonial union that brought an alliance between Mughals and Rajputs.
According some Rajput historians, Akbar married the former maharaja of Amer, Bharmal's elder daughter Karkbai alias Heer Kumar in Fatehpur Sikri on Feburary 6, 1562 and Prince Salim was born in 1569.
Jodhabai was the daughter of Moteraja Udai Singh and she would have been three years younger than Salim and hence, in no way could she have been his mother.
Quoting Emperor Akbar's biography, and a National Council of Educational Research and Training's Class XI history book on medieval India by Professor Satish Chandra, Kalvi claims Jodhaa was not Akbar's wife, as depicted in the film "Jodhaa Akbar", Jodha was married to Salim, Akbar's son.
Jodhaa-Akbar (Hindi: जोधा-अकबर, Urdu: جودھا اکبر) was released on February 15, 2008, it stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles.
The film in the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, is a romance between a Muslim Mughal Emperor and his Hindu wife, it received an outstanding response at US and UK box-office, however there were some amazing community's protests against it in some Indian states in order to ban it for the sake of Historical accuracy...
At a time of religious obscurancy and misunderstandings, a message of love and hope that gather communities could become a role model for the people today.
Working on this topic with movies, songs, photographies, is also a way to keep unity in front of those who committed Delhi (last week) and Islamabad (last night) blasts.
This was shot during monsoon from a window of Amber's fort in Amer, the place where Emperor Akbar's wife use to live before the myth of jodhabai...
Join the photographer at www.facebook.com/laurent.goldstein.photography
© All photographs are copyrighted and all rights reserved.
Please do not use any photographs without permission (even for private use).
The use of any work without consent of the artist is PROHIBITED and will lead automatically to consequences.