भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

Muslim Invasions on South India upto the Beginnings of the 14th Century 703. Right from the beginnings of known history, i.e. from about 500 to 600 B.C. to the beginning of the 14th century, South India never knew any great foreign invasion either by land or sea. The Hindu states there enjoyed their political liberty and power almost unhampered and unimpeded. On the contrary, millions of Hindu people and armies of the Kalings, Pandyas, Chers, Chols, Andhras, Rashtrakuts, Chalukyas, Yadavas and others up to Dwarka had victoriously spread their political and commercial supremacy, their theological and scientific knowledge, their art and sculpture up to Mexico on the one side and to central Africa on the other. 704-705. But this glorious achievement of the Hindu states of the South of maintaining their independence for over two thousand years has never been so specifically and forcibly stated anywhere in history! We, however, challenge if any country or state of such magnitude as that of the continent like South Indian peninsula can be found on the face of this earth, which has valiantly maintained its independence, power and empire and kept foreign invaders either by land or sea, off its territories for such a long period! 706. And such a country like India, more than half of whose territory enjoyed such a glorious past, is derided by some half-crazy jealous historians, foreign as well as Indian, or by some Hindu-haters like Dr. Ambedkar or by some quite ignorant writers, so as to say, “Indian history from the beginning is a history of a slavish people sunk deep into foreign bondage and constantly trampled under foreign heels. “The word ‘slavery’ sums up the whole history of the Hindus who have been dragging on the poor existence for tens and scores of centuries!” 707. At least, from now onwards, every Indian or non-Indian historian must, for the love of truth, mention specifically this glorious peculiarity of South India! Then alone, their writings would deservedly be called history!! The Credit due to the Hindus of the North 708. Of course, while speaking of this glorious achievement of the South of India—of maintaining its independence and vast empire over such a long period—due credit must be given to the Hindu warriors, who