The Blue Horse of Mewar
The notable royal horse called Chetak,
ridden by 16th century ruler Maharana Pratap,
found place in the annals of Rajputana history
as the valiant and loyal blue horse.
When Akbar’s mighty mughal army attacked
the kingdom of Mewar, and a fierce battle raged
in the canyon of Haldighati of the Aravalli range,
where Pratap rode Chetak to fight the enemy.
Chetak got wounded in the midcourse and
feeling he might fall anytime in the battlefield,
he jumped over a stream, took Pratap to safety
before he succumbed to the injury, died a hero.
October 13, 2021
Contest : A Notable Horse
Sponsor : Robert James Liguori
Copyright © Subimal Sinha-Roy | Year Posted 2021
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