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My childhood fascination for Chittor

By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last Friday I wrote about my recent visit to the fortress town of Chittorgarh at Rajasthan and my very disappointing experience with the guide there who…

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Published January 25, 2019 · 5 min read
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By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

Last Friday I wrote about my recent visit to the fortress town of Chittorgarh at Rajasthan and my very disappointing experience with the guide there who instead of guiding my family and me around the historically important sites was only hell-bent on narrating the storyline of the recently released film Padmavat which itself happens to be a much twisted version of an already much disputed historic fable. But it was another very interesting legend from history which had instilled in me an interest in visiting Chittor since my early childhood. And, mind you, the legendary beauty of Rani Padmini had nothing to do with it !

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