| Vikramaditya |
Harischandra |
| An Ideal king
who was as wise as he was brave and strong. Matchless in War and
matchless in forgiveness, an excellent ruler, he won the hearts of his people. |
With his vow to
remain truthful at all times, Harischandra successfully faced the rigorous challenge posed
by Vishwamitra. Though a king, he sacrificed everything including his kingdom and
even his wife. |
| Yudhishtira |
Ashoka |
| The eldest of
the Pandava brothers, the heroes of the great epic, the Mahabharatha. Yudhishtira lived
for justice, and patiently suffered humiliation and exile. |
The Wheel which
adorns the flag of free India has kept his memory green. Lord of a vast empire, after a
great victory sick of violence and took an oath never to fight again.He was an Ideal
ruler. |
| Jhansi Lakshmi Bai |
Keladi Chennamma |
| The great
heroine of the First War of Indian Freedom. She lived for only twenty-two years. Jhansi,
of which she was the queen, was in grip of cruel British. she was a queen of small state
but the empress of limitless empire of glory. |
She ruled over a
small state, Keladi for twentyfive years (1671-1696). but proved herself a great and
heroic queen. She protected the kingdom when her husband failed his duty. And she faced
the wrath of the mighty Aurangazeb, and gave shelter to Rajaram, Shivaji's son. |
| Shivaji |
Kharavela |
| The hero who
escaped from the prison of the Mughal Emperor himself, to become the ruler of a kingdom
devoted to Dharma and service of the people.He was one of the wisest rulers as he was one
of the greatest generals. |
A Great king of
Kalinga who ruled twenty-one centures ago. Coming to the throne when the state was in
distress,he brought confidence and self-respect to the people. And he refused to join
hands with a Foreign army against an Indian Prince. |
| Dileepa |
Hakka-Bukka |
| An illustrions
king of the solar dynasty. an ancestor of Sri Rama. Though renowned for his valour.
Dileepa tended the celestial cow Nandini like a cowherd. In an ultimate act of piety, he
offered himself as food to a lion to protect Nandini and thus proved his worthiness in a
test posed by Nandini. |
Hakka was the
first ruler of the famous kindom of VIjayanagar, and Bukka his brother, the second ruler.
They opposed the mighty Sultan of Delhi and brought unity and freedom to south India. They
were great not only as warriors but also as rulers. |
