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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Bhagmati & Mohammed Quli

Where: Hyderabad

The love story: Not much is known about Bhagmati. Some believe she never existed. But romantics believe that Sultan Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah (1580-1612) fell in love with this damsel at first sight. He built a city in her honour and named it Bhagnagar. When Bhagmati was given the title Hyder Mahal, Bhagnagar became Hyderabad.

16th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

Rani Roopmati-Baz Bahabur

Where: Malwa, Madhya Pradesh

The love story: Baz Bahadur, the last Sultan of Malwa, was smitten by Roopmati’s singing and beauty. Love blossomed and they married. Mughal emperor Akbar wanted to annex Malwa and launched a campaign. Bahadur lost and Roopmati committed suicide. Bahadur fought the Mughals for a few more years before he gave up and joined Akbar’s service.

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16th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

Razia Sultana- Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut

Where: Delhi

The love story: The original rich girl falls for poor boy story. Yaqut, an African slave, fell in love with Razia Sultana, Delhi’s first female monarch. Their love provoked rebellion and racial angst. Yaqut died in the battle and Sultana was forced to marry the man who led the rebellion, Malik Altunia. Eventually, Sultana and Altunia would die defending another rebellion.

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13th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

Baji Rao- Mastani

Where: Pune

The love story: He was the brave Maratha who never lost a battle. She was the beautiful princess, born to a Hindu king and a Persian Muslim. Despite opposition from his first wife, his mother and even his sons, Rao would refuse to abandon Mastani. In the end, Mastani would die soon after Baji Rao’s passing.

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18th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Prithiviraj - Sanjukta

Where: Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh

The love story: The princess of Kannauj and the king of Delhi were in love with each other, though they had never met. Sanjukta’s father did not approve and called for a swayamvar. Prithviraj eloped with Sanjukta. Chauhan would eventually lose to and be killed by Afghan invader, Muhammad Ghori. Sanjukta would commit Jauhar rather than be captured alive.

5 12th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

Shah Jahan - Mumtaz Mahal

Where: Agra, Uttar Pradesh

The love story: She bore him 14 children and died in childbirth. He built the global symbol of love, the Taj Mahal in her honour. Do we need to say more?

616th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

Moomal and Mahendra

Where: Ludurva, Rajasthan (Jaisalmer)

The love story: They are Rajasthan’s Laila-Majnoon. The beautiful princess Moomal was won over by Rana Mahendra, a young, dashing but much married man from Amarkot. Mahendra continued to meet Moomal stealthily enraging his parents, who threw him into a well. Moomal pined away, waiting for Mahendra.

7 9th century AD

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics

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Unforgettable Indian Love Stories...

Ashoka-Kaurvaki

Where: Kalinga, Orissa

The love story: Ashoka was exiled by his father, Bindusara to Kalinga. There he met a fisherwoman called Kaurvaki. Love blossomed and the exiled prince wed the commoner. Ashoka would marry other women, sack Kalinga (Kaurvaki’s native place) and eventually embrace Buddhism. But, Kaurvaki would remain special and on her advice he would change his lifestyle and create India’s first recorded welfare state.

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3rd century BC

...That Prove We Are Incurable Romantics