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Baba Srichand and Maharana Pratap

 Maharana Pratap seeks Blessing of Baba Srichand Maharana Pratap with Baba Srichand Maharana Pratap Singh , the Rajput ruler of Mewar is a legend in Indian history for his exploits against the Mughals. In stark contrast to other Rajput rulers who accommodated and formed alliances with Mughals by marrying their daughters to the Mughals, Maharana Pratap did not yield and fought till his last breath. Mewar had a long standing conflict with the Mughals which started with the defeat of his grandfather Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527 to Babur and continued with the defeat of his father Udai Singh II in Siege of Chittorgarh in 1568. Did you know that Maharana Pratap was a disciple of and got his inspiration from Baba Srichand ? Here is the legend on the meeting between the two legends:  Maharana Pratap had to face defeat in the field of Haldi Ghati in 1576 A.D. and waged guerilla warfare against the Mughals for next twenty years. He was running out of funds and losing su...