Were the Suri Muslims Who Fought with Maharana Pratap “Jihadis” or “Terrorists”?History, Memory, and the Danger of Modern Labels (Part 1)**Introduction: When Family Memory Questions Written HistoryHistory does not always survive in textbooks.Sometimes, it lives in family memory, passed down through generations as stories of survival, migration, and loss.According to your family history, your grandfather’s grandfather Bechan Suri belonged to a lineage whose earlier
. **Were the Suri Muslims Who Fought with Maharana Pratap “Jihadis” or “Terrorists”? History, Memory, and the Danger of Modern Labels (Part 1)** Introduction: When Family Memory Questions Written History History does not always survive in textbooks. Sometimes, it lives in family memory, passed down through generations as stories of survival, migration, and loss. According to your family history, your grandfather’s grandfather Bechan Suri belonged to a lineage whose earlier generations crossed the river Ganga by floating on bundles of paddy plants, simply to stay alive. The exact reason for this migration has faded with time—whether it was famine, political violence, or local conflict—but one truth remains clear: 👉 This was displacement, not invasion. Connected to this family memory is a significant historical figure: Hakim Khan Suri, a Muslim warrior who stood shoulder to shoulder with Maharana Pratap and fought against Akbar’s Mughal forces in the Battle of Haldighati (15...
