Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Maharana Pratap was the 16th century King who ruled over Mewar, a state in north-western India. He was born to parents Maharana Udai Singh II and Rani Jeevant Kanwa. Maharana Pratap Jayanti is observed towards the end of May or the beginning of June. Maharana Pratap Singh belonged to the Sisodyiya Rajput Clan.

Since his childhood, Rana Pratap Singh had the passion that a Kshatriya king needs to possess. However, the great king faced many struggles in his career. He kept on fighting with Akbar all his life.

Akbar tried several ways to win over Maharana Pratap Singh, but he always faced failure. When Akbar killed 30,000 unarmed residents of Chittor only because they refused to convert to Islam. This made Maharana Pratap revolt against Akbar and he followed the strict codes of Kshatriya to fight Akbar.

Maharana Pratap was a legendary king and one of the true patriots who initiated the first war of Independence. After Maharana Pratap Singh fought the famous Battle of Haldigiri with Mughal Emperor Akbar. Since then, his birth anniversary is celebrated in full fledge every year.