Short note on Hemu, A Forgotten Hindu Hero

Short note on Hemu, A Forgotten Hindu Hero

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Neither fate had been kind to Hemu nor the historians have done justice to him. The unique and attractive personality of this hero has been neglected from all quarters; otherwise his attempt to establish a Hindu kingdom in those days, when Muslims were ruling everywhere, should have been praised from all quarters.

Hemu, Hemraj or Hemchandra was born in a poor family of Dhansar section of Baniyas, who lived in the southern part of Alwar. But Badauni writes that he was “the greengrocer of the township of Rewari in Mewat, whom Islam Shah had gradually elevated to the position of Police Superintendent of the bazaars and confirmer of punishment and had by degrees made into a trusted confidant.” But Dr. A.L. Srivastava has written that he was not Hindu Vaishya by caste but belonged to a Dhusar Bhargava Brahman family. He succeeded in drawing the attention of the successors of Sher Shah due to his unique personality and extraordinary ability. He made a slow but steady progress. Adil Shah appointed him his Prime Minister and assigned him the responsibility of the administration of the empire.

Although Muslim historians have painted Hemu’s character in black colour and have charged him for securing the favour of the emperor through ignoble means but if we look to the achievements of Hemu without colored glasses on our eyes, we would certainly appreciated his wonderful victories and achievements against heavy odds. No doubt he established his control over Delhi with the help of Afghan forces and in the name of Adil Shah but soon an idea of establishing Hindu empire flourished in his mind and he wistfully looked towards the sovereignty of Hindustan. Muslim historians have criticized and condemned his step but V.A. smith who has a liberal view about his writes, “Hemu who had won Deli and Agra in the name of his master Adil, now began to reflect that his sovereignty was not a long way off, that he himself was in possession of the army and elephants, and that it might be better to gain a kingdom for his own benefit rather that for that of his absent employer.”

His assumption of the title Vikramaditya also signifies that the idea of establishing a Hindu empire was not very far from his mind but luck did not favour him and he was incidentally wounded in the second battle of Panipat and put to death afterwards. His father and family also met the same fate. Thus Hemu who was really a great hero of Hindus met a noble end but his wisdom, efficiency, courage and capability have not been praised by contemporary historians due to the face that he belonged to a Hindu family, otherwise he should have been highlighted as a national Hero who endeavored his best to take the best advantage out of the bed bargain and consumed several pages for his achievements.

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