Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap - Episode 262 - 19th August 2014

Ep 262 - Maharana Pratap - Unaware of Ajabde's marriage proposal Pratap reaches her room and decides to propose her for marriage. He gives her the rose and proposes her romantically. Ajabde, though overwhelmed, acts strong and tells him that her marriage has been already fixed to someone else. Stunned to hear this, Pratap gets angry and tells her it is he whom she will get married to. Meanwhile, Udai singh and Jayavanta makes excuses to leave but are stopped by Hansa and Mamrakh for the ceremony. Bhatiyani and Uma go to bring Ajabde to the pond which she has to cross by for the groom to see her reflection in the water. Pratap goes with Ajabde as he wants to meet the groom. As Ajabde crosses the pond she notices Pratap throwing a pebble into the water creating ripples. The groom is unable to see Ajabde's reflection. "Around 400 years back, with the might of their huge armies, foreign forces, one after another, were invading the Indian territories. Afghans, Turks and then the Mughals...all had one burning desire... establishing their control over a prosperous India. But even in these hard times, there was one province which gave a bold fight to these enemies… and that was the gleaming rajya of the Rajputs- Mewar! For the rajputs, no sacrifice weighed more importance than freedom. But despite this unprecedented courage, Mughal forces often dominated over the courageous Rajputs and it seemed the desires of these enemies would be fulfilled before long. In this troubled time, the soil of Mewar gave birth to its bravest son, Maharana Pratap who became an emblem for courage for the entire country. This is the story of a great warrior king, who in personal life is an ideal son to his father, a loving son to his step mother who hates him, a soothing leader to his people in their difficult times and trials. He is most surprisingly the man who only had love for his brothers, who in turn were either filled with jealousy, or hatred as they wanted themselves to be the rulers of Mewar. Many of these brothers went in the service of Akbar, but as history proves, his love would change his jealous brothers melodramatically in times of War. The story of Maharana Pratap is not just the story of king who was a great warrior and who lead the army of his kingdom to victory against the armies of another empire. The story of Maharana Pratap is also not the story of a Rajput prince, who got his throne as a birthright from his father and ruled their state as a king in comfort. This story is actually the journey of a boy Pratap, who much later would earn his title Maharana, through his own deeds and dedication. "