Ghar-Wapsi in the Vijayanagara and Maratha Empires
Read these little-known episodes of Ghar-Wapsi in the Vijayanagara and the Maratha Empire, and the Arya Samaj's role in reconverting Hindus
AS WE NOTED in an earlier episode, Parāvartana or Ghar-Wapsi became difficult as Muslim rule spread wider and penetrated deeper into Hindustan. Yet, some sporadic initiatives of Parāvartana kept occurring at random. We can cite two examples here.
The first took place in the grand city of Vijayanagara in the aftermath of the Bahmani-Vijayanagara war that …