Brief History of Nadavara, once the valiant cavalrymen of Vijayanagara
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It makes me feel humbled for having worked with my mother up to the last days of her life to compile the book of her choice.
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There are three elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these three, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the second important, and Confidence of the people being the most important. Most men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless most men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence of the people, a state cannot survive. Confucius Rahstrakutas were defunct because their politically correct pluralism was inundated by the trendy Advaita doctrine. Kalachuris failed since their bias towards Jainism was not accepted by the popular Virashaiva philosophy. Vijayanagara crumbled as the self-centered Aravidu regime could not hear the voices of its subjects. It was always the people who determined the destiny of the kings and kingdoms of the past, just like the mainstream expressions of the democratic elections. March of Patriots