A History of Agriculture in India v2.c87.s3.5

v2.c87.s3.5

Gobind Rai, as he was known in his early years, was nine years old when his father, Tegh Bahadur, was martyred at Chandni Chowk, Delhi. He spent his early years at Paunta on the Jumna, learning Sanskrit and Persian, riding and hunting and practising the use of arms. He also pondered deeply on the contemporary problems, the tyranny of the Mughals who denied freedom of worship to the Hindus, and the malaise of Hinduism, its caste system and empty rituals, taboos and superstitions.