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6d ago

Ahilyabai Holkar’s Legacy Shapes India’s Cultural Revival and Military Response

Officials invoke her governance model to frame temple restorations, women’s empowerment initiatives and Operation Sindoor as reflections of her self-defence ethos.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with U.P chief minister Yogi Adityanath and others at an event in Agra on Sunday. (Sourced)
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Overview

  • Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar likened Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s restoration of Kashi Vishwanath, Ayodhya and other sites to Ahilyabai Holkar’s temple rebuilding efforts.
  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK after the Pahalgam attack, as inspired by Holkar’s self-defence principles.
  • The Uttar Pradesh government named a new medical college in Auraiya after Holkar, reinstating her name in educational institutions to honor her governance legacy.
  • Dhankhar highlighted Holkar’s pioneering women’s welfare measures, including an all-female regiment, to contextualize today’s military roles for women and parliamentary reservations.
  • Officials emphasized Ahilyabai’s fusion of religion, culture and governance as a guiding philosophy for the BJP-led government’s ongoing development and security policies.