A little-known fact of Hindu history that shows how the mighty Gahadavala Empire built a solid deterrent against alien Islamic invasions using a fiscal measure called the Turushka-Danda.
The luminous Advaita philosopher, Acharya Madhusudana Sarasvati interceded with Akbar to protect Hindu Sanyasis and founded the Akhada system. The Naga Sadhus took his inspiration and organised an armed resistance against Muslim hordes and protected Hindu pilgrims at Varanasi and Prayag against Musl
