INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Majma-ul-Bahrain (Persian: , “The Confluence of the Two Seas” or “The Mingling of the Two Oceans") is a book on comparative religion authored by Mughal Shahzada Dara Shukoh as a short treatise in Persian, c. 1655.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Majma-ul-Bahrain is a book on comparative religion authored by Dara Shukoh. It was devoted to a revelation of the mystical and pluralistic affinities between sufi and vendanta.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sirr-i-Akbar (Persian: , “The Greatest Mystery” or “The Greatest Secret”) is a version of the Upanishads authored by the Mughal-Shahzada Dara Shukoh, translated from Sanskrit into Persian, c. 1657.

Detailed explanation-4: -Promotion of Indian Culture: He acquired proficiency in Sanskrit and Persian, which enabled him to play a key role in popularising Indian culture and Hindu religious thought. He translated the Upanishads and other important sources of Hindu religion and spirituality from Sanskrit to Persian.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Majma-ul-Bahrain is the last original work of Dara, which he wrote in 1065 A.H. and in which he tried to reconcile the two apparently divergent religions (i.e. Islam and ‘Indian’).