Suheldev opened his hand and spread the holy earth across his forehead. Then he signalled for silence. His soldiers obeyed. ‘A thousand years from now, poets will compose songs of this day … A thousand years from now, the best bards in the land will write stories of this day … A thousand years from now, Indians will stop what they are doing and listen in wonder to the brave legends that were formed today … They will believe that mythic warriors arose from the bosom of Mother India to defend her from the most brutal killers in human history!
