Vikram Sampath on Raja Dahir’s Daughters: A Chilling Tale of Revenge & Betrayal

Historian Vikram Sampath dives into the dramatic and lesser-known story of Raja Dahir, the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, who was killed by Arab invader Muhammad bin Qasim. But what happened after his death is even more intense—his daughters, Suryadevi and Pirmaldevi, were captured and sent to the Caliph in Damascus. What they did next became an unforgettable act of defiance and revenge.