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Jaichand
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English
Jayachandra
Alternative forms
en Jaychand
Etymology
en hi जयचन्द / hi जयचंद, from en sa जय victory + sa चन्द्र moon; the Hindi variant of en sa जयचन्द्र Jayachandra, a Gahadavala dynasty Gahadavala king whose rule immediately preceded the Ghurid Muslim conquest of much of India, and who was the accused in the poem Prithviraj Raso of conspiring with the Ghurids against India in order to defeat his rival Prithviraj Chauhan.
Noun
en India political slang derogatory One who opposes Hindutva and supports its enemies, a traitor, especially a race traitor.
2021, Devdutt Patanaik, MumbaiMirror
But in Hindutva mythology, Jaichand is the archetypal traitor because of whom Muslims are able to invade and conquer India, overpowering the valiant Rajputs.
Synonyms
en raita sometimes
Hypernyms
en traitor, en race traitor
Coordinate terms
en brown sahib
en sarkari Muslim
en eponyms
en People Racism Indian politics Hindutva