His eyewitness account does not mention Padmini.”Sreenivasan says that even Ziauddin Barani, who chronicled Khalji reigns, does not mention Padmini/ Padmavati while describing Khalji’s conquest of Chittor in his Tarikh-i Firuzshahi. Singhal princess Padmavati has a pet parrot called Hiraman. But Padmavati’s father gets enraged by their closeness and the frightened bird flies away and reaches the palace of Chittor king Ratnasen. Soon Ratnasen’s loyal warriors Gora and Badal disguise themselves as Padmavati and an attendant, reach Khalji’s fortress and spirit Ratnasen back to Chittor. Meanwhile, another Rajput king Devpal falls for Padmavati.

Source: Economic Times November 25, 2017 18:31 UTC