In 'Aurangzeb 'Alamgir and the Mughal Empire,' Munis D Faruqui cuts through the many distortions to offer the most balanced and definitive account of the Mughal Emperor yet written.
The considerable weight of claims about Aurangzeb’s religious tolerance rest heavily on one obscure scholar's writings. We know him merely as 'Jnan Chandra, Bombay.'
Sheesh Mahal in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh was built in 1653 by Izz-un-Nissa Begum, wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, as a tribute to the famed Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir.
Speaking in Bengaluru at Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the RSS General Secretary referred to Aurangzeb's return to mainstream political discourse in last few weeks.
Most of the conflicts in Maharashtra haven't been about Muslims worshipping Aurangzeb. They're about the perception of Hindus targeting Muslims and politicians fueling the divide.
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Gen Seth is regarded as an officer who is very focused on modernisation & analysing latest trends in military warfare globally and in the immediate region.
Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.
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