The very fact that the temples that were targeted included the ones at places like Mathura and Varanasi point to a motive that transcends mere politics and suggests an element of religious fervour.
Historian Neha Vermani spoke about the role of food in Aurangzeb's court. Mughals were also selective vegetarians, she says. It was a Sufi method of 'soul purification'
In past 4 months, Maharashtra has seen multiple communal conflicts centered around the Mughal emperor. Political analysts believe his name is being used by parties to polarise voters.
Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur say Momin’s family left on their own accord & were granted protection. Local court sent 19-year-old to 14-day judicial custody Monday.
The show was conceptualised by Dalmia Bharat Group, which 'adopted' the fort in 2018. Not everyone aligns with the presentation of history in Jai Hind.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
Cow vigilantism must be reined in. There is no doubt about this. It has become a terrible menace in the state of Haryana. But then again Haryana is a cesspool, known for a wide variety of violence ranging from female foeticide to honour killings. It is a state with an exceptionally violent society where violence has been reduced to just a way of life. Violence is so commonplace that the Aam Aadmi is inured to it.
By the way, suggesting people to read Khushwant Singh is not exactly a good idea. He was, at best, a mediocre writer but got overhyped as is often the case with Punjabi authors writing in English. A Punjabi writing in English is indeed a curiosity which draws widespread admiration in the living room discussions of the Delhi elite. Anyone and everyone is celebrated and ends up being a “great writer”. This usually happens when the city/province has hardly anything of worth to show for it in terms of intellectual prowess or achievement.
The Make Aurangzeb Great Again (MAGA) movement has been spearheaded by the practitioners of Marxist historiography – the likes of DN Jha, RS Sharma, Romila Thapar, etc.
This particular school of Indian historiography has been solely focused on whitewashing the unspeakable brutality and violence inflicted on India by marauding hordes of newly converted Muslims from central Asia, Iran and beyond. The Delhi Sultanate years endured by north India was quite possibly the most violent phase of human history on earth replete with savagery and bestiality – unmatched and unseen till Hitler’s Holocaust.
Cow vigilantism must be reined in. There is no doubt about this. It has become a terrible menace in the state of Haryana. But then again Haryana is a cesspool, known for a wide variety of violence ranging from female foeticide to honour killings. It is a state with an exceptionally violent society where violence has been reduced to just a way of life. Violence is so commonplace that the Aam Aadmi is inured to it.
By the way, suggesting people to read Khushwant Singh is not exactly a good idea. He was, at best, a mediocre writer but got overhyped as is often the case with Punjabi authors writing in English. A Punjabi writing in English is indeed a curiosity which draws widespread admiration in the living room discussions of the Delhi elite. Anyone and everyone is celebrated and ends up being a “great writer”. This usually happens when the city/province has hardly anything of worth to show for it in terms of intellectual prowess or achievement.
The Make Aurangzeb Great Again (MAGA) movement has been spearheaded by the practitioners of Marxist historiography – the likes of DN Jha, RS Sharma, Romila Thapar, etc.
This particular school of Indian historiography has been solely focused on whitewashing the unspeakable brutality and violence inflicted on India by marauding hordes of newly converted Muslims from central Asia, Iran and beyond. The Delhi Sultanate years endured by north India was quite possibly the most violent phase of human history on earth replete with savagery and bestiality – unmatched and unseen till Hitler’s Holocaust.