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TopicAurangzeb

Topic: Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb’s redemption is built on a scholarly empire of shaky citations

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.'

BJP CM reopens Aurangzeb’s coronation site Sheesh Mahal. ‘Irony, hypocrisy,’ says Congress

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.

Aurangzeb is politics, not history. Indian Muslims must bury his ghost

It is said that Aurangzeb was a man of his times. No, he wasn’t. He was a plain bigot and not the complex, nuanced character he is made out to be.

‘Decolonise the mind, fight distorted narratives’—RSS’s Dattatreya Hosabale in wake of Nagpur unrest

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.

A night of mayhem: Protest over Aurangzeb’s tomb in Nagpur

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Aurangzeb keeps haunting Maharashtra politics. This time, he can hurt Fadnavis’ governance

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.

Outrage over Aurangzeb is a smokescreen—the Muslim community itself is the real target

If the goal was to erase Aurangzeb's presence, it seems we are only ensuring that he never truly leaves the conversation.

Aurangzeb steals Suni’s thunder & the cruise ship headed for doomstown

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Fact check: RSS leader attended Delhi iftar party before Nagpur violence, not after

RSS leader Indresh Kumar's picture is viral with a false claim that he attended an iftar party hours after communal violence broke out in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 17 March 2025.

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