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#ashokkkantha: Just because the Taj Mahal & Lal Qila were built, these somehow absolve the Mughals of the centuries of brutalities against the #Hindus? This is recorded by their own historians.
Do read up on that bloody period of India's history. 1/n
#ashokkkantha: Just because the Taj Mahal & Lal Qila were built, these somehow absolve the Mughals of the centuries of brutalities against the #Hindus? This is recorded by their own historians.
Do read up on that bloody period of India's history. 1/n
https://twitter.com/ashokkkantha/status/1691486402704289794
2/n
Now, certain Western historians have taken it upon themselves to portray Aurangzeb as a benevolent monarch. But read this, in Mughal historians' own words:
The building of monuments doesn't justify or erase butchery.scribd.com/document/52320…
Now, certain Western historians have taken it upon themselves to portray Aurangzeb as a benevolent monarch. But read this, in Mughal historians' own words:
The building of monuments doesn't justify or erase butchery.scribd.com/document/52320…
India was prosperous well before the advent of the Mughals. Until 1000 AD, India accounted for ⅓ of the world's GDP. It's erroneous to state that India's GDP grew only after the onslaught of the Mughals.
Nobody's writing them off but we need to acknowledge the #barbarism.
Nobody's writing them off but we need to acknowledge the #barbarism.
3/n 👆
4/n Now, with a population of over 230 million in India — and steadily growing — they are, above all, #Indians.
Who wants to construe them as separate? Certain elements within their own echelons do. You can wholly #integrate only if you yourselves want to. That's the hope.
Who wants to construe them as separate? Certain elements within their own echelons do. You can wholly #integrate only if you yourselves want to. That's the hope.
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