Reading Aurangzeb
More than 300 years after his death, his name alone is capable of igniting anger and causing communal tensions. He is passionately debated in living rooms and WhatsApp groups.Last year, when the Hindi film Chhaava released, based on the Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, who was tortured and executed by Aurangzeb, there was a new wave of anger against the sixth Mughal emperor. Demands to raze his tomb in Maharashtra grew so loud that a large security contingent was stationed outside the humble grave, to protect it from miscreants.
- ▪More than 300 years after his death, his name alone is capable of igniting anger and causing communal tensions.
- ▪He is passionately debated in living rooms and WhatsApp groups.Last year, when the Hindi film Chhaava released, based on the Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, who was tortured and executed by Aurangzeb, there was a new wave of ange
- ▪Demands to raze his tomb in Maharashtra grew so loud that a large security contingent was stationed outside the humble grave, to protect it from miscreants.
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(This story is part of The Hindu on Books newsletter that comes to you with book reviews, reading recommendations, interviews with authors and more. Subscribe here.)Dear reader,It would not be an exaggeration to say that Aurangzeb is the most hated king in Indian history. More than 300 years after his death, his name alone is capable of igniting anger and causing communal tensions. He is passionately debated in living rooms and WhatsApp groups.Last year, when the Hindi film Chhaava released, based on the Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, who was tortured and executed by Aurangzeb, there was a new wave of anger against the sixth Mughal emperor.
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