Aurangzeb — the Mughal emperor who ruled over India for as many as 49 years and extended the frontiers of his empire across the sub continent — is demonized as “extremist, fanatic, anti-Hindu”. While others call him a “pious” Muslim, “infallible” ruler and “embodiment” of Muslim “dominance” in the sub-continent.
This article has been published in ‘Inquilab’ today, August 27, 2020. I have reviewed Audrey Truschke’s book “Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth” (2017).
Iquebal Hussain and Fahad Hashmi has translated the book into Urdu titled “Aurangzeb: Ek Shakhs aur Farzi Qisse” (Educational Publications, New Delhi, 2020).
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Author of this article Abhay Kumar is a Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is broadly interested in Minority Rights and Social Justice. Earlier, he held a Post-Graduate Diploma in English Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and worked as a reporter with ‘The Indian Express’. You can reach him at: debatingissues@gmail.com
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