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Hi, Am new here and have been reading many of the posts regarding the veracity of the Akbar - Jodha story and the events shown in the show.
At the outset let me say something a professor of mine said - to understand and know anything, dont just see what is visible (Zahir) but also take into account that which is not visible / that which is hidden (Batin). His example was Newton's 3 laws of motion which Newton deduced by imgining an object which is in constant motion which definitely no human eye has seen.
So, keeping this in mind I for one will not shrug off the Akbar - Jodha story. It seems to me that there is an elaborate blanket covering the elements of this tale which seems to be deliberate - that only a true seeker may know of it and the rest are left to speculate!
Now coming to the show - As long as the makers do not fiddle around with the recorded events of history let then take whatever creative license they want.
1. Adham Khan died in May 1562 after the marriage of Akbar with Jodha and he was killed by Akbar by having him dropped off the wall of the kila. - Abb this has to be maintained and as long as this happens let the creatives take any path so long as they dont make either the story or the characters trite.
2. Mahan Anga died within 40 days after Adham Khan's death. - As long as this too is maintained let the creatives play!
As for the show and its tracks - Akbar was a great and visionary ruler who not only reformed governance but also brought in social reforms. In fact Akbar learnt not only from past mistakes but also from past good practices and implemented the good practices of others - even his opponents and enemies. He not only abolished the practice of sati but also took orphans under the State's care by providing education and work. It is also interesting to note that he was perhaps the only ruler ever who had the vision to seperate religion from Rulership / Statesmanship. Infact this is something that cannot be said even for Ashoka and Chandragupta. And it may be interesting to know what made him do so!!! Perhaps it was the marriage to Jodha that widened his vision!
It is said, a great leader / statesman / ruler has to have a Bird's eye view and a Worm's eye view and the ability to Empathize. Infact if one reads Devdutt Patnaik's Jaya, he writes, Dharma happens when we learn to empathize. Akbar managed to do all of these and more. Infact if one ponders on those acts of his which seem cruel or go contrary to his other acts we may actually see his depth and vision.
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