Dear Abhay,
Thank you for your immediate response.
As you have mentioned, if we are to assess the growth and development of a nation from a general and wider perspective,we should not give cognisance to such small things that mar the glory of the emperors, who undoubtedly viewed their land as one nation and and their people as one integral part. Just as we admire the beauty of a magnanimous mountain range, knowing fully well about the several small down hills we have to cover before we reach the top. But what matters is the pleasure of achievement of reaching the summit.
Yours
Saraswathi Aunty.
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A very Happy New Year to you Aunty. As usual, you have been very kind in your appreciation and your words are encouraging, as always. Hope you are well and in best of your health.
This "temple" palace is indeed a unique blend of faiths in a distinctive Mughal style. From outside, it appears as Muslim in outlook, but interior houses a temple. The most striking feature is the inscriptions on this building. I was not able to get 60% translations, they could have been more beautiful.
You have quoted a comment (in blue) which i made on blog, in the end. That means, you read all the responses there too, right till the end! Thank you for considering the discussions there, worth reading. :)
That quote was something i believe in practicing. It was a saying of Rumi. I used it in modified manner there. I always take care to be as careful and thoroughly go through references , as much as possible, as History writing is a serious affair, and there have been many many times in the last 2-3 years when i have been into some equally serious debates. I am not talking of the forum, as the history debates here are hardly of that 'level'. :)
As i mentioned in another comment few days back on other thread, that now it is getting tough to write just for the sake of interest. There are certain things, which people, either do not "like" or do not "believe" and do not want to "talk" about, and the fierce opposition comes when evidence is given, because denying something in that case is tough for them for a character. The same thing probably happened with the writer you are talking about.
The quotes (in red) you have shared are beautiful.h
Let us forget our normal history discussion which we people do for sake of interest only in this forum. If we talk in a broad terms - We need to see that the foundations of a strong nation can not be built by writing what is 'suitable' or doing something in 'general interest'.
In present times, there is so much emphasis on history for various reasons. People are increasingly gaining access of more and more records. Since the last few decades/years, there is a sort of new energy among the academicians and they are also adopting extreme sides on certain topics.
The better option is to simply write something without employing any 'cosmetic' approach. Follies and Plus points of legends should be put and "discussed" not "dumped".
The only solution is responsible academic discourse, not the outright debunking of 'history', i believe. That is why i invite opinions in comments and desist from drawing conclusions in article.
Thank you very much for the encouraging words and wishes!
Looking forward to read more from you.
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