Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..
Of course, I don't think we should compare Godly avatars with human rulers, but I'm just trying to understand people's mindset that glorifies the Taj Mahal despite the fact that it was build through violence, and yet forgets/disregards the Ram Setu which was a symbol of true love and devotion.
And I totally agree! My dad always says that the three people in history who are touted as 'great' (Akbar the Great, Alexander the Great, Asoka the Great) were in fact three rulers who caused the most bloodshed around the world. Akbar may have been better and a bit more tolerant than his descendants, but he was no saint himself, and like you said, who was he to 'tolerate' Hindus? His people invaded India, and due to the Mughals only our scriptures and temples got destroyed/interpolated, way before the British.
As much as I dislike the British for invading India themselves, a part of me wonders if it's because of them that India even got Independence, because if the British hadn't invaded, the Mughals might still have had hold over India, and India might've been another third world country, its rich culture totally destroyed.
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