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DailyBiteMar 02, 2016 | 10:49

#RemoveMughalsFromBooks trends on Twitter, a class apart

The JNU row is far from over and the hashtag #RemoveMughalsFromBooks, well has started trending on Twitter. A poor attempt to "rewrite" the history was made; in a rather ludicrous manner.

Twitterati waged a multi-directional attack on arguably one of India's most powerful dynasties. From art to architecture, the Mughals left an indelible imprint on the very sociocultural fabric of the subcontinent, especially north India.

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Others argue that Babur's descendants have blood of thousands on their hands and no monument as grand as the Taj Mahal or as high as the Red Fort can match the reign of tyranny unleashed by them.

Here are some modern-day Birbals lashing against the new "anti-Mughal" where it hurts the most.

Twitter reactions:

Also read - We may now have proof Mughals were actually good for India

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In recent years, as tensions between Hindus and Muslims have mounted, India's government has been accused of instigating or condoning numerous acts of violence against Muslims.

Popular thought in India holds that the origin of this conflict goes back centuries to medieval times, when Muslims expanded into the Indian subcontinent.

According to Audrey Truschke, a Mellon postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Religious Studies, however, much of the current religious conflict in India has been fuelled by ideological assumptions about that period rather than an accurate rendering of the subcontinent's history.

Read more here.

Last updated: March 02, 2016 | 12:51
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