Hello Dr. Munish Raizada, I don't know much about Mughal history. I did a search online after reading the above article, and I got contradicting informations. This period existed many centuries ago, and it would be rather difficult (if not impossible) to prove whether he was just or cruel. We will just have to accept that there would be circumstances when we just have to agree with situations that donot coincide with our beleifs. for eg. Many think that Mahatma Gandhi was wrong when he permitted the partition of India. On the other hand, many blame Jinnah for it. It is just a matter of thinking bout the glass as half full or half empty. Wouldn't you agree that we as Indians have many more things to worry about than our cruel and gentle, bloody and clam, history. Shouldn't we be concentrating more on infrastructure and development and eradication of poverty, etc.
Maybe Auranzeb was a cruel leader, maybe he was generous. But nothing can be proved coz we cannot travel in time. None the less, one thing is for sure, that he is a part of Indian history. Sometimes in life we just have to leave some areas untouched.
Just my opinion. Sorry if I sounded harsh. Regards, A Proud Indian
