Published by bhupinder February 16th, 2007 in History.
Francois Gautier has stirred a hornet%u2019s nest with his simplistic take on the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb ignoring the fact that Aurangzeb%u2019s policies were contradictory and reflected the gnawing contradictions of what has been called %u201Cfeudalism from above%u201D.
On one hand was the increasing religious symbolism while on the other was greater secularization- for example, Aurangzeb%u2019s court had far more Hindus than any other Mughal ruler.
Gautier%u2019s insistence to look at Aurangzeb from colonial historians%u2019 glasses is critiqued by Sharique.
Mr. Francois Gautier just parroted the concerns of the RSS. His argument being that history should be told as it is to the younger generation because this will bring transparency. Well assuming correct history is not being told and the examples he cites, about France and French Catholics and Protestants, are indeed genuine, that doesn%u2019t prove anything
while Manvir Singh takes a Sikh religious view of the persecution of Sikhs by Aurangzeb, something that Gautier refers to in the beheading of the 9th Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Yes, we say, %u2018SARBAT DA BHALAA%u2019. We ask for the good of %u2018ALL%u2019. Guru Gobind Singh Sahib jee did NOT say, %u201CI ask for the good of all EXCEPT for AURANGZEB who cowardly murdered my two young sons.%u201D No. When we do Ardaas we do not say, %u201CSarbat Da Bhalaa, but NOT that person who swore at me last week%u2026 I don%u2019t want his bhalaa (good).%u201D
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3 Responses to %u201CThe Truth About Aurangzeb%u201D
Like most of the past, Aurangzeb continues to be complaex and challenging.
For example, contrary to his image, his administartion made handsome donation to temple of Pandharpur- seat of deity Vitthal.
Historian the late D G Godse has claimed that trustees of Vitthal temple were more worried about marauding Maratha armies than the Mughal one.
Akbar%u2019s piety and tolerance as against Aurangzeb%u2019s policies should also be seen in the light of funds in their respective treasuries.
2 kuffir
Feb 17th, 2007 at 1:02 am
gautier is a complete idiot - any guy who thinks most of the rickshawwallahs in banaras and domestic cooks in andhra pradesh are brahmins.. and goes around trying to publicize that %u2018truth%u2019.. is not just ignorant but a complete idiot.. and it%u2019s only in india that idiots like him are read and quoted.
3 Sharique
Feb 17th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Kuffir,
He is quoted because few %u2019social workers%u2019 want him to. He is endorsed by many even though his 33 years of stay in India has taught him very little about this country. But then who cares about his as long as the message is propagated.
Don't post rubbish - most of the Hindus in his court were converted/killed, Guru Gobind Singh said what he said because he was tolerant (something like what Jesus said - "Lord, forgive my tormentors for they know not what they do"), the Marathas were never considered marauders by the people of Pandharpur, in fact when the Mughals came to capture Chhathrapathi Shivaji Maharaj in the Vitthal Temple, they could not find him there, because he had become invisible due to his continuous singing of Bhajans when the Mughal army was inside the temple looking for him. Gautier, who I met 3 years ago, knows as much about India as you and I
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by chaitanya kumar on Mar 08, 2007 12:02 AM Permalink
the kind of insanity you keep posting...i am not sure how many Muslims reading the crap you post will be proud of you. I am done with you.
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by Mike Gandhi on Mar 08, 2007 12:22 AM Permalink
I AM NOT POSTING FOR MUSLIMS. I AM POSTING FOR THE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO ARE COMPLETELY LOST INTELLIGENCE CASE AND CONSCIENCE.
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by Secular Indian on Mar 08, 2007 04:42 AM Permalink
All you've shown is that there are Hindus who are still willing to give Islam the clean chit and actually feel sorry for the Muslims (perhaps they feel they are still backward) even though Hindus have been killed in the Islamic Jihad. Your quotes simply show the tolerance that is in Hinduism nothing more.
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by Vinay Kumar on Mar 10, 2007 04:58 PM Permalink
Hi Secular Indian,
I think your name should be NON SECULAR INDIAN because it seems that - you think that infamous Aurangzeb was the only muslim & only propagator of religion of muslims.
