Aurangzeb - Whitewashing Tyrant, Distorting Narrative | Saurabh D. Lohogaonkar | #sangamtalks
513The narrative which has been built around Aurangzeb as being ‘a product of his time’ and a ‘misunderstood king’ has prompted the author to look for the historical accuracy of this portrayal. The reign of Aurangzeb is mired in claims and counterclaims. Who was he really? As described by his court records and chronicles of contemporaries or the reinterpretation by modern-day historians?
This book is an attempt at a fact-finding exercise.
About the speaker:
Born in Pune & now residing in Mumbai, Shri Saurabh Lohogaokar was interested in India's history from a very young age. This curiosity led to a vast reading horizon, and now after over two years of painstaking research, it has shaped his debut book.
Subtopics:
0:00 Introduction
2:00 The book countering the distorted narrative
5:59 The secular discourse on Aurangzeb
11:04 Historical Negationism
13:45 Were Hindus supported Dara for succession to throne?
16:20 Hindu Nobles in Aurangzeb's court
19:47 Evidence of Zakat collected from Hindus
22:10 Destruction of Temples
25:45 Critical analysis of The Banaras Farman
29:17 Order for destruction of Kashi Vishwanath Temple in 1669
31:50 Political resistance - the theory that temple destruction was political and not religious
35:09 Aurangzeb's order to demolish all the temples en route Burhanpur
39:43 Destruction of Somnath Temple by Aurangzeb in 1703
41:50 The narrative that Hindu kings destroyed each other's deities
47:20 Aurangzeb and Jain Temples
50:18 Discriminating rules of paying Octroy for Hindus
56:45 The assumption that Jiziya was used for Charitable acts
Question Answers
57:23 How can we trust those who still associate themselves with Aurangzeb?
1:00:00 Unfortunate propagation of distorted history, what would you say about Hindu collaborators in Aurangzeb's army?
1:2:40 Very well presented eye opening analysis in slides
1:03:12 Why we are taught distorted history in school?
1:007:00 Please enlighten about imprisonment of Shahu Maharaj
1:10:20 Was Jijabai ever under imprisonment of Mughals? Was Shahaji her husband estranged with her?
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