Aurangzeb presumably didn’t want the intrepid Sambhaji to escape again. He and Kavi Kalash were subsequently “executed by the sword,” Saqi says. The story becomes ghastlier with time ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke about "Aurangzeb's atrocities and "his terror" at an event in Varanasi that year. "He tried to change civilisation by the sword. He tried to crush culture with ...

Addressing an event in Varanasi in 2022, Modi spoke about “Aurangzeb’s atrocities, his terror”, adding that “he tried to change civilisation by the sword. He tried to crush culture with ...

likening it to a 'poisonous sword.' Congress leaders criticized the demand, stressing it disrupts peace and hinders the state's development. "The Hindus in Maharashtra want that Aurangzeb's grave ...

The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary tensions. By Hari Kumar Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B. Reporting from New ...

The violence, which followed protests demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb ... and attacked civilians with swords. In total, 33 police officers, including three DCPs, were injured, and ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke about "Aurangzeb's atrocities and "his terror" at an event in Varanasi that year. "He tried to change civilisation by the sword. He tried to crush culture ...