08-07-2006, 06:38 AM
Salam Indian brothers,
I am wondering whether Mughal rule was all that bad. Let's analyze a little and find out.
Accusation#1: There was opppression during mughal rule
Response: There was oppression prior to mughal rule, such as caste discrimination, despotism and so on.
Accusation#2: Mughals killed a lot of people.
Response: It was the medieval times, people were killing each other all over the world.
Accusation#3: Mughals killed in the name of religion.
Response: vaishnvaas and shiavas were killing each other in the name of their respective religions.
Accusation#4: Mughals plundered temples.
Response: So did hindu kings. Even today, are you not accusing your own leaders of plundering temples? And those secular leaders whom you accuse did not come from Mars, they're from the hindu community.
Accusation#5: Women were raped mercilessly.
Response: In the 21st century, in a developed USA, women are going through this merciless punishment. So why single out something that happend in the medieval times, when even so-called modern, progressive people are much worse?
Accusation#6: India became poor due to mughal rule, but Brits gave us railways. <!--emo&
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Response: The fact that Indians prostrate in front of white people never ceases to amaze me. Due to Bengal famine alone, 30m people died. But Indians love to ignore that and focus on their contributions, whatever they are. But in the case of Mughals, why not do the same? Aha, we all know why, don't we?
Accusation#7: Mughals didn't contribute.
response: why should they? They were conquerors, they did not come to India to do social service. Like other races at the time, they too wanted to conquer and earn wealth. So why blame them, when the whole world was doing the same?
There are many more accusations which can be answered adequately, the chief of it being medieval times and the whole world was barbaric. So to accuse the mughals alone would be hypocritical. I am not sure if you guys will ban me for this post, even though i haven't said anything vulgar. I am just voicing a different view, that's all.
I am wondering whether Mughal rule was all that bad. Let's analyze a little and find out.
Accusation#1: There was opppression during mughal rule
Response: There was oppression prior to mughal rule, such as caste discrimination, despotism and so on.
Accusation#2: Mughals killed a lot of people.
Response: It was the medieval times, people were killing each other all over the world.
Accusation#3: Mughals killed in the name of religion.
Response: vaishnvaas and shiavas were killing each other in the name of their respective religions.
Accusation#4: Mughals plundered temples.
Response: So did hindu kings. Even today, are you not accusing your own leaders of plundering temples? And those secular leaders whom you accuse did not come from Mars, they're from the hindu community.
Accusation#5: Women were raped mercilessly.
Response: In the 21st century, in a developed USA, women are going through this merciless punishment. So why single out something that happend in the medieval times, when even so-called modern, progressive people are much worse?
Accusation#6: India became poor due to mughal rule, but Brits gave us railways. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /><!--endemo--> Response: The fact that Indians prostrate in front of white people never ceases to amaze me. Due to Bengal famine alone, 30m people died. But Indians love to ignore that and focus on their contributions, whatever they are. But in the case of Mughals, why not do the same? Aha, we all know why, don't we?
Accusation#7: Mughals didn't contribute.
response: why should they? They were conquerors, they did not come to India to do social service. Like other races at the time, they too wanted to conquer and earn wealth. So why blame them, when the whole world was doing the same?
There are many more accusations which can be answered adequately, the chief of it being medieval times and the whole world was barbaric. So to accuse the mughals alone would be hypocritical. I am not sure if you guys will ban me for this post, even though i haven't said anything vulgar. I am just voicing a different view, that's all.