POLITICIZATION OF AURANGZEB’S TOMB

 With every passing day we find ourselves surrounded amidst another controversy, another clash between communities for issues which practically make no sense. Jokes, movies, skits are often seen as a way to start yet another communal riot and throw the country into a state of unrest. While Aurangzeb was surely not a man to be revered, is he that important that his 400 year old grave be resurrected and people be killed and injured due to it? Most certainly no. 

While the atrocities by Aurangzeb are condemnable to some extent, there is absolutely no need to see any movie as an excuse to start a riot. While Aurangzeb lies dead in his grave in Nagpur, it is the people of Nagpur who suffer at the hands of the politically charged and communally hyperactive mob. It is important to understand that his grave is not a place to worship, but only an architectural site which is a part of the history of our country. By resurrecting his grave, one cannot reverse his misdoings, but can only promote riots in a communally charged country like ours. While the country faces many serious issues like unemployment, inflation, low education rate, health sector facilities, it is time for us to grow up from these meaningless debates of trying to erase a part of our history. While the British too were not really kind to us in their time, we don’t go on demolishing the architectural pieces they made on the names of their kings and queens. This is just another excuse to the politicians of dragging the people away from the issues which actually need attention and keeping the country involved in such frivolous debates only to stall its development.