Reclaiming Hindu Temples: Episodes from an Oppressive Era

Name : Reclaiming Hindu Temples: Episodes from an Oppressive Era

Author : Chandni Sengupta

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : History

ISBN : 9781942426745

Language : English

Pages : 201-300 Pages

Publish Year : 2021

Publisher : Garuda Prakashan Pvt. Ltd.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom : 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">From the 13^th Century to the arrival of the Mughals in the 16^th Century, several dynasties ruled from Delhi, called Sultans &ndash; like the Slave dynasty, the Khaljis, the Lodhis, etc &ndash; and created havoc in the areas within and around Delhi. They were specifically enthused by their holy war, and indulged wantonly in destroying Hindu temples, killing Hindus, capturing their women to be sold later, and imposing taxation and other methods to torture the Hindus and alienate them from the normal body-politic; besides effecting mass conversions at sword-point. </span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom : 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom : 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Sengupta quotes copiously from the sources like the court historians of these barbaric rulers, which expose the glee with which they carried out such pogroms. In doing so, the author has systematically exploded the oft-repeated line from historians,

Country of Origin : India