National duty to remove traces of invaders – Durgesh Parulkar, Author and speaker, Thane, Maharashtra
None of the Mughal emperors did any humanitarian work. Mughal emperors are known for their brutality. On the contrary, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj have worked for the welfare of the Nation & Dharma and humanity. The Taj Mahal is the Tejomahal, the Qutub Minar is the Vishnu Sthambh, while the so-called Gyanvapi mosque is a temple of Lord Shiva. Using the names given by the invaders is as good as their glorification. Our history is not one of defeat, but one of victory. If Sharad Pawar wants to call Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ‘Aurangabad’, then let him. But who is the national ideal, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or Aurangzeb? Was Aurangzeb’s cruel and inhuman treatment of Sambhaji Maharaj worthy of praise? Does Sharad Pawar have more respect for Aurangzeb compared to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj? We don’t eulogise Aurangzeb, but Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Dharmaveer Sambhaji Maharaj. It was a ploy of the invaders to destroy our culture by renaming the places whose names had been given by our ancestors. Hence, it is our national duty to remove the names given by invaders, asserted Mr Durgesh Parulkar, Author and speaker, Thane, Maharashtra. He was speaking on Day 6 of the Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav.