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The government finally scraped the name of a tyrant off our capital streets. Changing this road to Dara Shikoh Road is a victory for our history and our dignity. We forced them to acknowledge the truth and we will keep watching to ensure no more legacies of cruelty remain on …

June 7, 2015

RENAME AURANGZEB ROAD IN DELHI TO DARA SHIKOH ROAD

RENAME AURANGZEB ROAD IN DELHI TO DARA SHIKOH ROAD

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Started by Francois Gautier 11 years, 4 months ago
Aurangzeb was a monster who not only killed Hindus, razed their mos sacred temples, imposed humiliating terms, such as the Jiziya tax, but he was also extremely cruel to his own family, imprisoning his father Shah Jahan and ultimately poisoning him, killing his brother Murad and beheading his other brother Dara Shikoh, accusing him of 'apostasy' and even poisoned Dara's son Sulaiman, for no reason than cruelty.
The Germans have no roads named after Hitler? Why should the capital of India have a road named after its most cruel ruler?
Francois Gautier/ Trustee FACT

Updates

March 29, 2015

The momentum behind this demand proves that the city is finally waking up to the reality of who Aurangzeb truly was. We will not stop until this government stops honoring a tyrant who spent his life destroying everything that connects us to our shared history.

Reached 100 supporters

March 29, 2015

143 Comments

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kannan
11 years ago Featured

all mughal rulers one way or other persecuted non muslims. Dara sikoh is an exception.history would have been different if he had suceeded.

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vidya sagar amirapu
11 years ago Featured

LONG LONG OVERDUE.Aurangzeb's policies, misrule and cruelty has impact even to this very day!We should remember him for his terrible deeds and hope no one repeats it ever!

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Sam Didymus
11 years ago Featured

Dara Shikoh who upheld Indiannness was murderd by his brother Auranzeb, and in modern India by the leftist historians who refuse to even grant him a footnote in history. Remove the wretched name of Aurangzeb from anywhere in India and replace it by Dara Shikoh! Full support to this petition.

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Narsimha Kammadanam
11 years ago Featured

Rename Aurangzeb road to Darashikho road in Delhi. Darashikho translated Indian Scripts to Parsi so that India's soul was introduced to Parsia and western countries with its values and greatness. Aurangzeb decided people with Jijiya tax, Aurangzeb is a black spot on Indian History.

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Sarthak K
11 years ago Featured

Indeed...why did we have a road named after a tyrannical, oopressive and a religiously fanatic ruler? His brother Dara Shikoh, who rightfully deserved to ccupy the Mughal throne and whoe religious tolerance and intellectual pursuits were extraordinary, was treacherously killed. He is the great Mughal king India never had.

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Saumitra Shikhar
11 years ago Featured

No need to honour xenophobic monsters! About time we remember true heroes. true men of Honour. Dara Shikoh was one. Lets do him and our history some justice for a change.

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Iffat Razzaque
3 years ago

মালাউন Malaun are such trash এটা একটা ভালো ব্যাপার যে বাংলাদেশে আপনার ধরনের খুব কমই আছে

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Om Prakash
10 years ago

There is NO point in renaming streets, city.

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