“An invader (here Babur) who destroyed elements representing my culture and tradition can never be our hero. It doesn’t matter if people say, “… but they became us”. A thoroughly enjoyed chat with eloquent Ajeet Bharti around my new book, “Babur: The Chessboard King”. (Amazon link: The book is... also available in other bookstores online and offline. Full episode link:show more

@ajeetbharti More than Babur they say Akbar and Jahangir were born in India. So they were Indians. But so was the of Reginald Edwards Harry Dyer who killed many in Jallianwalaa Bagh, was born in pre partitioned India in Murree (Now in Pakistan).

@ajeetbharti Excellent talks

@ajeetbharti The Maratha atrocities during their invasion of Bengal is considered to be among the deadliest massacres in Indian history. During the Invasion of Mysore, Maratha soldiers committed sexual violence against Hindu Kannadiga women, after destroying dozens of towns and temples.

@ajeetbharti Babur is fact, of India. Call it sad, but party of our history. Not hero. I think we need to take detached view of our past. Akbar did preside over huge huge resources. Ran writ over large part of this country for the longest every time. Full give decades. Half century. Not hero