The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has made all the arrangements to erase the traces of cultural oppressions done by Mughals as they attempted to ‘remove’ the murtis of Bhagwan Ganesh from the Qutub Minar complex. However. ASI’s attempt to whitewash the history of Mughal oppression has been a failure.
NMA asked ASI to remove Ganesh idols from Qutub Complex
A report published by The Indian Express a few days back revealed that the National Monuments Authority (NMA) asked the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) to retrieve the murtis of Bhagwan Ganesh from the Qutub Minar complex.
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According to the report, the move is being seen in the backdrop of the NMA chairman’s thinking that the placement of idols within the complex “is disrespectful” and it is necessary to move it to some other “respectable” place at the National Museum. NMA chief Tarun Vijay has cited that since the idols come at the feet of the mosque, hence the placement is disrespectful.
Tarun Vijay had said in a statement, “After Independence, we removed the statues of British kings and queens from India Gate and changed the names of roads to erase marks of colonialism. Now we should work to reverse the cultural genocide that Hindus faced at the hands of Mughal rulers.”
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Delhi Court slams ASI
The news of the ‘removal’ of murtis sparked controversy. Over this controversy, the Saket court has directed the ASI not to remove idols of Bhagwan Ganesh from the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque premises. The orders were passed by additional district judge Nikhil Chopra.
In petition suggested that the murtis of Bhagwan Ganesh should not be displaced and should be kept on the same premises in a proper place of full respect. Not only this, but the plea also sought restoration of Hindu and Jain deities and worshipping them within the complex with proper rites and rituals.
It is stated in the plea, that there still lie hundreds of fragments of idols of deities buried under the complex that represents the cultural imposition by Islamic rulers.
There are two murtis of Bhagwan Ganesh called the ‘Ulta Ganesh’ and ‘Ganesh in the cage’ and their position is quite remarkable. The ‘Ulta Ganesh’ idol is situated at the south-facing wall of the mosque while the second idol is enclosed in an iron cage, that is located on the ground level of the same mosque.
Qutub Minar or Dhruv Stambh
According to the history designed and taught by the Left intelligentsia, the Qutub Minar complex was first made by the slave dynasty ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak and was added to by many subsequent rulers.
But as per the historical sources, the Quwwat-al-Islam mosque was built in 1192. And inscriptions record that 27 Jain and Hindu temples were torn down for its creation. Pillars from the destroyed temples were reused and the Hindu images were plastered over with geometric designs.
‘Qutub Minar’ means ‘victory pillar’, and the central Mosque inside Qutub Minar is known as ‘Quwwat-Ul-Islam’, which translates to ‘Power of Islam’, indicating the victory of Islam over Idol worshipping Hindus.
Qutub Minar is one of the many architectures that glorify and chants about the genocide of Hindu culture by the Islamic invaders and the time has come to restore the ancient Hindu legacy buried under the Qutub Minar complex.
Many appreciated the efforts of the NMA chief and looked at it as an attempt to correct Hindu history. But as reported by TFI earlier, NMA chief missed a simple point, one can erase the marks of targeted cultural genocide by restoring the ancient glory and not by removing the idols from their ancient locations and putting them in museums. Finally, the court is teaching ASI and NMA the required lesson.