Articles tagged with "The Taj Story"

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Taj Mahal: Hindu nationalist revisionism reshapes India’s monuments and memory

India’s ruling BJP have refined a strategy of cultural revision: challenge monument origins, recast Mughal history as occupation, demolish mosques and build temples in their place, and enlist Bollywood as a mass-scale amplifier.

November 26, 2025

Indian actor Paresh Rawal sparks controversy over Taj Mahal origins

A new controversy has emerged in India surrounding the Taj Mahal after senior Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal shared a poster for his upcoming film “The Taj Story,” which depicted a statue of the Hindu deity Shiva emerging from the dome of the monument.

October 2, 2025