I believe in Love. And I believe in Truth. I can’t stand ‘disgraces’ to either of them.

I would choose to let the world know, the truth about ‘The Taj’, about ‘The Shah Jehan and Mumtaaz Saga’. Many of us, are unaware of what’s there actually stored behind the walls of Taj – other than the tomb of queen Mumtaz ( !? ) Yes, we are all duped and deceived. Unlike to what your guide told you if ever you visited Taj, or what you found in the sher-o-shayries that depicted the love Shah Jehan had for Mumtaz, or what you read in your history book when you were an elementary class student – Taj Mahal is not a mausoleum built by Shah Jehan in memories of his love Mumtaz, but is rather an ancient temple of Lord Shiva. Incredulous ? Check this original image of the pinnacle of the Taj, who I guess speaks it all.

Researcher Prof. P. N. Oak, in his book Taj Mahal – The True Story, discloses that Shiva temple was usurped by Shah Jehan from Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh then. This is admitted by Shah Jehan himself, in his court chronicle Badshahnama, that an exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra was taken from Jai Singh for Mumtaz’s burial. To use seized temples and palaces as the burial places for dead emperors and royalties, was a common practice among Muslim rulers then. According to Oak, twenty-two rooms in Taj that have remained sealed all the way and are still inaccessible to public, contain headless statues of Lord Shiva ! The assumption is backed by the cruel and wild side of the emperor, the greedy chap who for grabbing Delhi throne; killed his own brother, cousins and nephews – could do anything to appease his ill-will for powers and praises ! I believe, Shah Jehan wasn’t an emperor but a tyrant ! Elaborated are the facts as well by Prof. Oak, that the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jehan too, is nothing but a fairy tale created by court sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists. Mumtaz was not ‘the-loved-most’ by Shah Jehan but only one of the several hundred wives and women he kept in his harem.

Knowing this bit of the fact, could be little too unacceptable for we – Indians. After all, Taj makes India, an India. But…… Again, can we – being the Indians, really digest these false admirations !? Let us accept the hard reality. Let us let the Truth live.

And the truth – and nothing but the truth is – Taj was a noteworthy building well before Shah Jehan’s times – and it’s not built by him for his so-talked love ! Poor Mumtaz, what could be more painful than being known for those love and memories, those were never there – and this too – posthumous ? At least, I feel sorry for her.