The ‘Taj Story’ and the Hindu Right-Wing’s Politics of Erasing India’s Muslim Past

The ‘Taj Story’ and the Hindu Right-wing’s Politics of Erasing India’s Muslim Past

A new Hindi film revives the long-debunked myth that the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple, exposing how historical revisionism has become a tool of India’s majoritarian politics. Syed Unns A forthcoming Hindi film, The Taj Story, starring veteran Indian actor Paresh Rawal, claims to expose “the truth” behind the Taj Mahal, the 17th-century marble mausoleum considered one of the most iconic odes to love.  The film’s premise is familiar: that India’s …

The Taj Story Review: Big Idea, Weak Execution

Paresh Rawal plays a tour guide from Agra in The Taj Story. In the film, he asks a question many viewers may also wonder: why is the Taj Mahal’s history being discussed again now?