The standard trope in modern historical studies seems to be that Hindu temples were destroyed not only by Muslim rulers but also by Hindu rulers as part of establishing their authority. It disregards all Hindu memory and Islamic writing that shows motivation of Muslim rulers at its core was religious, designed to replace the Hindu faith with Islam. This is aligned with Western academic anxiety at being seen as Islamophobic – no points lost if one is Hinduphobic.
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Devdutt Pattanaik was a contemporary Indian mythologist and writer. Devdutt Pattanaik is a mythologist, writer, illustrator, and speaker known for explaining the relevance of Indian and World mythology in modern times, especially in management, leadership, and culture. Read more on Wikipedia →