The latest projection is that French will be spoken by 750 million people by 2050. A study by investment bank Natixis even suggests that by that time, French could be the most-spoken language in the world, ahead of English and even Mandarin.
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- Lane-Poole, “For the first time in their history, the Mughals beheld a
rigid Muslim in their emperor—a Muslim as sternly repressible of himself as of his people around him, a king who was prepared to stake his throne for sake of his faith.
- He must have been fully conscious of the dangerous path he was pursuing, and well aware against every Hindu sentiment. Yet he chose this course, and adhered to this with unbending resolve through close on fifty years of unchallenged sovereignty.”
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Dr. S.R. Sharma, writing about the acts of religious intolerance of Aurangzeb has observed, “These were not the acts of a righteous ruler of constructive statesman, but the outbursts of blind fanaticism, unworthy of the great genius that Aurangzeb undoubtedly possessed in all other aspects.”
Aims of Aurangzeb’s religious policy:
- It is generally accepted that Aurangzeb was a fanatic Sunni Mussalman. His chief aim was to
convert Dar-ul-harb (India: the country of Kafirs or infidels) to Dar-ul-Islam (country of Islam).
- He was intolerant towards other faiths, especially Hindus. He was also against Shia Muslims.
Aurangzeb’s religious policy had two aspects i.e:
(i) To promote the tenets of Islam and to ensure that the people led their lives accordingly.
(ii) To adopt anti-Hindu measures.
Anti-Hindu measures:
Following were the anti-Hindu measures adopted by Aurangzeb:
- Demolishing temples and breaking idols
- Imposition of Jaziya
- Discriminatory toll far
- Removal of the Hindus from Government jobs
- Restrictions on Hindu educational institutions
- Conversion through different means
- Social restrictions
The arts and literature of East Asia have important commonalities. One can justify these connections based on the geographic designations as well as long standing cultural connections between these regions. So the geographic definition would include Southeast Asia in the East Asia cultural complex. Although in much of the literature, the region is treated separately. However, the cultural connections are well established. These connections are linked to the influence of Buddhism in China. Japan and Korea. China has become the dominant culture to reference in East Asia. Much of this is related to its distinct development. China's two major dynasties, the Han and Tang (618-907) were truly international in scope. Korea's location placed it in a subservient position to China. Japan although more independent than Korea was deeply influenced by Chinese religious practice and philosophy. Moreover, despite the vigorous assertion of national cultures in Japan, Chinese writing styles predominated. Chinese innovations in writing, print and moveable type caused it to play an important and dominant role in literary production. Japanese literature was heavily influenced by the Chinese as well. Korean literature was also sometimes produced in classical Chinese.
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