Invasion

Published on 31st May, 2017, on www.dailyo.in . The arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago dramatically transformed the Hindu culture. Like in any invasion, there was destruction, mayhem and trauma. Hindu Kush in Afghanistan literally means 'killer of Hindu (slaves)' during early phase of this invasion and the ruins of Vijayanagara by a confederacy of Muslim kings are testimony to later phase. However, the damage was neither absolute nor permanent. Over time, the ever-resilient Hindu culture recovered and adapted itself to the new realities and eventually a new Hindu culture emerged that engaged with Islam both philosophically and socially. The Indian subcontinent is ..