History of Taj Mahal with amazing Facts

Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built this Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal after her death. The symbol of love of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal is telling the story of the love of two hearts. Taj Mahal of Agra today has become the crown of the whole world. It is the centre of attraction of Indian and foreigners coming India.

History of Taj Mahal

Mumtaz Mahal was one of the famous women of the Mughal period. Mumtaz Mahal gave birth to 13 children, but the 14th child was born if he was born. Due to his death, Shahjahan built Taj Mahal in his memory.

Taj Mahal was built in 1631 AD on the right bank of Yamuna river in Agra, the famous town of Uttar Pradesh. The white marble came from the palaces of Rajputana. It took 20 years to build it and twenty thousand workers worked for construction.
Taj Mahal is three kilometres from Agra Fort. Rectangles of the Koran are written on white stones on either side of its vast gate. There is a small museum in which the weapons and pictures of the Mughal emperors are preserved. On both sides of the main building, there are beautiful lined ranches and watercolours decorated with water fountains
The splendour of the Taj Mahal's white patio and the walls around it, 275 feet high, and other smaller domes, it is splendid. Below the big dome of the Taj Mahal, there are the tombs of these two lovers, but they are not considered to be real. The actual tomb is in the basement below.
The beautiful stones of the samadhis are beautifully carved. The atmosphere is excavated with aromatic incense.  In the moonlight night of Sharad Purnima, the beauty of this Taj Mahal becomes unique. Its image is visible in Yamuna's water. Taj Mahal is still a centre of attraction for the audience. Foreign tourists along with Indians also come to see it.
Shah Jahan wanted the world to remember his love for Mumtaz Mahal, that is why he wanted to make some historical heritage in his memory, which built as Taj Mahal.

Amazing Facts about  Taj Mahal

1. Taj Mahal is considered as one of seven wonders of the world for his beauty and one of seven wonders from whole Asia.

2. If history was to be seen, Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan had seven weddings and built the Taj Mahal in memory of his fourth Begum Mumtaz. Mumtaz died giving birth to 14th child. 

3. It took 22 years to build Taj Mahal in seven wonders of the world. The work of making it started in 1632 and ended in 1653. There were about 22,000 workers on hand to complete this.

4. In the year 1632, the construction of the Taj Mahal was nearly worth Rs 3.2 crore. But if Taj Mahal was built today, approx 6800 crores would be spent.

5. You may feel strange like me, the Taj Mahal stands in the woods. It is such a wood which needs moisture to stay strong, which keeps on connecting the river Yamuna.

6. Four towers of Taj Mahal have been constructed in such a way that no matter what the earthquake or the lightning struck, it will not fall on the verandah.

7. Taj Mahal is the most visited building in the world. Every day around 12,000 people come to see Taj Mahal.

8. 28 different stones were used to make the Taj Mahal. The marble stained in it came from Rajasthan, China, Afghanistan and Tibet. 1,000 elephants were used to carry the decoration of the Taj Mahal.

9. The colour of the Taj Mahal changes, in the morning, pink, night white and moonlight appear golden on the night. But due to mounting pollution, the colour of the Taj Mahal has started to get a pale yellow, hence the vehicles of petrol and diesel are closed around it.

10. All the fountains in the Taj Mahal work together because there is a copper tank under all the fountains. These fill all the tanks together and leave the water simultaneously when the pressure is formed.

11. World War II, 1971 After the Indo-Pak war and 9/11 attacks, the Taj Mahal was covered with bamboos. So that the Taj Mahal can be protected from damage.

12. After becoming the white Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan dreamed that he should make a similar black Taj Mahal for himself. But his son Aurangzeb imprisoned him in the house and his dream was not fulfilled.

13. Since childhood, you may have heard that Shah Jahan had cut the hands of the workers who made the Taj Mahal so they could not make any other Taj Mahal. But this seems like a rumour because "Ahmed Laheri" who had worked in the Taj Mahal Dal, had helped in the construction of the Red Fort.

14. There is a hole built in the Taj Mahal, whose waterfalls directly on the tomb of Mumtaz. There is also a decrease in the Taj Mahal that the size of one of the 11 carved pillars on the walls is round but the rest are in ten tricolour designs.

15. If you are asked whether Taj Mahal high or Qutub Minar? So you will say, Qutub Minar. But let us tell you that the Taj Mahal is 5 feet high from the Qutub Minar.

16. The controversy started with Taj Mahal as according to some Hindu, Tajmahal is a Shiva Temple whose real name is "Tejomahalaya". Because there is no such building in any Muslim country, the palace comes in its name. 'Mahal' is not a Muslim word There are many other things like this. Mostly, historian, archaeology denied any such claim.

Mystery of Taj Mahal

The glory of India and the Taj Mahal in seven wonders is suppressing many mysteries inside him. There have been claims made that drops of water pouring permanent on Mumtaz Mahal cemetery in Taj Mahal is coming from Yamuna river because of Taj Mahal design. Not only that, many rooms of the Taj Mahal are still locked from the time of Shah Jahan, which are beyond the reach of the common people,  According to the observers, there are more than 1000 rooms under Taj Mahal. It is claimed that the Taj Mahal is also a mysterious door to get out. which has been stopped by bricks since the time of Shah Jahan..but one claim is also made that the rooms which were closed by the bricks. So why does the need to stop these rooms finally ... Many researchers have their own arguments on this, who believe that the grave of Mumtaz has been kept in the room. ... which was shut down by the government, some archaeologists claimed that there was a Shiva temple named Tajumahalla at that place ... but now that a new Conspiracy believes, there is a treasure under these basements Confirmation has happened in the metal detector. Many of these doors are open but later closed by govt, after which the secret still persists that what is behind all these doors of Taj Mahal.

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Land of Gorakhnath Math was donated by Nawab Asifuddaula said Vinod Dua in Jan Gan Man Ki Baat

Started with Taj Mahal controversy with many leaders' comments regarding Taj Mahal especially Yogi Adityanath and later many leaders joined

to become a big controversy. In  ‘Jan Gan Man Ki Baat’ Vinod dua came condemned on UP government for not featuring Taj Mahal in the tourism booklet issued earlier and said ‘If Taj Mahal is not the symbol of Indian culture, is it the symbol of Russian culture?’ he questioned sarcastically. Land of Gorakhnath Matt was donated by Nawab Asifuddaula said Vinod Dua in Jan Gan Man Ki Baat. Vinod Dua further when Mughals or Lodhis, they dwelled in India they consider Indian as his own country. At the time of Shahjahan the GDP of India was 24%, which was the highest in the world, today it is 3.7%. He asks to the public, ‘What is nationalism, is it being a Hindu?

Land of Gorakhnath Matt was donated by Nawab Asifuddaula said Vinod Dua in Jan Gan Man Ki Baat. Land of Gorakhnath Matt was donated by Nawab Asifuddaula said Vinod Dua in Jan Gan Man Ki BaatHe said that Taj Mahal was not included in the tourist spots’ list despite Taj Mahal being the 7th wonder of the world and earning the maximum income for UP government and India. He says, not only Taj Mahal but the name of Bada Imam Bada of Lucknow has also not been included in tourism booklet. Bada Imam Bada was built by Asifuddaula. Yogi Adityanath is the head priest of Gorakhpur Gorakhnath Math. The land of Gorakhnath Math land was donated by Nawab Asifuddaula. As per him, this is very sad to not include Bada imam bada in when Yogi Adityanath is UP CM. Gorakhnath math is famous mandir in north Indian and even more famous due to Yogi Adityanath, a head priest from Gorakhnath become UP come and from last few time MP from Gorakhpur. Vinod Dua further said in "Jan Gan Man ki Baat"  that the tourism list has been prepared with the mindset that Hindu monuments are only Indian.

Shamelessly, it has been trying to create a gap between the communities. This should not be accepted.

Later Taj Mahal included in UP tourism booklet and Yogi Adityanath visited Taj Mahal to show respect and finish controversy.

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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and His controversies

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan was born on 15 August 1967 at  Modia village, Sri Gurusar in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, India. He is a controversial Baba, guru, music producer, singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. He has released several music albums and films, which typically revolve around him and his teachings. He is usually credited in his films as actor, director, writer, songwriter, as well as various other roles. His films were negatively received by critics, with many considering them their promotion and criticism of poor quality. 

The Indian Express list Ram Rahim as one of the 100 most powerful Indians of 2015. He has been the head of the social group Dera Sacha Sauda since  1990 23 Sep. His father Maghar Singh was a landlord, and his mother Naseeb Kaur was a housewife. Maghar was a devoted follower of the DSS leader Shah Satnam Singh, and Gurmeet accompanied his father to the dera. At the age of 7, Singh was initiated into the Dera Sacha Sauda sect by Shah Satnam Singh. Singh did volunteer work at dera with his father. When Shah Satnam Singh announced his retirement in 1990,  In a surprise public announcement, however, Satnam Shah appointed him as his successor, giving him the name "Huzoor Maharaj

Gurmeet Ram Rahim". Singh was not one among the three contenders expected to succeed him. Singh became the leader of Dera at the age of 23, on 23 September 1990.

Gurmeet Singh and his wife Harjeet Kaur have two daughters, named Amarpreet and Charanpreet. They also have a son, Jasmeet, who is married to Husanmeet, a daughter of the Indian National Congress leader Harminder Singh Jassi. Singh also adopted his confidante Priyanka Taneja as his daughter, giving her the name Honeypreet in 2009 that has many different stories since Singh is arrested and she is missing from that time. Singh's followers have adopted "Insan" as a surname.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had been known for political clout, as his Dera has a large number nearly 75% of followers among Dalits and Other Backward Classes.

.Gurmeet Ram Rahim,s Dera is the only few among the various Deras that openly asks its supporters to vote for particular political parties.The Dera runs 3 hospitals and 13 educational institutes. Singh has organized drives for blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol screening that have been recognized by Guinness World Records. In association with the American Society of Echocardiography, he also organized the world record for "Most Cardiac Echo Tests". On 21 September 2011 in New Delhi, Singh initiated a series of sanitation drives and also pledged his support to the Central Government's campaign. As of 2016, about 30 Mega Cleanliness Campaigns have been conducted in several states of India. On 22 May 2012, Singh laid the foundation of the Shah Satnam Ji Super Speciality Hospital at Sirsa. He established a specialized disaster relief and welfare agency called Shah Satnam Ji Green-S Welfare Force Wing in 2001, especially in the aftermath of the Odisha cyclone and Gujarat earthquake. A CBI reports investigating criminal allegations against him mentioned that Singh's "crusades against drugs, alcohol, and prostitution" have gained him a "larger-than-life" image.He has also spoken out against cattle slaughter in India.

Gurmeet Singh received the Giants International Award for his social work in 2016.

According to the Guinness World Records, he has organized several events that established world records. These include the largest display of oil lamps (150,009), the largest finger painting (3,900 m² (41,979 ft²)), the largest vegetable mosaic (1,858.07 m² (20,000 ft²)) and the most people sanitizing their hands simultaneously.

Controversies of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Singh has been prosecuted for being involved in enforcing the castration of hundreds of followers; Singh has denied the charges.

Conflict with Sikh groups

In May 2007, Singh was accused of hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikhs by wearing in an advertisement attire resembling the tenth and final living Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, by using a turban with a kalgi (egret feather). His followers also organized a demonstration against their alleged persecution at the hands of some religious organizations.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was attacked by a mob on 16 July 2007 but escaped unhurt. The Dera Sacha Sauda tendered multiple apologies, regretting confusion over the dress, and stated that it had high regard for all Sikh Gurus, Sikh religion and all of the humanity. A multi-religion delegation approached the apex Sikh organization to accept the apology. While not rejecting the apology outright, the Akal Takht maintained it was inadequate on several counts.

A criminal case filed against him, for hurting the Sikh sentiments, was dismissed by the Sirsa court in 2009 and Bathinda court in 2014. Counter-terrorism expert Ajai Sahni has stated that the tensions between the Sikh community and the Dera have been exploited by the pro-Khalistan elements. He has further quoted Indian military intelligence that Iknoor Khalsa Fauj, Khalistan Zindabad Force, and Khalistan Commando Force have attempted to eliminate him. In a case where the Dera's followers were accused of being suicide attackers, the Dera has stated publicly that it was being targeted by vested political groups that were conspiring to defame it.The organization has demanded a judicial probe into the allegations.

On 2 February 2008, Singh's cavalcade was attacked, with explosives injuring 11 persons.A Khalistan Liberation Force member was later arrested and confessed to arranging explosives and executing the plan along with his associates. After that, Singh was protected with Z+ security cover.

On 20 June 2008, a group of Sikhs shouted anti-Dera slogans during Singh's visit to the Nirmal Lifestyles mall in Mumbai. The situation developed into an altercation between the protestors and the Dera followers and one of the Sikh protestors was killed. This led to further protests from Sikhs in Mumbai and Punjab.

On 27 September 2015, the Akal Takht accepted his apology and pardoned him, but, on observing widespread resentment and protest among Sikhs regarding his pardon, the organization revoked the pardon on 16 October.

Rape conviction

In 2002, a woman wrote to the respective Chief Ministers of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and to the Union Home Minister, CBI, NHRC and the Punjab and Haryana High Court, describing an incident involving Singh. The Punjab and Haryana High Court sought a report from the District and Sessions Judge of Sirsa, after which Judge MS Sular conducted an inquiry and submitted a report recommending a probe by a central agency.

After the report from Sirsa, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the CBI to probe into the allegations leveled in the letter. The Chandigarh Branch, CBI registered a case of rape under the IPC Section 376, criminal intimidation under Section 506 and insult to the modesty of a woman under 509. This letter was published in Ram Chander Chhatrapati’s four-page Hindi eveninger, Poora Sach in 2002. A CBI probe was ordered into the incident on 24 September 2002. The investigations involved contacting 18 sadhvis who had left the dera by 2002. In the same year, Singh had charges levied against him for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, who was writing articles at the time about Dera Sacha Sauda, and for the murder of Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh.

On 25 August 2017, a special CBI court in Panchkula, Haryana, delivered its verdict in a sexual assault case regarding a former Dera sadhvi, finding Singh guilty of two counts of rape. Singh was taken into custody.[90] More than 200,000 people had gathered near the court premises ahead of the verdict in Panchkula, Haryana. Following the conviction, there were violent protests in parts of India with reports of widespread vandalism. DSS members were killed in clashes with police and another 120  people were injured as a result.

On 26 August 2017, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the police to seize the properties of the group to compensate for the vandalism caused in protests by his supporters.

On 28 August 2017, the CBI court sentenced him to a total of 20 years in jail, 10 years for each of the two rape convictions to be served consecutively. Currently, he is in Jail and His main supporter Honeypreet is also in Jail after police arrest her.

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