Sagarika Ghose: Mughals were the most successful political dynasty in India. Apropos Rahul Gandhi.

by Guest Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:02 am

Sons and daughters can become severe liabilities for a political party, if inheritors fail to outperform ancestors. The most successful political dynasty in the subcontinent, the Mughals, endured for decades because grandson Akbar far outstripped grandfather Babur as emperor and each generation whether Jahangir or Shah Jahan brought uniquely distinctive talents to their jobs. Post-Aurangzeb, when sons failed to surpass their fathers and grandfathers, terminal decline set in. Will Rahul then be Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last emperor, taking his party with him into the sunset?

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bloody-mary/when-the-son-goes-down-dynasty-is-showing-diminishing-returns-across-political-parties/?utm_source=TOInewHP_TILwidget&utm_campaign=TOInewHP&utm_medium=NavLi_Stry

by Seva Lamberdar Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:15 am

The dynastic success as rulers laid in eliminating all the competition (sometimes even own brothers and sisters).

by Guest Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:35 am

Seva Lamberdar wrote:The dynastic success as rulers laid in eliminating all the competition (sometimes even own brothers and sisters).

As was the case among Hindu kings. Asoka killed a hundred of his brothers so as to become king while Ajatashatru and Vidudabha killed their own fathers for the same purpose. The same was true everywhere in the world. Kautilya in the Arthasasta says "Princes are like crabs--father killers" implying that one should accept this feature of kingship. Even though Ajatashatru killed his own father many of his contemporaries ( including Budhist and Jain scholars) have hailed him for being an able ruler and effective administrator.

by Propagandhi711 Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:39 am

in other news, a (girly) man formerly known as SWIH (seeking women in houston) experienced serious and sustained erection when he saw the word mughal in the title of the news article.

by Guest Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:01 pm

Propagandhi711 wrote:in other news, a (girly) man formerly known as SWIH (seeking women in houston) experienced serious and sustained erection when he saw the word mughal in the title of the news article.

I thought of responding to this insult but then I remembered that Lord Krishna had forgiven Sishupala a hundred times before taking any action. Sishupala kept hurling filthy abuses at Lord Krishna and The Lord just kept ignoring him.

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Sagarika Ghose: Mughals were the most successful political dynasty in India. Apropos Rahul Gandhi.

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Re: Sagarika Ghose: Mughals were the most successful political dynasty in India. Apropos Rahul Gandhi.

Re: Sagarika Ghose: Mughals were the most successful political dynasty in India. Apropos Rahul Gandhi.