A story – about followers of Sufism – in William Dalrymple’s “Nine Lives” refers to Dara Shikoh, younger brother of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and a man who was executed by the latter for writing in his book “Mingling of the Two Oceans” about the commonalities between Islam and Hinduism.
That sounds like a fascinating bit of history to explore. To be continued…
An Indian Kitchen in France 