What would you answer if you were asked to give one reason to show that the 14th Century King, Ferozshah Tughlaq, was a good and kind ruler? At a leading school in the capital, a grade seven child gave the following answer. The king abolished the harsh punishment of cutting off limbs for committing crimes…. [ Continue Reading ]
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