Monumental prejudice: Is Taj Mahal subjected to culture policing?
The foreigner slur is familiar but hard to maintain in the case of Shah Jahan, who was born in India and three of whose four grandparents were Rajputs.
For a building that many regard as a symbol of love, the Taj Mahal generates a lot of anger. It seems to have a gift for provoking some people into saying things that then make others hot and bothered all of which seems rather remote from the intended effect of a cool marble mausoleum.
By omitting any reference to the Taj in its tourism development plan, the government of
