Mughal Empire has had more influence on many Indians than 3000 year-old civilizations. Nothing wrong with adopting another culture. Many Europeans have accepted Christianity when they were originally polytheists, many South Americans are devout Christians and many Americans and Canadians have scorned British culture.
Hey, a few million years back, our ancestors were African according to scientists. Why not criticize most of the world for rejecting their African heritage? Why don't they return to hunting and living in tribes? They should "accept their roots".
Idk much about partition history, but wasn't there a chance for an Indian federation in 1946? Didn't Nehru scorn the idea of a federation and opt for partition?
actually ,the British Empire has had more impact in terms of Modern India. A large section of the Middle class aspires and speaks English. Indian education system, civil service are British left overs that has been adapted by Indians.
In fact, the British Empire has the dubious honor of setting in course many current events today. They carved out the Indian subcontinent. They carved up Middle Eastern nations Israel-Palestine. British colonists created the United States.
I hope Indians actually don't take a cue from their ancients and the medieval Mughals either.
The splendour of the Mughals is frankly overhyped to a certain extent. They were a bunch of medievalist thugs in the vein of Hindu kings before them.
IMO, Indians would do well to emulate the Industry, Enterprise and investment on education and science the Europeans, the Chinese and the various East Asian countries which can lift them to more prosperity and do well to not emulate the Islamic civilization which has spectacularly failed from 17th century onwards, where they along with the rest of the world were vassals to the European powers.
And try to build a society that does not remove one's head from your shoulder for having the temerity to question certain aspects of a religion.
If you are going to adopt a culture, why not adopt a successful one like the Germans? Why should a country who wish to become prosperous adopt a culture that has set alight an entire region on fire due to intolerance. The inability to accept no other faith systems, forget alien faith systems.
The fact is, the biggest killer of Muslims in the world right now is not those damn Hindus, not the jews, Not the great satan america.
But muslims themselves. Looking at Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Nigeria and you honestly think that nations should emulate that?
Both Hindu and Islamic culture are medieval in their outlook. Any objective person with no bias can see the secular, western civilization is far superior to either of these. Want proof?
Look at all those Indians, Arabs and Pakistanis who wants to desperately get into the immoral, decadent west.
And wallowing in past glory makes you no better than the Hindutva antagonists you frequently debate with.