
Chhaava: Proof that Hindus have shifted the Overton Window
Op India“The lion is no more, but Chhaava is still roaming the jungle” – the movie trailer starts with this iconic line. “We will rip the Mughals apart if they dare to challenge the Maratha empire” – Vicky Kaushal, playing Sambhaji Maharaj roars. That today a movie like Chhaava can be released and celebrated presents undeniable proof that India – Bharat – Hindus – have traversed unchartered territory to shift the Overton Window forever from the rocky pathways where the truth was considered radical and lies were considered popular. The argument was rather simple – if students don’t learn about the “glory” of the Muslim invaders and they ushered a period of economic prosperity, they would view present-day Muslims with disdain and start believing in the “radical” idea that Bharat’s civilisational glory and existence was despite the Muslim invaders, not because of them. That Aurangabad was renamed Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar and a movie like Chhaava can be released and celebrated today is a testament to the Hindus who have managed to make the truth, considered radical and unthinkable up until a decade ago, is today mainstream enough to not only turn into a motion picture but translate into policy as well.
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