He killed his own brother Dara Shikoh, imprisoned his father Shahjehan, and became the emperor. вЂњOver three hundred years ago, our country was ruled by a cruel emperor called Aurangzeb. With a sigh, he asked, вЂњThere are so many other stories, but you donвЂ™t want to hear them.вЂќ вЂњI like it, thatвЂ™s all.вЂќ Gurudev began. The longing gaze on his face and the locks of hair that fell by the side of his face together added to an expression that made it impossible for him to say no. вЂњI promise this is the last time.вЂќ He looked at Aditya. вЂњHow many times will you listen to the same story?вЂќ Gurudev shook his head and smiled. I read this chapter at the very same spot where 500 Kashmiri Hindus led by Pandit Kripa Ram went to ask the Guru for protection from being annihilated. The presence of the Guru can be felt everywhere in that place. The words in this chapter flowed out of me as if from an unknown source as a I tried to imagine the Guru standing up and confronting Aurungzeb while sitting in Gurudwara Sisganj. Sitting in a small room the way he said it evoked in me a multitude of feelings and I can only imagine when the event actually took place how much momentous it would have been, one that transformed history. I wrote this chapter after having heard this story from a Sikh grand father telling this to children in the most unlikely place in a refugee camp for Kashmiri Hindus. The following Chapter from my book вЂThe Infidel Next DoorвЂ™ is my tribute to Guru Teg Bahadur.

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