Hyderabad, April 24 -- During a fairly long period under the Mughal rule, especially between Akbar and Shah Jahan, Agra prospered as the capital of Hindustan. Today it is considered as the Dalit capital of North India-ifnot the entire country. Perhaps it is second only to Nagpur where the chief architect of Constitution Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar along with 3.65 lakhs Scheduled Caste followers abandoned Hinduism and embraced Buddhism on October 14, 1956 a few weeks before his death on December 6.

It is other thing that this Maharashtrian city is now known more for being the headquarters of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-where Narendra Modi recently paid his first visit after becoming Prime Minister 11 summers ago-than for being the focal point ...