On March 17, tensions escalated in Nagpur when protesters demanding the demolition of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb allegedly burnt a chadar. A mob attacked homes, set vehicles on fire, and went on a rampage. Abhinay Deshpande and Purnima Sah report on the controversy over an emperor who died more than 300 years ago, and trace how communal flames were fanned in Maharashtra
