Titbits: India & Islam

Did you know that the state of Bhopal, with mainly Hindi inhabitants, was governed by 4 generations of women Begums of islamic faith? All through the British empire (whose viceroys were not amused, but ...), until the nobility was abolished with Indian independence? 

One of the female rulers was brought up by her grandmother, which involved Koran readings at 4 am in the morning (the child was not amused). Subsequently, when ruling for her brother, who was fighting in WWII, she insisted on bringing the islamic fanaticist murderer of an English teacher to justice. Apparently, she convinced a large armed crowd outside the court house to accept that

Thanks to a radio feature by Marc Thörner on Deutschlandfunk I now know. Not that many in Bhopal remember, or that islamic leaders remind others of this phenomenon.