Taj has outlived its usefulness for India?

Hmm .. u right. I never knew the story behind Taj. It seems more attrocious now to me when I heard that the hands of the architects were chopped off not to construct any thing like that.

Again ! ppl r mad & out of sense in love & when pride hits the head.

Taj has NOT outlived its usefulness. It has become an unforgettable memorial of love and a symbol of brilliant Indian architecture. Besides, Taj is currently the biggest tourist attractant in India. Furthermore, nobody is stopping people from building new structures. Just look at the Bahai lotus temple built in 1987 or the marvellous Delhi Akshardham, opened in the 21st century.

Secondly, India does not have enough to feed its citizens. Yes, I agree that the economic progress in last 10 years has helped cut down abject poverty by 10 % and that is great. But still 25% of people live below poverty line and it will take atleast 20 more years before we eliminate abject poverty.

what the hell is wrong with you, you call yourself an Indian? I dont care if yahoo comes and arrests me for sayin my opinion.

first of all where the hell did u get the idea that the Taj was made of atrocity, it is a love story made of white marble. Shah Jahan was not a creul person, go educate yourself kid the mughals were muslims, not no slave drivers, of course they had to use slaves, how else would they biuld it with no technology? and yea if u want to criticize india's tourism dont talk **** about the taj, u want to build new monuments, fine it wouldnt hurt, but also india is not a wealthy nation and no it cannot fully feed everyone, why the hell do u think there are bumbs living on the street everywhere, have u even ever been to India? the taj was not build so people like u can crticize it, go educate yourself first kid.

If that's how you feel, then the Egyptian pyramids should also be destroyed, since they were built by slaves, even though they are the symbol of Egypt.

Either way, if you think about it in a practical manner, destroying the Taj Mahal would greatly hurt India's tourism industry. The Taj Mahal is also a historical building. I don't think destroying ancient and historical sights is ever a good idea. I think they should be preserved. Modern buildings are not as appealing to tourists, because they have no historical significance.

I think people can marvel at the building while having respect for the designer and constructors of it. Many very old sights were built in questionable manners:

Pyramids of Egypt (slave labor)

Taj Mahal of India

the Parthenon of Greece (slave labor)

Great Wall of China (slave labor)

Borobudur of Indonesia (slave labor)

Would you really want all of those to be destroyed? I think it would be quite tragic to see them torn down simply because people were injured to construct them.

Normally I am the one to say...everyone to their own devices and views. Its true that you might find other buildings like Sikandra more serene than the magnificent Taj but the beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. What is sublime to me might be ugly for you, but that does not mean that you ahve a right to break down what I think is sublime just coz its ugly to you.

Over centuries the Taj has been cited as a masterpiece of not only architecture and symmetery but also aesthetics. You might lack in appreciation of those factors but it is your view. I think the Taj is beautiful and no matter if the hands of the carvers were chopped the monument I see is sheer poetry in stone.

Your view that modernism is better holds true for you and you might like a Taipei 101 building better than a Taj, but please do not be blinded so much by your convictions to say that what is so beautiful has outlived its use!

The Taj Mahal! I just finished watching a show called "The Secrets of the Taj Mahal" on National Geographic Channel like 30 minutes ago! :D

All that you say is heresay, whilst Taj is there in all its beauty for all to see. We should be proud of it as Indians.

What happened during the building of Taj is history. Modern buildings have the BLOOD of the poor labourers. What do they get for all their sweat and hardwork they put into constuction. Is it right then to laud such structures ?

Every theory has flaws. Lets not bicker about what our ancestors didn't do right and stand united in putting Taj in the 7 Wonders of the World list. As Indians I think we should be able to do atleast this much in support of our nation without letting personal differences come in our way.

Let's take pride in the fact that ONE OF OUR MONUMENTS is getting world recognition, instead of running it down.

Are you Indian ?

If you are then you are one only in name.

You seem to be more inclined towards groupism than being a true Indian.

India is a nation first, castes / religions etc do not make us anymore Indian than we really are.

Isn't there enough animosity going around in the world ?

Make the present India beautiful by your behaviour. Fault finding in the rich Mughal creations will not get you any tourists. Nor will your attitude my friend.

First of all understand the soul of yahoo community.... Stop telling that you will report and block people.... You can report but if u report someone for wrong reson you urself are coming under a watch... its a place to ask and every yahoo user has right to say what he wants to say...as long as he/she is not using someting which is obsisive.

As long as taj is concerned...its aclassic it will remain as it is... and even as per the order of Supreem court of India in 500 mtr arround taj mahal nothing can be changed... no construction can be done.

So taj will remain as it is...and we wll present it to world as it is even after several years.

as long as other part of india is concerned...India is growing and not only we are growing our growth is a matter of concern for west.

What you have mentioned might be a sad history .... but such things still cannot neglect the fact that's its a wonderful masterpiece of art ever created ... and may be it will never be created again ... that's the reason its one of the seven wonders of world ....