QUTB MINAR WAS BUILT BY RAJA VIKRAMADITYA ,NOT BY QUTB AL -DIN AIBAK : EX-ASI OFFICIER
New Delhi (The Quiver) : Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) ex-Regional Director Dharamveer Sharma has now claimed that the Qutb Minar was constructed by Raja Vikramaditya and not by Qutb al-Din Aibak.
According to Sharma Raja Vikramaditya had constructed Qutb minar to study the direction of the sun.
Sharma said ,”It isn’t Qutb Minar but a sun tower (observatory tower). It was constructed in the 5th century by Raja Vikramaditya, not by Qutb al-Din Aibak. I have a lot of evidence regarding this”. He has surveyed Qutb Minar several times on behalf of ASI.
Further adding to it , he said ,”There is a 25-inch tilt in the tower of the Qutb Minar. It is because it was made to observe the sun and hence, on June 21, between the shifting of the solstice, the shadow will not fall on that area for at least half an hour. This is science and archaeological fact”.
Qutb Minar is claimed to be an independent structure without having any relation with the Masjid near it. According some archaeological experts ,the reason behind the door of Qutb Minar facing north is to see the Dhruv star in the night sky .
Till now no proper official confirmation made on the whether the claims made are correct or not .
