10 Indian Conspiracy

 
1. Gandhiji could've stopped Bhagat Singh's execution?

Many conspiracy theorists believe that the Mahatma could've used his influence to stop Bhagat Singh's execution. But he chose not to intervene because Singh's violent methods were a direct challenge to his ideology.

2. Lal Bahadur Shastri was poisoned?

While we all know that Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Russia due to a heart attack, some theorists actually believe that he was poisoned. They point out that no post-mortem was carried out. Also the flask that he drank water from never came back to India. Recently someone filed an RTI asking for his death certificate, but the government of India turned down the request.

3. CIA's role in Homi Bhabha's death in a plane crash?

The father of India's nuclear program died in a plane crash in 1966. Conspiracy theorists attribute his death to the CIA, claiming that they wanted to put an end to India's Nuclear Program which pretty much happened after his death.

4. Subhash Chandra Bose didn't die in a plane crash?

Subhash Chandra Bose's death has several conspiracy theories around it. One suggests that he actually didn't die in the air crash and lived as a holy man under the name of Gumnami Baba until he died in 1985. Another theory claims that he lived in Russia as a war criminal and died there.

5. UFO base in India?

UFO theories are probably one of the most talked about. Some people say that India's Area 51- Konka La Pass in J&K actually incorporates a UFO base. Locals of both India and China claim to have seen UFOs. However, authorities have burst this bubble, claiming that these "UFOs" are nothing but Chinese gaslights.

6. 2004 tsunami triggered by a dormant World War II nuclear bomb?

Conspiracy theorists claim that the 2004 Tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean was triggered by an underwater nuclear explosion of a bomb that had remained dormant since world war II. Now you've clearly got to be smoking something good to think this one up!

7. We have a secret society started by Emperor Ashoka that still exists today?

Move over Dan Brown, cos we have our very own Priory of Sion! So the story goes that Emperor Asoka had developed a secret society around 270 B.C. This society had nine men, who guarded nine books that needed to be preserved for the safety of human society. These books were based on warfare, sociology, communication, alchemy, death, microbiology, light, gravity and cosmology.

8. Taj Mahal or Shiva temple?

We have been taught in our history books that Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz. Well, some folks have a different theory. Allegedly, carbon dating of Taj samples taken by a certain Prof. Marvin Miller suggests that the Taj Mahal was built 300 years before Shahjahan and could have originally been a temple for Lord Shiva.

9. Adam's Bridge built by Hanuman?

Adam's Bridge connects India and Sri Lanka, and is a string of sandstones and shells. Some records suggest that this could be the same bridge that Hanuman built for Lord Rama in the epic Ramayana. Though most people believe this to be a myth.

10. India still a British colony?

Even though India became independent in 1947, it was part of the commonwealth of nations, suggesting that the Queen of England still exerted influence over it. The Queen also allegedly can travel without visa to any Commonwealth nation. This conspiracy theory gained strength when Queen Elizabeth II visited India in 1997 without a visa.