The War of Succession (1657-1659) between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb was the most definitive and defining conflict in global history, which shaped the Indian Sub-continent till Doomsday. India had a tryst with destiny through Dara Shikoh, a sincere proponent of secular and thoughtful polity, who could have taken India on the path of societal bonhomie and progress as the 6th Mughal emperor after Shah Jahan, but fate willed it otherwise.