Muqarnas known in Iranian architecture as Ahoopāy (Persian: آهوپای‎) and in Iberian architecture as Mocárabe, is a form of ornamented...

‪The Persians perfected the tile-mosaic style by cutting colored ceramic tiles into small pieces to put together in intended patterns.‬‪This...

Pichhale pahar se uth ke nahaane kii dhuum hai Sheer-o-shakkar siwaiyyaan pakaane  ki dhuum hai Pir-o-javaan ko nema’ten khaane  ki...

Bagh e Bedil Abdul Qadir Bedil (1642-1720) is considered as one of the prominent poets of Indian School of Poetry...

Khusrau Mirza (Urdu: خسرو مِرزا; August 16, 1587 – January 26, 1622) or Prince Khusrau was the eldest son of...

Mohabbat ka sherbet : rooh afza and diced watermelon in iced milk has to be one of the yummiest I've...

Khusrau Mirza (Urdu: خسرو مِرزا; August 16, 1587 – January 26, 1622) or Prince Khusrau was the eldest son of...

While researching for my book Shahjahanabad the living city of old delhi I visited all the medieval mosques, temples and...

Dahi phulkiA very popular Awadh snack in Ramzan as well as accompaniment to pulao in regular days.Make phulki - pakodi-...

The couplet above door reads:Rozay Mehshar ke Jaangudaaz buwadAwwaleen Pursishay Namaaz Buwad [The day of Judgement will be a hard...

https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2020/5/10/episode-172-the-many-cities-of-delhi/ Episode 172: The Many Cities of Delhi There is much more to Delhi than Old Delhi and New Delhi....

In 2018 I visited the House of Jagat Seth, a powerful banker family of Murshidabad.Jagat Seth , along with Omichund...

Tathagata Neogi showed us the place where it happened and the memorial in St.John's church. "Of one hundred and forty-six...

After Murshid Quli Khan the Nawab nazim of Bengal shifted his capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad ( a city named...

In the month of Ramzan, Muslims try and finish reading the Quran.As I take out I am reminded of my...

Chance to observe a simple Ramadan this year, says Rana Safvi — Read on www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chance-to-observe-a-simple-ramadan-this-year-says-rana-safvi/1814956

Will be posting photos I have taken from mosques in this month of RamzanThe first line readsSubhanAllahIt means both “God...

"This kind of vilification is dangerous," warned historian Rana Safvi. — Read on www.newsweek.com/indias-coronavirus-outbreak-stokes-islamophobia-muslims-blamed-spreading-infection-1496011

‪ Had an excellent discussion on the Red Fort of Delhi based on Asar us Sanadid and conservation and heritage...

‪ingredients Potatoes boiled 1/2 kg Tomatoes - 250 gm A pinch of hing 1 tbsp zeera 1 tbsp - chopped...

Shakkarqandi or sweet potato makes for delicious kheer and other dishes. Ingredients 3 pc shakkarqandi normal size 2 kg full...

On a visit to Vidisha I went to visit Khamm Baba. Now Khamm Baba isn't a saint but a pillar...

some portraits from Akbar's reign depicting the crucifixion of Christ

The famous Daulatabad cannonThe Mendhatope (Ram Cannon) originally known as Qila Shikan. (Breaker of Forts) is placed on an elevated...

There are many Qorma recipes. Here's one more Mutton - 1/2 kgMix together:Garlic paste-1tbspGinger- "Gol mirch- 7/8Laung-4Bari iIlaichi-1Choti illaichi-3Dhaniya pd-1...

The 740 year old mosque of Shah Wilayat Khwaja Shamsuddin Turki Panipati, And his dargah in Sonepat only the mehrab...