The charbagh carpet in Jaipur’s Albert Hall museum
The Char bagh is a quadrilateral garden divided into parts by water channels The first to be built on this...
Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad
Bibi ka Maqbara built for Rabia Durrani, wife of Aurangzeb Alamgir in Aurangabad is always compared to Taj Mahal and...
shalabhanjika in Mathura Museum and Mathura School of Art
This stunning shalabhanjika 100 AD found in Govardhan, now in Mathura Museum
Lord Budhha statue in The Mathura Museum and The Mathura School of Art
one of the finest representations of Mathura school of art at Mathura govt Museum. The Mathura school marks the shift...
The battle of Pollilur: between Tipu Sultan and the British
last year, the painting of this battle made news as it was sold in a London auction house. I was...
The Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan : The Tiger of Mysore
Here rests in peace the Tiger of Mysore son of Hyder Ali Dakhini Duval ( riyasat) e Karnataka and Fatima....
Shaheed e Salis: Qazi Nurullah Shustri & the five martyrs of Shia sect
We have been going to Qazi sahib ki mazar in Agra, since we were children. Our family had great faith...
Hing: origin and Use
I looked up K.T.Achaya who writes that "Kandhari hing is the commercially prized product, followed by Irani hing and Pathani...
The birth of Prince Salim ( regnal name Jahangir) in his own words
"Till he was 28 years old, no child of my father had lived, and he was continually praying for the...
The Martyrdom of Imam Ali in 40A.H. in the Masjid of Kufa, Iraq
It was time for fajr prayers on 19th Ramzan, 40 AH. As was his custom Hazrat Ali came to the...
A Kashmiri Haveli in Mathura, UP
The Kashmiri Pandits who migrated from Kashmir in the 19th century were very sought after for their administrative skills and...
Jharokha
Though Juliet had asked Romeo why he was Romeo ( Wherefore art thou Romeo? (I. ii.)) its been often mosquoted...
The Staircase in Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, Iran
The staircase in Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan. i was bedazzled by the Naqsh e Jahan Square which houses 4 of...
Makkah Jamadar ka Imambara in Khairabad, UP, India
Once upon a time, the nawabs ruled Awadh and it was a gentle land of opportunity and learning. One such...
Dervesh and Lion
And here is another dervish with a lion painted Padareth. If a bear represents nafs over which the dervish has...
Mathura and Gandhara school of Art
The Gandhara and Mathura school of art developed under the Kushana rulers (1st to3rd CE) while both started more or...
Bagh e Bedil
Abdul Qadir Bedil (1642-1720) is considered as one of the prominent poets of Indian School of Poetry in Persian literature,...
Gandhiji : Dec, 1945. Red Fort, Delhi INA trials.
Dec, 1945. Red Fort, Delhi INA trials. Netaji's trusted aides Shahnawaz, Sehgal, Dhillon face the military tribunal. Several other INA...
The Great Mughal Debate : What did the Mughals do for us
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Islam :multiple histories at JLF
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What was life like inside the #RedFort? Indian Express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8QyGsn6f0o&feature=share What was life like inside the #RedFort? @iamrana takes us on a tour through the nooks and corners of...
Who was the first Muslim king to use a crown and why
Trivia question Who was the first Muslim king to use a crown and why? Hint: Not Indian (Note:This picture of...
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah celebrates Basant on banks of the Gomti
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah celebrates Basant on banks of the Gomti ( painting from the net. If someone knows the...
In neglected Burhanpur, where Mumtaz Mahal once rested
The site where her body lay for six months before being taken to Agra is in ruins Rabindranath Tagore called...
Frescoes and murals in Fatehpur Sikri
The Red sandstone walks and ceilof the imperial palace in Fatehpur Sikri were profusely decorated with paintings and verses. Most...
The dargah in Fatehpur Sikri baoli
Till my last visit I didn't realize there was a dargah in the baoli near Hathi pol. This time when...
The Aankh Michaoli in Fatehpur Sikri
These are administrative offices in Fatehpur Sikri near the Diwan e Khas Called the astrologers seat it is probably the...
Tansen’s Baradari in Fatehpur Sikri
Tansen's Baradari in Fatehpur Sikri. This area above the chahar suq gateway was for the residences of the nobles.
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