Yakhni Pulao
July 7, 2019
Shakshouka – an Iranian dish
July 8, 2019
Jung aur Aman by Sahir Ludhianvi
March 23, 2016
The Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
June 21, 2025
The Tiles of Nasirid Palaces in Alhambra, Granada, Spain
June 21, 2025
After the Christian Reconquest of Spain, especially in Granada in 1492, despite the Treaty of Granada, signed by Isabella & ...
The first time I became aware of an "aqueduct" was in my early teens when Asterix comics were the rage. ...
After visiting the Nasirid palaces in Alhambra, Granada the first thing i did was to indulge in a rather expensive ...
The Church of El Salvador in Toledo, like many churches across Spain, stands atop layers of earlier sacred spaces—a former ...
While researching things to do in Madrid, I came across the option of a day trip to Toledo. Toledo, Spain—often ...
The horseshoe arches might make you think I am in one of the famous mezquitas ( as mosques are called ...
These are possibly one of the earliest illustrations of the epic poem Shahnamah made in (minai) ceramic in 12th-13th century ...
A very interesting recipe for mango rice ('Biranj Anba') from the era of Mughal Emperor Alamgir tweeted by handle @iqtibas88 ...
I visited the iconic East Side Gallery in Berlin—where history and art collide on the longest surviving stretch of the ...
Visited The Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen) at Alexanderplatz, Berlin. It is a striking neo-Baroque masterpiece by Reinhold Begas, dating back to ...
The Jama Masjid in Upper Kot (Oopar Kot), Aligarh, is a significant historical and architectural monument. It is located at ...
An early 20th c house, now abandoned belonging to a lock merchant of Aligarh. Aligarh was famous as "tala-nagari". As ...
In the centre of the back wall of the Diwan-e Aam is a 21 feet wall with 318 panels ...
#travelwithme to Bhangarh The Bhangarh fort was built by the Kachwaha ruler of Amber, Raja Bhagwant Singh, for his younger ...
#DastarkhwaneRamzan The circle symbolises perfection, simplicity, and completeness and thus is the only shape that can symbolise Allah's magnificence and ...
#DastarkhwaneRamzan To the west of the hauz in the Jama Masjid, Delhi is a small stone enclosure built because of ...
As we observe the Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali a few words on him: As the Prophet’s cousin, son-in-law, and ...
Ram Rai (1646–1687), the elder son of Guru Har Rai, was born on 11 March 1646 in Kiratpur. Well-versed in ...
#DastarkhwaneRamzan To understand the essence of Islam it is important to understand the Hadith of Jibraeel, also known as Umm-e ...
It was on an odd night in the last ten days of the month of Ramzan in 610 CE, when ...
The Quran uses stories to give examples and lessons. Surah Yusuf, describing the story of Yusuf and his father Yaqub ...
Itr or attar always reminds me of summers when Amma would dab khus itr on the inside of her wrists, ...
Mughal women were no damsels in distress — a tale from the palace kitchens/The Mughalani and the dacoits One of ...
Aurangzeb’s portraits may depict an austere man reading the Quran, but there once lurked in him a passionate young man ...
Visited the Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan yesterday. Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927 CE) was a Sufi preacher of the Chisti ...
These images are from the post of @sairehind & belong to the now demolished Akhondji masjid complex It reads Dargah ...
Such a beautiful present brought from Bukhara by Subuhi Safvi This famous verse by al- Mutababbi Born: 915 CE in ...
one of the oft overlooked gem of the Jama Masjid, Delhi is the makabbar. This is the station for the ...
Come, explore and fall in love the Beauties of Delhi (Dilli ki Ranaiya’n) and the World with me, Rana Safvi
I have a masters in medieval history from the prestigious Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of History, AMU. A firm believer in our Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb, I am passionate about gaining and sharing knowledge and these days I am doing it via the social media platform.
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© 2023 Rana Safvi - A blog Exploring Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb of India, website handcrafted by Abu Sufiyan.