Talking History with Rajat Kain : Inside the Red Fort
https://youtu.be/BUAxqsvoc6k
Talking History with Rajat Kain for Rajya Sabha TV : Episode Firoz Shah kotla
https://youtu.be/Vx6Tln48XA8
Talking History with Rajat Kain for Rajya Sabha TV Episode : Sultan Raziya
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Talking History with Rajat Kain for Rajya Sabha TV Episode : Delhi Sultanate
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Yakhni Pulao
Meat 1/2 kg ( with fat) For potli Dhaniya - 11/2 tbsp Saunf - 1 tsp Ginger - small PC ...
Raan Musallam ( Jaunpuri)
Meat 1 1/4 kg Musallam means whole - so should be full leg of mutton Dry coconut - 2" piece ...
My Independence Day book recommendation
We grew up hearing about the horrors of partition from my parents, grandparents and later in laws as well as ...
Pitfalls of erasing Mughals from Indian history
A few days ago, an article in the Pakistani newspaper The Dawn was being shared on social media – “Why ...
How a Hindu woman came to tie a rakhi to a Mughal emperor
The Mughal Empire in the 18th century was mostly run by powerful ministers, who put puppet kings on the throne ...
The Talented, Lovely Women of Uttar Pradesh!
by Mehru Jaffer What does 80 year old Prakashi Tomar from village Johar have in common with writer Begum Masroor ...
The Mughal Emperor Took Great Pains to Protect the People of Delhi
Dastan-e-Ghadar is a powerful and vivid memoir. It offers a unique eyewitness account of the 1857 Revolt, and remains the ...
The Hammam in #ShahiMahal at Mandu
Mandu was a thriving hill fort from the 6th century. It gained prominance under the Paramara dynasty in 11th and ...
In Urdu’s shade : Newslaundry
https://youtu.be/8d51ShB_glY Will erasing Urdu words alter Indian history?
Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal by the Yamuna
Salam Asif tells me of one such moment has been immortalised in a verse between the two (recorded by Nadvi). ...
The Aligarh connection – The Hindu
Rana SafviJULY 09, 2017 00:05 -INColumn WidthBoth Shias and Sunnis offer congregational prayers in AMU’s Jama MasjidFor every Aligarh Muslim ...
Opening Hearts and Homes – The Indian Express
Written By Damini Ralleigh In the excitement to be the first to spot the moon on chand raat, we would ...
Articles on inter faith iftars 2017 in Delhi/NCR
The first iftar a brain child if Nazia Erum was held in the house of Hana Mohsin Khan. Twelve women ...
Inter faith iftar covered by BBC News
It's the festival of Ramzan for Muslims across the world. Shilpa Kannan spoke to a group of women who organised ...
Talking History : Episode on Sultan Raziya
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Talking History with Rajat Kain forvRajya sabha TV
It was a sweltering afternoon but since it was about my favorite Sufi Sultan ( Iltutmish) you can't see any ...
Dastan e Ghadar : Rank
On 14th June 2017 On 14th June 2017
“The heat of the riot was on the rise, it was every man for himself:” An excerpt from “Dastan-e-Ghadar” | Newslaundry
Zahir Delhvi’s written account is one of the earliest autobiographies written during the revolt. It was originally documented in Urdu, ...
On Blackened Marblestones
No translation, however conscientious be the translator, can fully substitute for the original. For all the nuances, the terminology of ...
Bhopal :The city with the largest mosque of India and the smallest mosque in the world
As the Mughal Empire started disintegrating after the death of Aurangzeb, many local chiefs and governors declared independence. Many others ...
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.