Looked after by villagers, the Ratneshwar temple in Murshidabad is a symbol of communal harmony  The famous Hazarduari Palace of...

SufiThursdays I am a traveler, You are my road.I go from You to You.Zeynep Hatun Her Holiness Bibi Zuleikha Saheba,...

Mutton 1kg Oil 4 tablespoons Asafetida( heeng)- 5 heaped teaspoonCinnamon- 2 -inch ,a nice thick oneCloves-8Black pepper – 6Black cardamoms...

Ingredients-Raw mango-2 /4Suji-2 tablespoon.Cloves-4Jaggery- 100gm (as per taste)Ghee-1 tbsp Method-Pressure cook the raw mango in at least 4 cups of...

In 2015 we went to village Sherpur in Ranthambhor.This group of kids followed us everywhere inside the village .Their's is...

"Can I pray here / kya main yahan namaz padh sakti hun?" I asked the Imam in a 14th century...

From the Face book page of Dr Swapna Liddle, shared with permission Vaccination in the Mughal royal family in 1808....

Sent by Soleha Shams A delicious kheema made with either mutton/chicken loaded with green masala, tomatoes and peas serve with pav or parathasare a must...

Slice kerela, salt it and leave for an hour, squeeze out excess water and wash it.Cut 1 onion of same...

Gulshan e Erum was built as his personal library built by Nawab Nasir-ud-din Haider in near Qaiserbagh Lucknow. He died...

A perennial favorite in our house Ingredients : 1/2 kg mutton 1/2 kg tomatoes diced finely 2 tbsp ginger garlic...

Today's #Ramzanseries is from a place I grew up near Now a protected ASI monument, the Residency was built for...

These are old recipes from Awadh kitchens, very rarely cooked now. This Ramzan I hope to curate some of them...

One of the earliest buildings erected in Naini Tal was the church of “St. John-in-the-wilderness” in 1846.The site was chosen...

‪The neglected and now mostly forgotten Graves of The noted Sufi Maulana Nasiruddin Kale Sahib of Delhi and his father...

Intriguing painting of the 1st Shii Imam/4th Caliph Hazrat Ali with his sons Imam(s) Hasan & Husayn (@ChristiesInc 2013/SaeedMotamedColl). Dated...

Bahu Begum was only legitimate daughter of he Nawab Mutaman-ud-Daulah Muhammad Ishaq, a noble in the Court of the Mughal...

‪Most people only know of one tree of life jaali in the Sidi Saiyed mosque in Ahmedabad.‬‪There are two of...

the dargah on left is Khwaja Nasrallah Wali son of Baba Farid in bijapurIt is said that when Hazrat Gesu...

I walk the steep steps ( definitely 100 +) behind Priti who is also carrying a baby.She's been coming to...

Pasande ( family recipe from Jaunpur /Banares the region to which my mother belonged) IngredientsMutton cut into parcha cut 3/4...

When we lived in Jamshedpur we would often go by road to Dhanbad where my in laws lived. All along...

Take a full cauliflower. Cut the stalk in such a way that it can sit flat. Boil water with salt...

An eternal favourite during winters Steam the bathua lightly ( you can grind it raw too)Add a few cloves of...

After the foundation stone of the Red Fort was laid in 1639 AD, it took nine years to build the...

‘Dastan-e-Ghadar: The Tale of the Mutiny’ by Zahir Dehlvi offers insights that are particularly relevant today. Butkhano'n mein jab gaya...

Deep in the central ridge forest near Malcha Mahal is the medieval dargah of Khwaja Moluddin Chisti.Famous for his generosity...

While growing up I remember Amma getting various Parathas made during winters. Our favorites were mooli, qeema and chane ki...

Champaner is a medieval city ‘frozen in time’.It's now been declared a UNESCO heritage city.On my visit there my first...