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The Cave Homes of Sacromonte, Granada, Spain: Symbols of necessity, marginalization, and resilience
After the Christian Reconquest of Spain, especially in Granada in 1492, despite the Treaty of Granada, signed by Isabella &...
The Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
The first time I became aware of an "aqueduct" was in my early teens when Asterix comics were the rage....
The Cave Homes of Sacromonte, Granada, Spain: Symbols of necessity, marginalization, and resilience
After the Christian Reconquest of Spain, especially in Granada in 1492, despite the Treaty of Granada, signed by Isabella &...
The Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
The first time I became aware of an "aqueduct" was in my early teens when Asterix comics were the rage....
The Tiles of Nasirid Palaces in Alhambra, Granada, Spain
After visiting the Nasirid palaces in Alhambra, Granada the first thing i did was to indulge in a rather expensive...
Confluence not Erasure: The Church of El Salvador in Toledo, Spain
The Church of El Salvador in Toledo, like many churches across Spain, stands atop layers of earlier sacred spaces—a former...
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The Cave Homes of Sacromonte, Granada, Spain: Symbols of necessity, marginalization, and resilience
After the Christian Reconquest of Spain, especially in Granada in 1492, despite the Treaty of Granada, signed by Isabella &...
The Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
The first time I became aware of an "aqueduct" was in my early teens when Asterix comics were the rage....
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The Cave Homes of Sacromonte, Granada, Spain: Symbols of necessity, marginalization, and resilience
After the Christian Reconquest of Spain, especially in Granada in 1492, despite the Treaty of Granada, signed by Isabella &...
The Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
The first time I became aware of an "aqueduct" was in my early teens when Asterix comics were the rage....
The Tiles of Nasirid Palaces in Alhambra, Granada, Spain
After visiting the Nasirid palaces in Alhambra, Granada the first thing i did was to indulge in a rather expensive...
Confluence not Erasure: The Church of El Salvador in Toledo, Spain
The Church of El Salvador in Toledo, like many churches across Spain, stands atop layers of earlier sacred spaces—a former...
Mezquita/Cathedral del Cristo de la Luz – Where Architecture Tells a Tale
While researching things to do in Madrid, I came across the option of a day trip to Toledo. Toledo, Spain—often...
The Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca In Toledo, Spain—often called the “City of Three Cultures”
The horseshoe arches might make you think I am in one of the famous mezquitas ( as mosques are called...
earliest illustrations of the epic poem Shahnamah made in (minai) ceramic in 12th-13th century in Iran
These are possibly one of the earliest illustrations of the epic poem Shahnamah made in (minai) ceramic in 12th-13th century...
recipe for mango rice (‘Biranj Anba’) from 17th century
A very interesting recipe for mango rice ('Biranj Anba') from the era of Mughal Emperor Alamgir tweeted by handle @iqtibas88...
East Side Gallery, Berlin
I visited the iconic East Side Gallery in Berlin—where history and art collide on the longest surviving stretch of the...
Neptune Fountain in Berlin
Visited The Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen) at Alexanderplatz, Berlin. It is a striking neo-Baroque masterpiece by Reinhold Begas, dating back to...
Aligarh’s Jama Masjid
The Jama Masjid in Upper Kot (Oopar Kot), Aligarh, is a significant historical and architectural monument. It is located at...
Aligarh and its Lock Industry
An early 20th c house, now abandoned belonging to a lock merchant of Aligarh. Aligarh was famous as "tala-nagari". As...
Nasheman -e Zil-e Ilahi and the Orpheus panel:
In the centre of the back wall of the Diwan-e Aam is a 21 feet wall with 318 panels...
Bhangarh Fort
#travelwithme to Bhangarh The Bhangarh fort was built by the Kachwaha ruler of Amber, Raja Bhagwant Singh, for his younger...
Sacred Geometry and Islamic Architecture The Circle:
#DastarkhwaneRamzan The circle symbolises perfection, simplicity, and completeness and thus is the only shape that can symbolise Allah's magnificence and...
small stone enclosure Near Hauz of Delhi’s Jama Masjid
#DastarkhwaneRamzan To the west of the hauz in the Jama Masjid, Delhi is a small stone enclosure built because of...
Hazrat Ali’s Jawan Mardi
As we observe the Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali a few words on him: As the Prophet’s cousin, son-in-law, and...
Darbar of Guru Ram Rai in Dehradun
Ram Rai (1646–1687), the elder son of Guru Har Rai, was born on 11 March 1646 in Kiratpur. Well-versed in...
Hadith of Gabriel
#DastarkhwaneRamzan To understand the essence of Islam it is important to understand the Hadith of Jibraeel, also known as Umm-e...
The Revelation and Compilation of the Quran
It was on an odd night in the last ten days of the month of Ramzan in 610 CE, when...
Yusuf and Zulaikha
The Quran uses stories to give examples and lessons. Surah Yusuf, describing the story of Yusuf and his father Yaqub...
All about itr/attar
Itr or attar always reminds me of summers when Amma would dab khus itr on the inside of her wrists,...
The Mughlani and the Dacoit
Mughal women were no damsels in distress — a tale from the palace kitchens/The Mughalani and the dacoits One of...
The Tragic Love Story of Aurangzeb & Zainabadi
Aurangzeb’s portraits may depict an austere man reading the Quran, but there once lurked in him a passionate young man...
Dargah of Shah Inayat Khan near Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah, New Delhi
Visited the Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan yesterday. Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927 CE) was a Sufi preacher of the Chisti...
The now demolished dargah in Mehrauli
These images are from the post of @sairehind & belong to the now demolished Akhondji masjid complex It reads Dargah...
Calligraphy from Uzbekistan
Such a beautiful present brought from Bukhara by Subuhi Safvi This famous verse by al- Mutababbi Born: 915 CE in...
Makabbar in the Jama Masjid, Delhi
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.