One of the most famous Sufis of the ninth century was a woman named Fatima (d.838) who lived in Nishapur....

Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings from the "St. Petersburg Album," 1615-1618, opaque watercolor, gold and ink on...

This mihrab in the Iran National Museum mesmerised me with it's beauty with it's calligraphy and lustre tiles.A Mihrab is...

Ingredients Mutton 1/2 KG One cabbage medium-sized- finely chopped Half tsp turmeric powder 2TBSP coriander powder One tomato diced One...

‪The Persians perfected the tile-mosaic style by cutting colored ceramic tiles into small pieces to put together in intended patterns.‬‪This...

It is one of the most magnificent palaces in Isfahan built as a palace for reception cum entertainment of foreign...

The shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masumeh in Qom is the second holiest Shia shrine in Iran.Fatima Masumeh was the sister...

‪Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.‬‪It's...

'Sacred Geometry'Shaikh Lotfullah Mosque is one of the architectural masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire,...

Lord Buddha obtained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in the kingdom of Magadha, now in the Indian state of Bihar....

Many years ago when I read Mirror of Beauty by Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi , I went exploring the kothi...

Ingredients- 500 grams mutton chops 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns1/2 inch cinnamon4 cloves1 inch ginger15 cloves garlic small1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder1/2 cup dry coconut grated /powder (you can use fresh coconut as well)1tspn fennel powder.Method- Wash and...

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...