It is this fort which gives the city it's name: Juna (Old) garh (fort) It is said to be over...

When Ahmed Shah (1410-43) was establishing the Gujarat Sultanate his chief spiritual advisor was Shaikh Ahmed Khattu Ganj Baksh a...

“ On each occasion one should honour another man’s sect, for by doing so one increases the influence of one’s own...

Any visit to Junagadh is incomplete without a visit to the Mahabat Khan Mahabat Mukbara at Junagadh maqbara and of...

Junagadh was ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty, established in 1735 by Sher Khan Babi. It became a British Protectorate in 1807....

‪In the JLN stadium there's a fascinating flat sixteen- sided Lodi era tomb that was very interesting and attractive. ‪...

from 2015 I have passed by this tomb many a times in front of Zafar Mahal. The guard posted tgere...

‪hai dua yaad magar harf-e-dua yaad nahin ‬ ‪mere naGmaat ko andaaz-e-nava yaad nahin ‬ ‪

Funeral of Shah Jahān, 18th-century painting The British Library On 15th May, 2015 I was visiting the Taj Mahal for...

Note: Qaliya are those meat curries in which haldi or turmeric is used as opposed to korma where color comes...

Bagalamukhi is one of the ten forms of the wisdom goddesses, symbolising the potent female primeval force. Bagulamukhi means the...

Isfahan is an ancient city with the kind of history that fascinates me. It has always been an important city...

By Bedil the famous Persian poet Translated by Prof Bhagwat Swaroop Quoted by Prof SAH Abidi in Calcutta conference, before...

ḳhātir se yā lihāz se maiñ maan to gayā jhūTī qasam se aap kā īmān to gayā Nawab Mirza Khan...

When Sultan Alauddin Khilji was ruling Delhi and parts of India, he had the ambition to be Sikander e Sani...

Once upon a time, the banks of the River Yamuna was lined with forty five beautiful gardens as per the...

The oldest Eidgah of Almora

A kheer ( rice pudding) made from ground rice as supposed to kheer which is made with whole rice grains...