The Breakers mansion was given its name for the waves that continually crash into the cliffs below. The mansion was...

Sunrise in Nov 2010 on our trip to Egypt

The sun setting on the Nile from my favourite trip : the Nile Cruise In a ship from Luxor to...

Someone posted this painting Twitter. He saw it in a house in Somerset. The owners ancestor was a police officer...

In the second half of Muhammad bin Tughlaq 's reign the kingdom particularly Delhi was facing economic distress due to...

Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb : a talk in Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University organized by South Asia Engagement Group & Two...

A day spent in Rekhta Baab E Sukhan seeing rare books and witnessing first hand their invaluable contribution in restoring...

Birth of Rama, by Keshava Khurd from the Mughal Imperial Ramayana. The painting is modelled on the European depiction of...

A fan mail: Hello Rana Safvi Ji..... I think I hardly missed any of your Interesting article from The Hindu.......

The evening started with a recognition by the AAA for my work in Delhi Kashif ul Huda was also recognized...

Very good response to my talk on Red Fort at Boston University today. Mostly attended by professors and research scholars...

The village of Zainabadi in Burhanpur district It was charming and caught in a time warp to my eyes.

The Qadam Sharif of Hazrat Ali in Shah e Mardan and it's mosque and other buildings near it It was...

At the Holocaust Memorial in Boston. "Between 1933 and 1945 the Nazis created a regime of hate and victimization Germany...

On Mahlaqa Bai, the first to give Urdu poetry a feminine voice Every time I visit Hyderabad, I walk up...

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

‪Check out the daffodil and the lithograph of the Nahr e Bahisht fountain in Red Fort in Asar us Sanadid...

This gorgeous mirror case in @FreerSackler titled Queen in the TAJ Mahal It was made in 1628 for Shah Jahan...

Gallery Text : This painting of a dervish reflects the Mughal interest in holy men. Prince Dara-Shikoh, Shah Jahan's eldest...

Abdur Rahim Khan e Khana'n was the governor of Burhanpur for many years. The city is dotted with his memories....

As part of my lecture series in USA two Circles dot net organized a talk in Knox Hall, Columbia University....

Gallery Text : The most important ceremony in the inauguration of many Islamic rulers was the investiture with a sword,...

In 8th century BC the Mesopotamiams were making this!. Gallery Text : This statuette group, carved in the round, was...

From website Gallery Text : Three layers of superb carving combining vegetal motifs and calligraphic inscriptions cover the surface of...

Attributed to Sita Ram (active 1814–23). View of a Mosque and Gateway at Motijhil, ca. 1814–23. India, Bengal. Opaque watercolor...

Gallery Text : It was not unusual for the resident British of nineteenth-century Delhi to buy ruined or abandoned Mughal...

Gallery Text : It was not unusual for the resident British of nineteenth-century Delhi to buy ruined or abandoned Mughal...

From Gallery Text : The unknown artist of this work has created a bird’s-eye view of the Bara Imambara complex...

From Gallery Text : The unknown artist of this work has created a bird’s-eye view of the Bara Imambara complex...