Babur was no mean poet! Nauroz va naubahar va ma'i Va dilbari khusht Babur ba"aish kush ki Alam dobara na...

Buy frozen tilapia or any other boneless fish fillets.. Simple marinade of garlic , green Chilli, coriander & lemon juice....

There is a saying that the Mughal Empire was destroyed because Mohammed Shah ( Rangeela) was buried between Mehboob e...

Sheikh Yusuf Qattal was a saint in the Lodi era.Revered by locals as Peer Baba His dargah has to be...

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Qutub Minar was not named after Qutbuddin Aibak It was originally called Mazina ( muezzin ' s tower ). First...

Only Ustad Amanat Khan was allowed to sign his work in the beautiful Taj Mahal. Can be seen in this...

This beautiful Jama Masjid was built by Akbar in 1571 when he was building the city of Fatehpur Sikri. It...

Dec, 1945. Red Fort, Delhi INA trials. Netaji's trusted aides Shahnawaz, Sehgal, Dhillon face the military tribunal. Several other INA...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8QyGsn6f0o&feature=share What was life like inside the #RedFort? @iamrana takes us on a tour through the nooks and corners of...

Trivia question Who was the first Muslim king to use a crown and why? Hint: Not Indian (Note:This picture of...

Nawab Wajid Ali Shah celebrates Basant on banks of the Gomti ( painting from the net. If someone knows the...

The site where her body lay for six months before being taken to Agra is in ruins Rabindranath Tagore called...

The Red sandstone walks and ceilof the imperial palace in Fatehpur Sikri were profusely decorated with paintings and verses. Most...

Till my last visit I didn't realize there was a dargah in the baoli near Hathi pol. This time when...

These are administrative offices in Fatehpur Sikri near the Diwan e Khas Called the astrologers seat it is probably the...

The story of spunky chit of a girl who refused to meet an Emperor, albiet without a crown is the...

The koshak Mahal was built in 1445 as a victory monument. Tarikh-e-Farishta mentions that the palace was built by the...

Tansen's Baradari in Fatehpur Sikri. This area above the chahar suq gateway was for the residences of the nobles.

Jharokha Darshan an old Indian custom was adopted by Akbar and carried on by all subsequent Mughal emperors. The emperor...

The stones for medieval monuments were cut by guilds. Each guild had its own mark. If you look carefully at...

It's amazing how names evolve. The 113 BCE Heliodorus pillar built near a Vishnu temple becomes Khamb Baba. And it's...

#myheritagetrails takes me to Udaigiri caves with some of the earliest rock cut temples in India. This Varaha is world...

The ekmukhi shivling with beautiful hair and earrings at Udaigiri caves #Udaigiri #Ekmukhi #Shivling

On Lohri, last year the Gurudwara Bangla saheb seemed the right place to visit Gurudwara Bangla saheb. So called bec...

Shah-e-Alam's Tomb and Mosque, also known as Rasulabad Dargah or Shah Alam no Rojo, is a medieval mosque and tomb...