Keeping the theme as light, non oily foods for iftar, today I give the recipes for aaloo chat and Dahi...

Lala Chunnamal, a wealthy textile merchant helped the British during the Uprising of 1857 and women their favour. When the...

In 2014 while researching for Where Stones Speak the blessings of Qutub Sahab & luck helped us and Syed Mohammad...

a discussion on role of Urdu Akhbar Dehli and Maulvi Mohd Baqar in Jung e Azadi 1857 on my page...

Ramzan is also a month of detox, something we otherwise spend a lot of money on. But we must be...

It is also a month of detox, something we otherwise spend a lot of money on. — Read on www.dailyo.in/lite/variety/why-muslims-fast-ramzan-ramadan-mubarak-health/story/1/24200.html

Chicken -1 full ( cleaned - no skin or offals) Marinate chicken for an hour or more in 1tsp Salt,...

The Mughal king was tried and convicted for the murder of 56 Europeans taken prisoner by the soldiers. — Read...

Considering number of goblet designs on the walls I wonder if there's any credence to theory that it was really...

mere mahboob kahiN aur mila kar mujhse bazm e shaahi meiN ghareeboN ka guzar kya maani sabt jis raah pa...

It was called Qila Qadam Sharif with a fortified wall, bastions & grand gateways. Now just another neglected and rundown...

A 3rd Generation AMU Alumna Mourns Attack on Jinnah & Secularism — Read on www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.thequint.com/amp/story/voices%2Fopinion%2Frana-safvi-on-amu-jinnah-protrait-row-attack-by-hinud-yuva-vahini-on-secularism

AMU-Jinnah row: Hindutva groups assault was never about the portrait, it had a more sinister motive — Read on www.google.co.in/amp/s/amp.scroll.in/article/878367/opinion-hindutva-groups-assault-on-amu-was-never-about-jinnah-it-had-a-more-sinister-motive

The fort that withstood 52 attacks - The Hindu — Read on www.google.co.in/amp/www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/the-fort-that-withstood-52-attacks/article23866686.ece/amp/

AkshayVat is a Bargad tree under which Lord Rama took shelter in banbaas and gave it vardaan of longevity We...

Many heritage enthusiasts confuse Tohfewala Gumbad in Shahpur Jat with Thanewala Gumbad. Both are different and both are in Shahpur...

Tohfewala Gumbad in DeerPark Hauz Khas

Shrine of Sheikh Baqi Billah the founder of Naqshbandi silsila in India

The Dargah of Sheikh Baqi Billah also houses a lovely cemetery. Very well cared for and peaceful. Today I read...

Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh was once home to rulers called nawabs, who were renowned for their love of luxury and...

All those who read Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi's book Mirror Of Beauty or who follow early 19th century history will...

This beautiful underground Shiv temple is below the Chatri in this group too. Notice the ventilation vent in the steps...

Ancient Jain temple in Ranthambhor Fort

The ruins of Ranthambhor Fort are gorgeous

"Sir where will I find Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq's grave here" "Next to the KoodaKatta" (rubbish dump) Kaun jaye Zauq" par...

Written on the walls of Yaadgar e Zauq - Khaqan e Hind/ poet laureate (Yaadgar because original tomb demolished to...

A lovely mosque in all probability Mughal era burdened by litigation and rubbish in Paharganj Delhi

The endless knot or eternal knot (Sanskrit:Shrivatsa; Tibetan Dpal be'u) is a symbolicknot and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols....

This was definitely a gateway at foot of Qila e Kuhna mosque in Purana Qila

Syed Badruddin Samarqandi is one of the 22 khwajagan of Delhi His Dargah is at the foot of Firoz Shah...