Whenever we think of Indian architecture, we think of the Taj Mahal, the Khajuraho Temples etc. but the most important...

MEHRU JAFFER | 24 APRIL, 2017 DE-MYSTIFYING THE QURAN Ijtihad was once routine practice amongst Muslims. The idea of ijtihad...

Shah Burj Diwan e Khas Musamman Burj Zafar Mahal then and now [caption width="202"...

Voyeurism is nothing new and there has been a great deal of inquisitiveness as to the goings on in the...

http://t.co/LepeAjCWxJMy piece on Neglect of Mir Dard's grave considered a dargah and efforts of Sher Ali in saving Momin's grave...

http://community.juggernaut.in/i-want-to-be-sure-of-the-accuracy-of-what-i-write/  'I want to be sure of the accuracy of what I write.' - the lowdown ( how I write...

In neglected Burhanpur, where Mumtaz Mahal once rested : http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/in-neglected-burhanpur-where-mumtaz-mahal-once-rested/article17759131.ece  The enclosing walls...

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http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/26-Mar-17/islams-greatest-stories-retold-for-the-modern-reader Annie Zaidi reviews Tales from the Quran and Hadith for The Daily Times "This is a slim volume, written...

https://scroll.in/article/832759/in-a-society-eager-to-vilify-islam-this-book-is-both-timely-and-necessary%F0%9F%98%86%F0%9F%98%86 The women in the Quran Further, you learn of prophets other than Jesus and Muhammad, such as Nuh, Musa,...

Tales from the Quran and Hadith   Tales from the Quran and Hadith The book written by Rana Safavi, a self...

http://wap.business-standard.com/article/specials/the-revivalists-resuscitating-india-s-fading-culinary-traditions-117031701218_1.html 

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/peace-and-belonging-in-an-ancient-land/article17530347.ece 

The 'Samudra-Manthan' with nag 'Vasuki' and 'Mandaar Parvat' The danav on one side and Dev on the other. It was...

Immediately after the Ghadar of  1857 the Mughal princes were either killed or had escaped from ShahJahanabad. It took many...

https://litagentkanishka.com/2017/03/16/the-best-is-yet-to-be/  A guest blog on Kanishka Gupta 's website. Kanishka owns writer's side and represents me as a literary agent

Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote poetry in languages other than urdu under takhallus #Shokh  Kyun mope maari rang ki pichkaari dekh...

A panel on chronicling /walking the city for  Indian Institute of Human Settlement in Max Mueller Bhavan on 12th March...

https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes/videos/10154727817843580/  A live conversation on Facebook answering questions that were coming live on the Hindustan Times Facebook page

Begum Samru and her church in Sardhana : http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/begum-samru-and-her-church-in-sardhana/article17409000.ece

Dargah e Hakimi in Burhanpur is a place of great calm and sense of peace.It has accommodation facility for 300...

https://www.google.co.in/amp/www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/walk-like-a-mughal-in-the-qila-that-was/article17326284.ece/amp/?client=safari

http://www.continentalnewsshow.com/309_continental-news-show-tv/3622728_modern-living-in-delhi-s-medieval-tombs.html "There are at least 100 tombs in South Delhi, and out of them, a third have problems of occupation,"...

Many people assume that Urdu is slowly dying, which is absolutely wrong, says Rana Safvi, author, blogger and historian. In...

This tomb was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Safdarjung wo was  prime minister of the...

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Hurt Heritage: Preventing Monumental mistakes Without Architecture, we cannot remember...” - John Ruskin, Seven Lamps of Architecture When The British...

Anyone who enters Agra from the Yamuna Expressway comes upon signs giving distance to Chini ka Rauza. At first glance...

‪Amma dressed to play her role as Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Women's College AMU 1948. ‬‪We r 3 generations...