Wikipedia defines calligraphy as "Calligraphy (from Ancient Greek: κάλλος kallos "beauty" and γραφή graphẽ "writing") is a visual art related to...

In Hauz Khas is the posh Mayfair Gardens a residential colony. At first appearance it seems like any other housing...

From The Lament for Delhi1 Shahab al-Din Ahmad “Saqib”: (Nawab Shahab al-Din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, pen- named “Saqib,” the eldest...

WHAT IS A SHAHR-ASHOB? "Tumult, clamour; storm, tempest; terror; misfortune; inflammation of the eyes; an impostor; —part. adj. (used in...

A print of what was apparently the only photo taken of Ghalib, in 1868* Come 27th December and the world...

When Noor Jehan became the Empress of Mughal India she was already a highly acclaimed fashion diva. During the period...

Yakhni pulao finds a mention in Ain e Akbari. It is of Persian origins but honed to perfection in the...

In September 1579, Akbar’ sent an ambassador to Goa: " I am sending Abdullah, my ambassador, and Dominic Perez (an...

Qila e Moalla or the Red Fort before 1857. How many can spot the buildings which no longer exist From...

Harkara. Messenger (pp. 298-99) Solvyns, A Collection of Two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings (1799), Sec. II, No. 20. "An...

1. 500 gm keema 3 large tomatoes 1 onion 1tbsp haldi p 1 tbsp dhania p Mirch&salt to taste 2...

Jahangir killing poverty: an allegorical painting by Abul Hasan in 1620 AD His exalted Highness Jahangir uses the arrow of...

A hookah (Persian: قلیان; Hindustani: हुक़्क़ा (Devanagari) حقّہ (Nastaleeq), ḥuqqah, hukkā, Hukić ‒ also known as a waterpipe, narghile, arghila,...

This very popular painting is often said to be one of the gate of present Firuz Shah Kotla. Even i...

Aaj weekend special #MachliKaSalan #MachliKaSalan Awadh/N.Indian style tastes good only with Rohu or any other sweet water fish 1. Heat...

Firuz Shah Kotla, the 5th city of Delhi built by Firuz Shah Tughlaq is today known as the City of...

A thread started on twitter on elephants has fascinated me and I am posting some of the paintings from there....

Colonel James Skinner,(1784-1841) or Sikander sahab was an Anglo-Indian military adventurer who is known for raising 2 cavalry regiments for...

Mughal painting refers to a particular style of painting, generally confined to miniatures either as book illustrations or as single...

Purana Qila is one of the oldest Forts in India. The second Mughal emperor Humayun began the construction work in...

The art of writing sehra or prothalamion is now a vanishing genre nowadays. I remember while I was growing up...

In the reign of Bahadur Shah II ( 1837 to 1857) while the flame of thr Mughal dynasty was flickering,...

Jahanpanah the fourth medieval city of Delhi was built in 1326–1327 by Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1321–51) to address the constant...

After reading Shamsur Rahman Farooqi's " Mirror of Beauty" I was very intrigued by a description in it of a...

We have all heard of "Patli gali se nikal lo" But have you seen Delhi's patli gali? I went there...

Today is the urs of Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Masood Ganjshakar or Baba Farid as he was called. He was born...

I have been coming to Mohalla Garhayya in Bareilly for years now but never knew of this lovely place. Many...

You will find the Indian countryside and many cities dotted with crumbling havelis which use the thin burnt clay bricks...

Though chances are you have heard of Matka Peer for its famous biryani which is supplied in marriages and functions....

The Mehrauli flower market or phoolon ki mandi was a city landmark. It is opposite the Qutub Minar metro station...