Jahan koshan cannon, Murshidabad
This Jahan koshan cannon is a testimony to the metallurgical skills of Bengali blacksmiths. This one made by Janardhan in...
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Dargah of Sheikh Burhanuddin Garib in Khuldabad, Maharashtra
Sheikh Burhanuddin Garib was born in approximately 1240 CE at Hansi. His parents were Sheikh Mahmood and Bibi Hajra who...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran
Takht e Marmar ( the marble throne) room was built on orders of Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) Golestan palace.It's...
Decolonising Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
All of us are familiar with the image of a rather corpulent Nawab Wajid Ali Shah wearing an angarkha in...
The Flowers that Bloom on Taj Mahal
When Mumtaz Mahal passed away, Bebadal Khan wrote the chronogram for her that yielded 1040 — the Hijri year of...
The Flowers that Bloom on Taj Mahal
When Mumtaz Mahal passed away, Bebadal Khan wrote the chronogram for her that yielded 1040 — the Hijri year of...
The Flowers that Bloom on Taj Mahal
When Mumtaz Mahal passed away, Bebadal Khan wrote the chronogram for her that yielded 1040 — the Hijri year of...
The Flowers that Bloom on Taj Mahal
When Mumtaz Mahal passed away, Bebadal Khan wrote the chronogram for her that yielded 1040 — the Hijri year of...
The Flowers that Bloom on Taj Mahal
When Mumtaz Mahal passed away, Bebadal Khan wrote the chronogram for her that yielded 1040 — the Hijri year of...
What the Calligraphy on Taj Mahal tells us
In Islam, death & burial are regulated by sharia & are linked to the redemption of the soul. The body...
Taj Mahal : speaking with mute eloquence
Shah Jahan’s court chronicler, Abdul Hamid Lahauri has written, “Verily our monuments will tell of us – long speak with...
Taj Mahal : speaking with mute eloquence
Shah Jahan’s court chronicler, Abdul Hamid Lahauri has written, “Verily our monuments will tell of us – long speak with...
Second temporary burial of Mumtaz Mahal in Agra
What very few people know is that after being brought from Burhanpur in Dec 1631, Mumtaz Mahal was buried in...
A walk through the Taj Mahal
Let's walk through the Taj Mahal today.I will take you on a pictorial tour. A huge Darwaza surrounded by a...
The battle of Pollilur
A few weeks ago the painting of this battle made news as it was sold in a London auction house....
Mausoleum of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in Srirangapatna
Here rests in peace the Tiger of Mysore son of Hyder Ali Dakhini Duval ( riyasat) e Karnataka and Fatima.Sultan...
History of writing, books and printing press on #worldbookday
#worldbookday Clay tablets used in Mesopotamia in 3BC. The calamus, triangle shaped instrument was used to make characters in moist...
Hirman Khairabadi
KHalq mein tera ham-jamal kahanDhunDhiye surat-e-misal kahan(Hirma'n Khairabadi) We all know about the great freedom fighter Allama Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi...
Hirman Khairabadi
KHalq mein tera ham-jamal kahanDhunDhiye surat-e-misal kahan(Hirma'n Khairabadi) We all know about the great freedom fighter Allama Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi...
Hirman Khairabadi
KHalq mein tera ham-jamal kahanDhunDhiye surat-e-misal kahan(Hirma'n Khairabadi) We all know about the great freedom fighter Allama Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi...
Come, explore and fall in love the Beauties of Delhi (Dilli ki Ranaiya’n) and the World with me, Rana Safvi
I have a masters in medieval history from the prestigious Centre for Advanced Studies, Dept. of History, AMU. A firm believer in our Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb, I am passionate about gaining and sharing knowledge and these days I am doing it via the social media platform.