Easter – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Easter – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Easter and the Mughals https://ranasafvi.com/easter-and-the-mughals/ https://ranasafvi.com/easter-and-the-mughals/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:18:18 +0000 http://ranasafvi.com/easter-and-the-mughals/ On Easter Sunday 1611 Akbar’s grandsons attended Mass, ate Easter eggs with relish and watched entertainments arranged by the Jesuit Fathers. These apparently included the performance of a tight-rope walker and the burning of a figure of Judas, stuffed with fireworks, on the roof of the chapel (see Maclagan, The Jesuits and the Great Mogul

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