How, led by Mughals, Hindus and Muslims together fought the war of 1857
On May 11, 1857, Bahadur Shah Zafar, the nominal emperor of Hindustan, was approached by the Indian sepoys of the ...
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Mughal women were no damsels in distress — a tale from the palace kitchens
One of my favourite PG Wodehouse novels is Damsel in Distress. Wodehouse's heroines were usually grande dames who could evoke fear ...
Read moreDescendants of Last Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah, are still alive
Last year, a kind of morbid curiosity drew me to Malcha Mahal, the 14th century shikargah or hunting palace of ...
Read moreTaj Mahal: What we stand to lose
"Ye main nahi nigaah e tawaareekh keh rahi Pathhar ka ik bahisht yaheen Aagra mein hai. It's not me but ...
Read moreIn the Mughal era, Diwali stood for Hindu-Muslim solidarity
Once upon a time, Dilli as Delhi was called was the most sought after city in the world and attracted ...
Read moreWhat happened to the Mughals after the fall of the Mughal Empire?
We read and commemorate the heroes who gave their lives in the first war of Indian Independence, every year on ...
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Twilight Diaries : Book Review in the Open Magazine of City of my Heart
BOOKS 30 November 2018 Twilight Diaries Swapna Liddle A rare look into the everyday life of the last Mughals City ...
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Inside Delhi’s Red Fort Is The Most Beautiful Witness To The Fall Of The Mughals
The Diwan-e-Khas, Shah Jahan’s ‘heaven on earth’, would tell many fascinating stories if it could speak. 30/11/2018 11:47 PM IST ...
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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 ...
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Madonna, Christ and Mughals Paintings
In September 1579, Akbar’ sent an ambassador to Goa: " I am sending Abdullah, my ambassador, and Dominic Perez (an ...
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Elephants via some Paintings of the Mughal Era
A thread started on twitter on elephants has fascinated me and I am posting some of the paintings from there. ...
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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.