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Pune’s Mirza Ghalib Road: A forgotten ode to the great Urdu poet

August 03, 2025 12:10 pm

Born in Agra in 1797, Ghalib moved to Delhi at a young age and lived there till his death in 1869. A poet at the royal court of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, Ghalib lived a testing life during tumultuous times.

Portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar mistaken for Aurangzeb at the Ghaziabad railway station

Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's portrait at Ghaziabad railway station defaced, right-wing activists mistook it for Aurangzeb

April 19, 2025 1:57 pm

Hindu Raksha Dal has reportedly claimed responsibility for spraying black paint on the mural of the Mughal ruler in protest against the atrocities of Aurangzeb.

‘We continue to live in penury’: ‘Heir’ of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II who staked claim to Red Fort

December 16, 2024 8:25 pm

On Friday, the Delhi High Court Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the widow of the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II, seeking possession of the Red Fort in the Capital on account of allegedly being the legal heir of the emperor.

The City of Mushairas

May 18, 2019 3:00 am

The life and times of Delhi’s leading poets of the Mughal era and their enrichment of a syncretic language

The Journey of India Red Fort Delhi Art Gallery Bahadur Shah Zafar

The ongoing exhibition at Barrack number 4 befittingly presents art from different periods

April 16, 2019 8:55 am

Organised by The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in collaboration with Delhi Art Gallery — titled “Drishyakala”, begins with British artists Thomas and William Daniell, who travelled through India late eighteenth century onwards to produce “Oriental Scenery”, often described as “the finest illustrated work on India”. “

Modi visits Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar's grave in Yangon

September 07, 2017 1:28 pm

Modi visited the 'Mazar' of the emperor here and paid floral tributes. The prime minister also tweeted a picture of himself at the Mughal ruler's grave.

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The Life and Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar: Remembering the last Mughal emperor

May 30, 2017 7:41 pm

It is interesting to note that both the "life and poetry" of the late ruler find their rightful space in the book and there is no overlapping of the two.