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A Syrian connection, made in Mughal, Nawabi kitchens and homes: Shami kebab is a treat for the senses
November 28, 2025 12:30 pm
The origins of shami kebab are uncertain: it appears in ancient Indian texts, yet many link it to Middle Eastern traditions, possibly Syria, the Urdu word shaam for evening, or even the Punjab village of Sham Churasi.
Mughals in NCERT Class VIII textbook: An inaccurate retelling with a communal twist
July 17, 2025 1:28 pm
Reason cited for such changes has been to foster ‘positive citizens’. Given the state of NCERT textbooks today, this can only mean students and future citizens are being discouraged to think critically, argue logically and understand impartially
In NCERT textbooks, a history full of holes
May 05, 2025 1:15 pm
Can we offer a better alternative and reimagine the Social Science curriculum such that it encourages young learners to become empathetic, humane, deliberative and transformative individuals?
After watching ‘Chhaava’, villagers in MP dig for Mughal-era gold near Asirgarh Fort
March 08, 2025 12:49 pm
According to reports, the treasure hunt went on from 7 pm to 3 am before the police arrived and put an end to the search.
Inside Mehrauli Archaeological Park, a famous monument shrouded in mystery
September 30, 2024 12:07 pm
For many, the name Shaikh Jamali Kamboh may hold no further meaning than any other man who has lived in the past and has been forgotten in the annals of time.
Revived from neglect, this tomb of Mughal-era poet, army commander now lights up the night sky
April 22, 2024 9:28 am
In the 1920s, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) provided masonry support to overhanging sandstone blocks on the facade, preventing it from total collapse.
How an 18th Century mosque in Daryaganj came to be named after a Mughal princess
March 11, 2024 8:31 am
It was in 1707 that the red sandstone and marble domed structure was commissioned by its namesake, Princess Zeenat-un-Nisa, the second daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his wife Dilras Begum.
In Greater Noida, a Shah Jahan-era tomb with Red Fort link cries for attention
December 11, 2023 9:56 am
Speaking about the uniqueness of the tomb, Dalrymple said, “So often, we go to the monuments of kings and sultans. But this is one of the few monuments or tombs built for a craftsman. I can only think of one more such monument, the Bahauddin’s tomb in Fatehpur Sikri.”
An abode for fugitives to an architectural landmark: The story of Balban’s Tomb
November 06, 2023 6:13 am
A few weeks ago, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena unveiled six renovations nestled inside the park, one among which was the tomb of Balban.
Fought Mughals for centuries, but British made us feel inferior: Hosabale
July 29, 2023 2:19 pm
Hosabale was speaking at the launch of ‘Narrative Ka Mayajaal’, a book written by senior columnist and former Rajya Sabha member Balbir Punj. Hosabale has written the foreword for the book that discusses how narratives can shape identities of civilisations.
MUGHAL ERA PHOTOS
Watercolour exhibition captures the beauty of architectural historical monuments
March 15, 2022 11:16 am
Through my research, I saw unique ways of depicting architecture in Indian paintings, more as a sequence of architectural, or rather complete spatial experiences, rather than mere illustrations of buildings as such, said architect and artist Himanish Das
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