History Revisited: When Holi Was Eid-E-Gulabi And The Mughals Embraced The Colours
Holi and Islam may seem unrelated today, but during the Mughal era, emperors embraced the festival as Eid-e-Gulabi or ...
The Best Time To Visit Agra, Home To The Taj Mahal
Regardless of the season you pick, you should stick around for more than one day to really soak in all the history that this ...
Kumbh Mela: How Religion Becomes A Spectacle Of Size And Scale
Take the example of the recently concluded Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj. It was advertised as a big marketing opportunity with ...
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Timeless Guardians: India’s Oldest Forts and Their Untold Legends
India, with its vast and diverse history spanning centuries, is home to some of the most magnificent forts that stand as ...
Khooni Darwaza: Delhi’s Mughal-era gateway with a bloody past
The historical gate standing on a traffic island in the capital city has a legacy of violence that continued to modern times ...
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Aurangzeb, ‘Chhava’ and Selective Historiography
The communal narrative today sees kings, Hindu and Muslim, in the light of their religion and not as rulers fighting for ...
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harking back: Hazrat Khizr – the ancient saint of waters and sailors
The river curled around the fort and the city and at the northern ... The newer markets are served by the post-Akbar area of Shahalami. But then in the reign of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, when ...
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After watching ‘Chhaava’, villagers in MP dig for Mughal-era gold near Asirgarh Fort
Asirgarh Fort, deeply tied to Mughal history ... and Neil Bhoopalam as Prince Akbar.
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Chhaava sparks gold rush in Burhanpur: Hundreds of villagers dig holes near Asirgarh Fort in search of gold. Watch viral video
The cast includes Rashmika Mandanna as Maharani Yesubai, Akshaye Khanna as Aurangzeb, Ashutosh Rana as Sarsenapati Hambirao Mohite, Neil Bhoopalam as Prince Akbar, Divya Dutta as Soyarabai, and Diana ...