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Supreme Court junks plea of woman claiming possession of iconic Red Fort

May 05, 2025 11:55 am

The petition claimed that Begum was the owner of the Red Fort as she inherited it from her ancestor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, and the government of India was an illegal occupant of the property.

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Sultan, Badshah and Shahenshah, what these titles say about India's Muslim rulers

April 08, 2025 7:52 pm

Who were the three great Muslim “gunpowder” kingdoms that dominated the world after 1600 AD? How did Mughals - who called themselves Badshah (world-emperor) and Shahenshah (king of kings) - differ from the earlier Turkish Sultans?

Know Your City: How Portuguese saved Daman from the Mughals

February 02, 2025 9:11 pm

Strategic manoeuvres and naval battles thwarted Mughal ambitions in coastal India.

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | A walk through Delhi’s historical tapestry

October 25, 2024 11:20 am

Over the centuries, Delhi has transformed from being a legendary capital to a thriving metropolis. How does the nation’s capital embody the mark of its diverse architectural and cultural legacy from various phases of historical development?

Renaming of cities is not about rewriting history —it's about killing memory

December 25, 2023 10:16 am

Those who resist it do so as an act of staking equal claim to public spaces, asserting themselves as citizens who cannot be erased from public life

How the Bhakti movement flourished under Mughals

August 26, 2023 12:59 pm

At the same time, it is also to be noted that the Bhakti movement provided a much-needed religious ground for the Mughal rulers to operate in.

Taj director Vibhu Puri believes Mughals were 'not invaders' who came to plunder India: 'They were as Hindustani as other emperors'

June 16, 2023 8:00 am

Taj director Vibhu Puri talks about creating two seasons of the ZEE5 show, his inhibitions, working with legends like Naseeruddin Shah and Dharmendra, and his take on Mughals being called 'invaders'.

Babur, Akbar belonged to invaders’ family, can’t be called ‘great’: MP minister

June 12, 2023 5:14 am

Sitting MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday organised a rally as a part of the BJP’s 'Maha Sampark Abhiyan' — launched to mark the completion of nine years of Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre.

Tavleen Singh writes: We should not allow political leaders to get away with religious dog whistles

June 12, 2023 8:20 am

The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, seems determined to tear apart the social fabric of Mumbai city in the hope of electoral gains next year.

On NCERT textbooks: Whose history is it?

May 23, 2023 11:37 am

In today's technological age, students need the historical method – they can discover facts for themselves

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Rahim's Tomb: Learn about this Mughal monument, believed to be the first architectural symbol of love

December 21, 2020 7:41 pm

It is believed that in 1598, Rahim had built a tomb for his dear wife Mah Banu, near Humayun’s Tomb in Nizamuddin East. With time, it came to be recognised as an architectural symbol of love which, many historians believe, was the inspiration for Taj Mahal

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