The royal adoption of Indic garb was more than a deliberate campaign to cement control – it was a sign of a deeper form of ...

The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, holds significant historical value. The crown, along with two ...

After Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman called Rana Sanga a "traitor", who "invited Babur to invade India", all hell broke ...

Aurangzeb was one of the most powerful rulers to have governed the Indian subcontinent, and his grave is not in Nagpur. It is ...

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Aurangzeb, a Mughal ruler from over 300 years ago, is once again at the centre of modern discourse. His legacy, like those of many historical figures, is complex. While some view him through the lens ...

Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, fraternal organizations of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist ...

The Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal, once featured a 466 kg gold finial that vanished in 1810, likely taken ...

The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary ...

When Aurangzeb died on March 3, 1707, at the age of 88, the Mughal Empire was already in decline. Sir Jadunath Sarkar argues ...