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Roda Ahluwalia’s ‘Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture’: A sumptuous repast

Roda Ahluwalia’s ‘Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture’: A sumptuous repast

BN Goswamy It is not easy to write anything on Mughal painting without recalling Ananda Coomaraswamy’s elegant, finely-cut words. Close to a hundred years ago, he began an essay by saying: “Mughal art is secular, inten…
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July 26, 2021 12:00 AM
The Tribune
Interview: ‘Mughal art borrowed from the Ottomans and Safavids, also absorbed India’

Interview: ‘Mughal art borrowed from the Ottomans and Safavids, also absorbed India’

A recent book titled ‘Reflections on Mughal art and culture’ has brought together 13 essays written by some of the finest art and culture scholars. The articles weave together varied aspects and challenge established no…
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July 25, 2021 12:00 AM
Indian Express
Karan Johar’s Dream Project Takht Shelved Due To ‘Controversial Mughal History’?

Karan Johar’s Dream Project Takht Shelved Due To ‘Controversial Mughal History’?

Mumbai: Producer-Filmmaker Karan Johar’s dream project Takht starring an ensemble cast of Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor among ot…
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July 17, 2021 12:00 AM
India.com
Mughal Art: A blending and a flowering

Mughal Art: A blending and a flowering

Mughal art, as it branched into many areas of creativity, blended seamlessly with local socio-cultural ethos of the adopted country. It is a fascinating journey of discovery for Ranjita Biswas as revealed through the pa…
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July 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Daily Excelsior
UK bans export of 18th century Mughal-era dagger, scabbard worth Dh5.7 million

UK bans export of 18th century Mughal-era dagger, scabbard worth Dh5.7 million

The Boris Johnson government on Friday imposed a temporary ban on the export of a rare Mughal-era dagger and scabbard valued at £1,120,000 (approximately Dh5,718,434) in the hopes that a buyer could be found within the …
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July 9, 2021 8:00 PM
Khaleej Times
INTERVIEW | Book on Mughal art and culture was a journey of discovery for me: Roda Ahluwalia

INTERVIEW | Book on Mughal art and culture was a journey of discovery for me: Roda Ahluwalia

Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture, published by the K R Cama Oriental Institute and Niyogi Books and edited by Roda Ahluwalia, a scholar of South Asian art, with an interest in painting and the book arts, religio-phil…
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July 2, 2021 12:00 AM
Indian Express
UGC’s revamping of History curriculum omits Akbar, Mughals

UGC’s revamping of History curriculum omits Akbar, Mughals

Hyderabad: The University Grants Commission’s new curriculum framework for History in undergraduate programs has already received flack from historians and the student community across various universities for the way t…
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July 1, 2021 12:00 AM
The Siasat Daily
The Background of Mughal Hindustan After Emperor Aurangzeb

The Background of Mughal Hindustan After Emperor Aurangzeb

During his forty-nine years of iron but just rule, Aurangzeb had totally completed his conquest of all of Hindustan. Based on experiences he had during his reign, he proclaimed certain rules that he encouraged his succe…
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April 2, 2021 12:00 AM
Mughal Library
Mughal dynasty

Mughal dynasty

Mughal dynasty, Mughal also spelled Mogul, Persian Mughūl (“Mongol”), Muslim dynasty of Turkic-Mongol origin that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. After that time it continued to…
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December 13, 2020 8:00 PM
Britannica
Explained: 700-plus places in India that bear the names of Mughals today

Explained: 700-plus places in India that bear the names of Mughals today

Questioning “how Mughals can be our heroes”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (September 14) decided to name the upcoming “Mughal Museum” in Agra after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. How strong is t…
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September 16, 2020 8:00 PM
The Indian Express