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Todarmal’s diary to offer authentic information about land revenue system during Mughal age
Would it not be interesting to learn about the land measurement and revenue system introduced by Raja Todarmal, the finance minister and counsellor of Mughal Emperor Akbar during the medieval age? A far more fascinating…
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Swedish painter who painted cartoons of the Prophet dies in a traffic accident
The Swedish cartoonist Lars Felix, who has lived under police protection since 2007, died Sunday in a car accident, after receiving death threats for his satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The 75-year-old paint…
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Rediscovering Agra beyond Taj Mahal
We set out early, in a battery-operated old-fashioned rickshaw, to experiment with a "fast-food type heritage yatra through the old city of Agra, which still lives in three different zones of history: the Hindu Agra, th…
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പുരാവസ്തു കമ്പക്കാർക്കൊരു സന്തോഷവാർത്ത; മുഗൾ രാജാവിന്റെ കണ്ണടകൾ ലേലത്തിന് (Mughal emperor's glasses up for auction)
പുരാവസ്തുക്കൾ വാങ്ങി സൂക്ഷിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവർ നിരവധിയാണ്. അത്തരക്കാർക്കൊരു സന്തോഷവാർത്തയുണ്ട്. നൂറ്റാണ്ടുമുൻപ് മുഗൾ ഭരണാധികാരി ധരിച്ചിരുന്ന കോടികൾ വിലമതിപ്പുള്ള കണ്ണടകൾ ലേലത്തിൽ വിൽക്കുന്നു. വജ്രവും മരതകവും കൊണ്ട് അലങ്കൃതമായ ലെൻസോടുകൂടിയ രണ്ടു കണ്ണട…
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Meet Giridhar Sripathi, the keeper of rare ancient coins
Hyderabad: For most of the day, Giridhar Sripathi is a data scientist at Oracle Corporation in the city. In between, he can be seen studying for a part-time PhD from National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur in Artif…
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Delhiwale: The pale white Red Fort
A walk to experience an alternative way of seeing the Lal Qila Great stories, they say, can also be told backwards, or sideways. Like the Red Fort. You must have seen the Mughal-era monument in all its red glory—the san…
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Reddy pledges support to J&K to bring Mughal garden on UNESCO heritage map
Assuring that the Centre would take every measure required to make Jammu and Kashmir the number of tourist destination in the country, Union Minister for Tourism, Culture & DONER, G Kishan Reddy on Friday pledged al…
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Meet the young Pakistani’s conserving Mughal heritage in Lahore
Architects, art historians, engineers, fine artists, chemists, conservators, and ceramists make up the constellation of skilled young people working for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) on one of the largest restor…
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The Gorkhali defeat at Kangra
The fortress at Kangra looks majestic in the rain, as monsoon clouds drift across its stone ramparts like lace curtains. The lush green mountains appear fresh after a night of rain, as though newly painted. Spread acros…
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Chand Bibi, a queen from the multi-ethnic medieval Deccan
Where in the historical record and in historical consciousness does Chand Bibi (1550-1600) – the queen regent of Bijapur and Ahmadnagar – belong? Chand Bibi Sultan is well-known in India for valiantly defending her nata…
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