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First Family of Mughal Nobility III: Sun among Women An outline of the early life of Mehr-un-Nissa (the future Nur Jahan) from her birth to the death of her first husband. Opening Note: This is the […]

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Palaeolithic cave paintings found in corner of NCR could be among oldest

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Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:38:29 +0000

First Family of Mughal Nobility II: The life of Mirza Ghiyas Beg Opening Note: This is the second of a five-part story. It is about a family of nobles that seem to turn up repeatedly while studying Mughal history, […]

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First Family of Mughal Nobility I: Quest starts in Badaun Opening Note: This is the first of a multiple-part story. It is about a family of nobles that seems to turn up repeatedly while studying Mughal […]

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An art gallery in stone It is an art gallery which few art lovers have ever visited, a heritage site that only the perseverant history buff manages to reach, an interior […]

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Sun, 21 May 2023 13:00:05 +0000

A shade of Bihar & Greece in central India This story began with a photograph in the State Archaeology Museum in Bhopal. In a museum filled with stunning ancient and medieval iconography, this […]

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Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:21:00 +0000

BIHAR'S BOROBUDUR If an average person in Patna were asked about the Kesariya stupa, chances are that the person would be entirely unaware of it or at best would have a […]

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Sat, 18 Mar 2023 13:13:20 +0000

BOLLYWOOD IN A MUGHAL SARAI The glitzy world of Indian film-making, especially of the Bollywood variety is far removed from the Mughal empire. No, never mind the peculiar […]

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Sun, 12 Dec 2021 17:34:03 +0000

THE TEMPLES OF MORENA – iii: HIDDEN GEMS When I first visited the Morena region nearly fifteen years ago, with a focus on the sites of Mitaoli, Padhawali, Bateshwar and Kakanmath, those sites […]

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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:08:05 +0000

THE TEMPLES OF MORENA – ii: PADHAWALI, KAKANMATH The first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Morena is a picture of heavily armed dacoits galloping through the Chambal badlands. Given the […]

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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:35:49 +0000

the temples of morena – I: mitaoli It was in the monsoon of 2006 that I first made the journey to Mitaoli. Back then, the drive from Gwalior took longer, parts of the road’s last s […]

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Sat, 04 Sep 2021 13:25:02 +0000

Memories of a Forgotten History Readers may wonder how the heritage of Khandagiri and Udayagiri, a favoured family destination just outside Bhubaneshwar can qualify as […]

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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:38:11 +0000

Heritage off the map The first time I saw Sreedhar, he made a peculiar gesture – of sniffing at me. When I asked him the reason, he said he was making sure that I was n […]

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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:56:08 +0000

The Bundela Baolis of Datia Medieval baolis – or stepwells – are so much a part of daily life in Datia that most people don’t think of them as heritage sites. For people like Bhanu […]

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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:54:44 +0000

A chance encounter with medieval art The ambience of art galleries is usually made up of sanitized halls, soft instrumental music and elegant flower arrangement. There is a person to walk […]

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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:52:44 +0000

In a sanctuary of faith The inner sanctum of the Narayana temple was cloaked in impenetrable darkness. That did not deter the elderly priest from walking swiftly past me, his […]

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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:51:41 +0000

Sufi island stands on an ancient site Thanesar is a bit confusing to a first-time visitor. For one thing, it is quite impossible to understand when the temple town of Kurukshetra has gone […]

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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:50:40 +0000

Dholavira: A monument to foresight The drive from Bhuj to Dholavira takes a little over four hours. Gradually, the browns and greens of the countryside give way to the white sands of the […]

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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:39:59 +0000

A journey to Crow Hill ‘Kauwa Dol’ must be the most interesting name for a heritage site anywhere in the country. But beyond the name, the heritage tucked away at this site […]

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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:02:43 +0000

Lasting Faith in Kanpur Temple It is a curious observation that several villages in Uttar Pradesh have ‘Bujurg’ suffixed to their names? Kushinagar district has a Rampur Bujurg and […]

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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:41:38 +0000

A Graveyard in Kalpi A journey south-west from Lucknow towards Jhansi is a bit like going into a different universe. Once Lucknow and Kanpur are left behind, there are no […]

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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:24:49 +0000

Hidden Heritage in Kanpur Rural This Hidden heritage story will take readers beyond known sites, plunging deep into the Kanpur rural countryside. These sites are either a mystery to […]

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Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:59:37 +0000

The Lion King of Dudhai A forest range road leads a visitor from Deogarh in Lalitpur to Dudhai village. While driving through, he might suddenly come across a small bundle of […]

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