First Family of Mughal Nobility II: The life of Mirza Ghiyas Beg
The story of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, titled I'timaduddawla
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 history, making themselves almost indispensable across several generations of rulers, beginning with Akbar and
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 area’s past history of dacoit infestation, that picture is natural. But as seen in