What I read this week…
A great piece on the marvel that is Kailasnatha Temple. Some excerpts from Kail?san?tha — The World’s Grandest Artistic Conception: I am currently reading “India that is Bharat” by J Sai Deepak and this...
Category: Indian History
Related to India’s History through ancient times to the present
“A country without a memory…â€
On facebook last week a reader, in response to my recent series on the Taj, asked, “Kyun Gadhe Murde Ukhadane main time waste kar rahe ho…?â€. That comment set me thinking. The phrase “Gadhe...
Re-examining History: The Gold Railing, The Leaks, The Palaces
…or was the Taj an extant structure prior to 1631? *** CAUTION: Long Post *** In the first part of this series, we noticed the wide discrepancy in historical accounts of the construction of...
Re-examining History: The Making of the Taj
*** CAUTION: Long Post *** This article is the first in a series in which I intend to probe some of the odd “facts†about Taj Mahal – the iconic structure that has become...
An uneven battle, the heroes of Haldighati & forgetting history
Today happens to be an important date in Indian medieval history. It marks the birth of one of India’s true heroes – a man whose life exemplifies valour, courage, fierce pride and self-respect - MahaRana...
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