Ahmad Lahauri is believed to have been the main architect of the Taj Mahal. Wikimedia Commons Occasionally, I have devoted this column to a Smithsonian exhibition that has had a special personal ...

Akbar’s navratnas were nine extraordinary minds who shaped one of India’s most intellectually vibrant courts. From poets and ...

In this bold and unapologetic conversation, Ridhima Sharma revisits the history of Mughal invaders with an unfiltered and ...

From the sprawling, storied Mughal Empire there is a single surviving work of prose written by a woman: the memoir of the brave and brilliant Princess Gulbadan. A participant in the innermost circles ...

Why did you pick Mughal emperors as the subject for your book? We decided on the Mughals partly because they are more knowable than older dynasties thanks to the incredible archive of primary sources ...

ISLAMABAd: The Mughal Empire, celebrated as an economic superpower of its time, a beacon of cultural refinement, and a pioneer of architectural marvels, was also a stage for some of history’s most ...

Wazir Khanam moved between households and kingdoms, but the historical record falls silent once her life fell out of the ...

As Mughals re-enter the secondary classroom, a redefined legacy begins to take shape. Descriptions ranging from “brutal and ruthless” to rulers who “plundered” the Indian population now take ...

'Whenever present-day politics do get involved, history sinks to the level of a morality play, with advocates for this or that cause seeking to praise their heroes or condemn their villains.' IMAGE: ...

Actor R Madhavan recently raised concerns over the way Indian history is taught in schools, claiming that significant parts of the country's ancient past, particularly the contributions of southern ...