The Mughals were the longest-lasting of those. April 21st marks exactly 500 years since the Battle of Panipat, when Babur, a ...

Explore how Mughal history shapes modern India, influencing culture, language, and architecture despite attempts at erasure.

From Akbar’s reforms to Aurangzeb’s rule, how did the Mughals shape India’s identity? A sharp look at power, pluralism, and ...

Historians say Mughal history’s 500-year impact endures in India, it can’t be deleted; Prof. Naman Ahuja, V. Sriram and ...

Mansur and Mughal court workshops, "A zebra presented to the Mughal emperor Jahangir" (1621), opaque watercolor and gold on paper (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London; all images courtesy the ...

Four centuries ago, Persian culture had already taken a front seat in India's political and artistic life. By the time the Mughal Empire had settled into power, Persia was no longer a distant ...

From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric ...

Introduction -- Continuity and transformation : the Timurid historiographical legacy -- Historiography and historians on the move : the significance of the number twelve -- The first king of the world ...

NCERT’s text books for school children are wrought with controversies – especially how the body has gone about particular deletions in its revision of the syllabus, mainly of history and the social ...

The most famous example is biryani which moved away from the fancy Persian pulao tradition to create a moister, spicier dish ...