Heritage buildings of Bhopal tell a story of negligence & detachment from history
In Bhopal, there is an immediate need to seek attention and preservation methods to safeguard the historical sites from collapsing.
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Celebrating a Century of Educational Book House: An Enduring Legacy of Literature and Learning in Aligarh
Responding to this need, Abdul Shaheed Khan, an alumnus of MAO College Aligarh from Meerut, opened a small stationery shop in 1925, named this establishment “Educational Book House”, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Aligarh’s literary landscape.
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Taj Mahal: Designers, Engineers & the role of Hindus
The Superintendent of the masons was Muhammad Hanif of Akbarabad. Mohan Lal, Manohar Singh, and Mannoo Lal, mosaicists from Lahore, received each Rs. 500 per mensem.
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What did happen to the Mughals after Bahadur Shah Zafar?
The photograph shows Mirza Ilahi Bakhsh, or Shahzada Muhammad Hideyat Afza, in 1862. This man was from the Royal house of Mughals who had helped the British in 1857 and played an instrumental role in the surrender of Bahadur Shah Zafar at Humayun’s Tomb. For his ‘services’, the British recognized him as the Chief Representative of the Royal Mughal Family in 1858. Mirza was also granted jagirs at Meerut and Delhi with a pension of Rupees 22,830 P.A.
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Jauna Shah II: a Subservient servant of Firoz Shah Tughlaq and seven Mosques of Delhi.
Jauna Shah II alisa Khan I Jahan II son of Khan i Jahan I Malik Maqbool Tilangani
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Mosque of Shaikh ‘Abdu-n Nabi, A forgotten mosque from Akbar’s reign,
On the Delhi Mutthura road near Tilak Bridge there lies a mosque built by Shaikh Abdu-n Nabi the Sadru-s Sadur
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Living Heritage: Not Just Community Gathering, This Darwaza in a Bihar Village Had Roots in Freedom Struggle
The building was made around 1872 and the renovation was done later in 1964, the year of Nehru’s death. The Darwaza is said to be made by the brothers Munshi Qamruddin and Munshi Sirajuddin. Today, it is maintained and taken care of by the children and grandchildren of Abdus Salam Sahab and Haji Akhtar Sahab.
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Arail: The village with long trail of history
According to Humayun Nama, the only reason he made it to the imperial capital at all was because of the assistance provided on the route by Raja Birbhan of Arail.
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Grave of Jallianwala Bagh’s hero, Kitchlew, lies in utter neglect
“The city’s (Amritsar’s) residents feel Gandhi (Mahatma) had no role in Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh tragedy). Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew, the local Punjabi leader, remains the most significant personality for them.”
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Cooch Behar And Its Forgotten Dewan, Kalika Das Dutta
Pragjyotisha, an ancient princely state in Indian epics, included the western town of Kamarupa, later named Cooch Behar after the ruling Koch Dynasty.
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A Shia Mirza Ismail constructed a Sunni mosque
Mirza Ismail, a Shia Muslim by faith, who was the Prime Minister of Mysore had spoken these words at the inauguration of Jamia Mosque, a Sunni mosque, in Bengaluru on 30 May 1941.
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The Maharajah’s well at Stoke Row, United Kingdom
Stoke Row is a village close to Reading, in Oxfordshire. The village is noted for ‘The Maharaja’s Well’. There is a rather Interesting story behind the sinking of this famous Victorian well.
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Tales of two Historical Mosques and one Mission: Education.
This is a historical Mosque in many manners and it has a connection with Akbarabadi Mosque Delhi.
Azizunnisa Begum was the wife of Shahjahan he was known as Akbarabadi Begum because of her native Akabarabad (Agra) he built a mosque at Faiz Bazaar Delhi. ( Now Daryaganj). the later mosque was demolished by Britishers during the revolt of 1857.
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The Erstwhile Khanpur Estate & Bara Basti Villages
Founded by SHAIKH ISSA KHAN Afghan – who had 4 sons. The eldest son Shaikh Rukhnu-Din Khan Afghan was titled
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Nitish Kumar’s Patna – A city built upon the “samtal” grounds of Azeemabad
It is important to revisit the many monuments that have been destroyed in the past five years, under Mr. Nitish Kumar’s chief-ministry.
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Shaikh Jarrah – A historical perspective !
In the last few weeks Sheikh Jarrah has become an emblem of what Palestinians see as an Israeli campaign to force them out of East Jerusalem. Shaikh Jarrah is a locality in East Jerusalem. The epithet Jarrah in Arabic means surgeon.
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Hold back your bulldozers, Mr. Nitish Kumar
The seminars, workshops, elocution and essay competitions and poetry recitation sessions Dr Bedar held at KBL provided fuel to the minds in an atmosphere which was redolent with communalisation and criminalisation of politics and politicisation of crime. The library kept us informed, engaged and entertained too.
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Raja Tikait Rai (1760–1808) at Damgarha
Raja Tikait Rai was very close to the spiritual successor and the most famous disciple of Shah Basit Ali Qalandar, namely Shah Muhammad Kazim Qalandar of Kakori, Lucknow.
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Hampi : The Pride of Vijaynagar Empire. (14th to 16th Century)
The Vijaynagar Empire was strong with its military and cavalry they had elephant stables made where the elephants were kept which were under the guidance of the king himself.
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