Ram Chander & Sons : Story of the Oldest Toy Shop in India
India’s oldest toy haven at Connaught Place, RAM CHANDER & SONS, since 1890. Meet Mr. Satish Sundra, keeper of timeless wonders, where every child’s dream comes to life.
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Ajmer: Travelling into Spirituality
Ajmer is a City in a northern Indian state, wrapped in green hills. It is a popular pilgrimage centre for
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𝗧𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗾𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗽𝘂𝗿
Rise and Fall of the Sharqi Sultans: From an Independent Kingdom to Mughal Rule in Jaunpur, a centre of culture and power in medieval India.
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Tipu Sultan’s swords and ring in two Museums in London:
The recent renovation of permanent ‘South Asia Gallery’ at the British Museum has provided a space for the legendary Indian ruler Tipu Sultan. It displays his sword, ring and a perfume box.
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Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent, are celebrating the centennial of the formation of Aligarh Muslim University (1920) from Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental
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Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
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The First Prime Minister of Bihar. His grave lies at Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, England.
Grave of The First Prime Minister of Bihar lies at Woking, England.
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Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :
Hospitals were the outcome of the merging of several medical traditions together. For instance, the architecture of Ottoman hospitals that practiced Arab-Muslim medicine was influenced by Seljukid medrese and hospital building
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Jhagadua Masjid, Darbhanga – झगडुवा मस्जिद, दरभंगा
I am surprised at the name as there did not arise any dispute (Jhagda) as such. The munificence of Maharaja can be gauged further that since all the Muslim population got shifted to new places, the Maharaja granted a piece of land to start a Madarsa in front of the mosque so that the mosque is taken care of well and is populated.
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Why do we really hear a cannon at the time of iftar?
In Beirut, capital of Lebanon, the canon firing was practised since time immemorial. But the use of canon had stopped due to the civil war which took place in the year 1980. Similarly in Afghanistan the sound of the firing canon stopped which ones came from the “sher darwaza mount” located in the capital city of Kabul. This was due the 1979 attack of the Soviet Union.
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Portrait of Rulers of The Indian Princely States by Raja Deen Dayal
In 1894, the Nizam of Hyderabad, the sixth ruler of a powerful Islamic dynasty in central India, conferred upon the photographer Raja Deal Dayal the title of Raja Bahadur Mussavir Jung (“Bold Warrior of Photography”).
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Ottoman Hospital – First hospital in ancient city of Mecca/ Photo Album
Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the two holiest cities for Muslims where millions of pilgrims from all over the world visit each year for either Hajj or Umrah
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History of ROHTASGARH FORT – BIHAR
Rohtasgarh Fort is one of the ancient forts of India which was constructed in the city of Rohtas situated on the banks of Sone River. The fort has been ruined and now cannot be accessed easily due to Naxalite activities. The hill on which the fort is situated has a height of 1500m. Tourists have to climb the stairs to reach the gate of the fort which is very exhausting.
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How India is connected to England’s first mosque
Islam in England has arrived very late. The biggest credit for taking Islam there goes to Indian Muslims. Officially, the
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Diwali & Lakshmi Puja : As Described By European Christian Missionaries
Following is the description of Diwali & Lakshmi Puja given by John Murdoch in his book ‘Hindu and Muhammadan Festival’, 1904. The compilation was to help Christian Missionaries to propagate the gospel among Hindu & Muslim women during the festivals since it was otherwise difficult to interact with women. The work-based itself upon a number of studies from the mid-nineteenth century.
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Babri Mosque Demolition : How The Guardian reported the event in December 1992
This is the article first published in The Guardian & later reproduced in the Canberra Times after the Babri Mosque demolition
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The Real Story of Second Black Taj Mahal by R. Nath
The story of a second Taj is based on mere hearsay and seems to have been given currency by over-zealous guides with a view to multiply the magnitude of its magnificence as if that were needed !
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Lodi Gardens
There exist several monuments of the Sayyid and Lodi periods in the old Lady Willingdon Park, now popularly known as Lodi Gardens.
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Purana Qila – Delhi’s 16th Century Fort
Purana Qila originally lay on the bank of the Yamuna. It is believed that Sher Shah left the Purana Qila unfinished, and it was completed by Humayun.
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Rooh Afza through the Partition: Divided by Borders, United by Taste
Rooh Afza started as a medicinal drink and became popular as a summer drink in Delhi. By 1947, Rooh Afza was found in every Delhi kitchen.
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