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.
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.
आज 29 दिसम्बर है. आज ही के दिन हिन्दुस्तान की जंग-ए-आज़ादी के अज़ीम […]
आज 25 दिसम्बर है, आज ही महान भारतीय शिक्षाविद और स्वतंत्रता सेनानी, पंडित […]
Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent, are celebrating the centennial of the formation of […]
Zinat Un Nisa Masjid: Which was used by the British as barrack and later as a bakery.
The American elections in recent years, the victories of a few newly elected […]
Shubhneet Kaushik मध्यकालीन भारत के दिग्गज इतिहासकार सर यदुनाथ सरकार ने मौलवी ख़ुदा […]
I have been visiting Shah Jahan Mosque and the Brookwood cemetery in Woking […]
The cultural variety existing in the Ottoman Empire created the Ottoman hospital. The […]
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.
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.
अगर मै आपसे कहुं के आजके दौर में रमज़ान के पुरसुकून महीने […]
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”).
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
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.
Islam in England has arrived very late. The biggest credit for taking […]
इंगलैंड में इस्लाम बहुत आख़िर मे पहुंचा है, वहां इस्लाम ले जाने […]
ऑस्ट्रेलिया में लगी आग ने करोड़ों जंगली जानवरों को मौत के घाट उतार […]
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.
This is the article first published in The Guardian & later reproduced in the Canberra Times after the Babri Mosque demolition
The machine (EVM) could also eliminate booth-capturing as it would become possible for the Election Commission to introduce mobile polling stations to take the machines to the doorsteps of the people, especially the weaker sections.
Akbar Allahabadi was senior to Iqbal and he wrote a reply to Sare Jahan Se Achcha in form of another poem.
The idea of reservation to OBCs (Hindus, Muslims or Sikhs) came about in 1990 after the Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented. The reservation under article 341 defined only SC community and most of these Pasmanda castes don’t come under this identification.
“This is the Congress radio calling on 42.34 meters from somewhere in India,” spoke Usha Mehta after the Quit India Movement had been silenced by the Britishers.
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in her movie Ae Watan Mere Watan.
Read our special feature about India’s bravest Radio Jockey ,fondly known as Radio Ben
CAPTAIN LAKSHMI SAHGAL – Doctor by Job, Freedom Fighter by Will
During the Bengal famine, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote a poem which has a couplet:
In 1839, Samuel Morse, reputed as the telegraph pioneer, laid the first telegraph lines connecting Washington to Baltimore. In India, the same year, O’Shaughnessy completed 21 miles of a telegraph line wrapped around trees and vast stretches which included a river crossing of 4 miles as an experiment.
Democracy is an occidental idea. A Hindu cannot comprehend it as long as he is a Hindu. It is against his religious belief. The divisions of Varna are the basis of his religion. He cannot see without distress a Brahman or Kshtriya serving a Sudra. A Brahman may beg or even may die, yet he will never touch a dish from which a Sudra has partaken food.
Allama Iqbal Letter to Mahatma Gandhi, declining the offer of Vice-chancellorship of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh, 29th November 1920.