The Mughal Empire, spanning from the early 16th to the 18th century, left a lasting legacy through its blend of Persian, ...

Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, is a controversial figure in Indian history. His tomb is in Khuldabad, Maharashtra, not ...

The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary ...

Crowned as the Chhatrapati of Marathas in 1681 after Shivaji's death, Sambhaji Maharaj did not merely inherit the throne, but ...

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha member Ramji Lal Suman has sparked a major controversy with his remarks in ...

A curfew had to be imposed in some areas of Nagpur after protests over Aurangzeb’s tomb turned violent. The 17th-century emperor's final resting place isn’t in Delhi, the seat of Mughal power, or ...

The formidable fortifications watched centuries go by. The remains are reminders and relics of the city’s many pasts.

Jacques Edouard Guerlain of France was one of the elite, most prolific and influential perfumers of the 20th century. Among ...

He, who served as a general and wazir of Adil Shah Suri of Sur Empire before he crowned himself king, was a pivotal player in ...

Aurangzeb was one of the most powerful rulers to have governed the Indian subcontinent, and his grave is not in Nagpur. It is ...

The grave in question belongs to Aurangzeb Alamgir, the sixth and last great Mughal emperor, and possibly the least favourite ...