HistoriCity: Rajasthan’s Bayana houses a neglected gem, India’s oldest Idgah
When Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta visited Bayana in the 14th century, he found it as a thriving urban centre.
A lone school holds fort in an uncharted Maoist stronghold
Until recently, the school was run by the villages, which took them over from the Maoists in 2021. It is now run by the state ...