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Topic: Mughal Empire

Mughal-era ruins to heritage park—architect, author trace journey of Delhi’s Sunder Nursery

Gillian Wright said Alick Percy-Lancaster was the last British horticulturist in India to oversee the upkeep of Sunder Nursery. After him, it went into a ‘sleepy place for decades’.

Hindu designer says ‘India has it better’, Pakistanis say ‘Go to India’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Indus Valley to Mughal Empire—How illustrated history books guide us in polarising times

The discipline of history is under siege right now with misinformation running rampant. Illustrated narrative accounts push back against it.

Akbar’s treasury held glass vessels worth Rs 25 lakh. It came from Firozabad

In 'Mughal Glass', Tara Desjardin traces the history of glass production under Mughal rule, which has lacked academic attention so far.

How an Armenian trader became Dara Shikoh’s tutor, shook the Mughal Empire

In ‘A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of My Life’, Syeda Hameed shares many encounters that gave meaning to her life.

Babur’s barbarism to bisexuality, new book leaves nothing out

A small group gathered in Gurugram’s Quill and Canvas bookstore for a discussion on Aabhas Maldahiyar’s book 'Babur: The Chessboard King', who was apparently 'a disastrous military commander'.

Hasan Khan Mewati, ruler praised by BJP who fought against Babur alongside Rana Sanga

On Saturday, then Haryana CM Khattar unveiled 15-ft statue of last Mewat ruler & announced setting up of Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati chair at Nuh govt medical college ahead of LS polls.

Mughals failed India in science. Just see what Europe did between 1526 and 1757

BJP and its followers portray the Mughal era as a dark period while established historians highlight the glory of 'Great Mughals'. But no one compares Mughals with Europeans.

Historians demand deletions in NCERT textbooks be withdrawn, ask why they were not consulted

Historians including Romila Thapar & Jayati Ghosh, have condemned NCERT move of dropping topics like history of Mughal courts, 2002 Gujarat riots and more, terming it 'divisive'.

Mughal-e-rasure & mushroom cloud over Trump Tower

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

All-party delegation isn’t failure of Indian missions abroad. Diplomats work behind the camera

An incentive system for Indian diplomats that is based on validation through recognition ‘back home’ would lead to a preference for spectacle over substance.

Global financial system is reaching a major turning point. Why interoperability is important

While digital assets are speeding ahead, the tech and regulatory frameworks behind them aren’t keeping up. Each blockchain still operates with its own governance, standards andcompliance assumptions.

Famagusta & its unsung heroes—story of fierce tank battle that turned the tide in 1971 India-Pakistan war

Risaldar Major (Honorary Captain) Nathu Singh Jodha (Retd), last surviving crew member of Army’s tank Famagusta, has died at age of 79.

Asim Munir just stole his 5th star & has nothing to show for it. It’ll make him desperate, dangerous

Asim Munir locked up Imran Khan, had his handmaiden parliament give himself an extended tenure. But the additional jingle of that fifth star will not change facts on the ground.