In Aurangzeb 'Alamgir and the Mughal Empire: A History Retold, historian Munis D Faruqui points out that senior women actively participated in Aurangzeb's political campaigns.
History often arrives draped in marble, poetry, and romance, while concealing its scars beneath silk. Monuments may dazzle the eyes, but chronicles often unsettle the conscience.
Indians are being pulled in two directions on the Mughals — from the Nehruvian consensus that they were pluralist unifiers, to Islamic bigots who razed temples. Historians are in battle too.
In 'The Emperor's General', Rima Hooja offers a biography of Raja Man Singh of Amber, a Rajput prince who was Akbar's foremost general and trusted statesman.
Michel Danino headed the committee behind the drafting of the NCERT social science textbook, which has sparked a controversy over the representations of Maratha & Mughal rulers.
Akbar practiced what he preached. His appreciation of Hinduism and other non-Islamic religions was evident as much in his statesmanship as in his personal belief and behaviour.
Indian imports from China continue to grow significantly. India has taken steps to stabilise ties with China and recent months eased investment curbs in certain sectors for Chinese-linked firms.
Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.
Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.
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