Mughal princesses and princes were sent to kothas to learn elite etiquette or train in music and dancing. They were the ‘etiquette institutions’ of the Mughal era, said the tour leader Anoushka Jain.
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.
While NCERT says exercise based entirely on recommendations of ‘expert panel’, some of the experts claim they did offer suggestions, but the final call on accepting them was the council’s.
Members of NCERT Textbook Development Committee of 2005 say they weren't consulted on deletions and some were not even aware that portions they worked on had been removed.
Pasmanda Muslims, who form the majority in India, have no connection whatsoever to the Mughals. If there is anything in the past for them, it’s their exploitation.
In Uzbekistan to cover the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, I saw the land of Timur whom Indian history books will always remember as the 'plunderer' of Delhi.
I don’t believe that the US-India relationship has deteriorated beyond repair. There are ways of handling Trump, even if the Pakistanis have outplayed us this year.
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