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TopicMughal Prince Dara Shikoh

Topic: Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh

Ambani pre-wedding is no different from Dara Shikoh’s marriage. Mughals would get it 

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti -
Dara Shikoh’s wedding cost Rs 32 lakh – $48 million today. Reportedly, just the first of two Ambani pre-wedding bashes cost $151 million.

Dara Shikoh has become modern-India’s symbol of unity—it’s also why he lost to Aurangzeb

Anjali Thomas -
A poet, writer, architect, philosopher, scholar and artist does not win the game of thrones—or in this case, the Peacock Throne.

A Christian Venetian who joined Dara Shikoh’s army and impressed the prince with his Persian

Marco Moneta -
In 'Venetian In Court’, Marco Moneta writes about Nicolò Manucci who came to India and started his career as chief artilleryman in Dara Shukoh’s fratricidal battle against Aurangzeb.

Where is Dara Shikoh buried? A municipal engineer has found the answer to Mughal history’s puzzle

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

Mughal history’s biggest puzzle solved by municipal engineer — where is Dara Shikoh buried?

Vandana Menon -
Assistant engineer of South Delhi municipality took four years to find the answer. Even experts couldn’t confirm for decades.

Little-known fact: Aurangzeb had more Rajput administrators than Akbar

Meena Bhargava -
In 'Understanding Mughal India', Meena Bhargava writes about how Aurangzeb patronised several Hindu institutions & was supported in the war of succession by Rajputs.

Dara Shikoh had a dream. And it was about Ram

Supriya Gandhi -
This dream was prompted by something the prince had recently read. Its author was Dara Shukoh’s contemporary Shaikh Sufi, a mystic Mughal official.

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India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

Udit Bubna -
LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Defence

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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