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Archana Garodia Gupta
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World Book Day reading: How Farzana turned into Begum Samru, a dealmaker in the Mughal court
An excerpt from ‘The Women Who Ruled India: Leaders. Warriors. Icons’, by Archana Garodia Gupta.
Archana Garodia Gupta
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Begum Samru: The 18th century dancer who grew to rule a principality and rescue the Mughal emperor
From a kotha in Chawri Bazaar, the begum eventually came to rule over the territory of Sardhana and commanded an army of 4,000 troops.
Archana Garodia Gupta
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Quiz: Can you answer these questions based on an Indian history book for children?
A good time to find out how much you really learnt from your school textbooks.
Archana Garodia Gupta & Shruti Garodia
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Madras High Court ruled that a temple was a Buddhist site. How will this impact mosque-temple cases?
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