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Historical photos of the Kaʿba and the Hajj season
The Kaʿba is the holiest site in Islam.
The British Library
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Delhi painted on ivory: Scenes from the Mughal and British era
The collection of topographical paintings are reflective of the city's history.
The British Library & JP Losty
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The Buddhist rebirth in different planes of existence
Burmese cosmological manuscripts elucidate the process of karma.
The British Library
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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Heavy snowfall, sparse crowd, mixed feelings: Bharat Jodo Yatra comes to an end in Srinagar
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Like ‘Jallianwala Bagh’: How Adani is invoking nationalism to counter allegations of corruption
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Shah Rukh Khan steals the show at ‘Pathaan’ team’s first media appearance
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The British Library’s oldest Qur’an manuscript now online
It is one of the largest of known fragments of an early Qurʼān written in the māʼil script.
The British Library & Colin F Baker
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In Mughal India, good literary taste was part of a bureaucrat's job description
In the 18th century, mastery of both poetry and prose was considered indispensable for political life.
The British Library
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When Mughal-style balconies served as the backdrop for Christ's last supper
Mughal or Deccani paintings and drawings of Christian subjects often interpreted European engravings without a care for the original iconography.
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‘Deepika’s Amar, I’m Akbar, John’s Anthony’: Shah Rukh Khan reminds media of inclusivity in cinema
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Watch: Hilarious moment when American football coach’s daughter imitates him during press conference
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Watch: Comedian Shraddha captures the thoughts of a recently laid-off IT employee
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Watch: Comedian imagines finance minister’s budget speech with ‘Pathaan’ collection, BBC documentary
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Watch: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi have snowball fight on final day of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir
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Encounters with the Prophet, a woman in man's clothes: When Tipu Sultan described his dreams
The ruler wrote an account of 37 of his dreams.
The British Library
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These early-19th century portraits of Afghans show the first European influences on Delhi artists
Drawings in Mountstuart Elphinstone's book serve as evidence of the emerging naturalistic 'Fraser' style.
The British Library
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Rare manuscripts that show how Indian epics shaped Malay literary traditions
The Mahabharata retold in the form of ancient Malay manuscripts from the collection of the British Library.
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The Reel
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Shah Rukh Khan steals the show at ‘Pathaan’ team’s first media appearance
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors