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Shah Jahan

  • In photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi

    In photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi

    Himanshi Aggarwal Harishankar Manoj
    · Mar 16, 2025 · 11:30 am
  • Tracing change and continuity through a dazzling history of Indian jewellery

    Tracing change and continuity through a dazzling history of Indian jewellery

    Aparna Kapadia
    · Nov 05, 2023 · 11:30 am
  • Demolish Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar, says BJP MLA

    Demolish Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar, says BJP MLA

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 06, 2023 · 12:41 pm
  • Open rooms of Taj Mahal to check for Hindu idols, says plea in Allahabad High Court

    Open rooms of Taj Mahal to check for Hindu idols, says plea in Allahabad High Court

    Scroll Staff
    · May 09, 2022 · 08:22 am
  • A writer’s search for Mumtaz Mahal across India turns into a quest for his personal history

    A writer’s search for Mumtaz Mahal across India turns into a quest for his personal history

    Anodya Mishra
    · Jul 07, 2019 · 12:30 pm
  • Kababs, kulfis, qormas: Forgotten recipes from Shah Jahan’s kitchens get a second life in this book

    Kababs, kulfis, qormas: Forgotten recipes from Shah Jahan’s kitchens get a second life in this book

    Salma Yusuf Husain
    · May 18, 2019 · 11:30 am
  • ‘State-sponsored vandalism’: Heritage experts are unhappy with Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan

    ‘State-sponsored vandalism’: Heritage experts are unhappy with Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan

    Vijayta Lalwani
    · Jan 06, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • A forgotten shrine in a village near Lahore stands witness to the havoc wreaked by Ahmed Shah Abdali

    A forgotten shrine in a village near Lahore stands witness to the havoc wreaked by Ahmed Shah Abdali

    Haroon Khalid
    · Jan 04, 2019 · 12:30 pm
  • Supreme Court wants to see papers signed by Shah Jahan after Sunni Waqf board says it owns Taj Mahal

    Supreme Court wants to see papers signed by Shah Jahan after Sunni Waqf board says it owns Taj Mahal

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 11, 2018 · 09:53 am
  • ‘Taj Mahal was Shiva temple Tejo Mahalaya’, says Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Vinay Katiyar

    ‘Taj Mahal was Shiva temple Tejo Mahalaya’, says Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Vinay Katiyar

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 18, 2017 · 02:47 pm
  • ‘Blot on Indian culture’: Sangeet Som is recycling old myths about the Taj Mahal (and Shah Jahan)

    ‘Blot on Indian culture’: Sangeet Som is recycling old myths about the Taj Mahal (and Shah Jahan)

    Girish Shahane
    · Oct 18, 2017 · 08:00 am