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Can an ice cream be designed to withstand the Indian summer?
Chandhana Sathishkumar
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A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
Munis D. Faruqui
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The Hindu disciple of a Muslim saint in Shah Jahan’s India
Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi
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How Banda Singh Bahadur founded – and defended – the first Sikh empire against the Mughals
Arvinder S Brara
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Mughal romances: When dancer Rana Dil’s love for Dara Shikoh was challenged by Aurangzeb
Tanushree Podder
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The Mughals established their empire in India through culture and assimilation, a new book argues
James McDougall
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‘The most beautiful sarae in Hindustan’: First impressions of princess Jahanara’s Begum ki Serai
Anoushka Jain
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Scroll Adda: Why this Mughal historian fears coming to India
Shoaib Daniyal Kritika Pant
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From the historical biography: Babur sends an envoy to Delhi for the first time in 1505
Aabhas Maldahiyar
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NCERT textbook describes Mughal ‘brutalities’, says no one should be blamed for past
Scroll Staff
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‘Great Mughals’ show in London reinforces colonial perspectives that museums claim to be questioning
Archishman Sarker
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A new book examines the transition of laws in South Asia from the Mughals to the British
Faisal Chaudhry
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Fiction: Shah Jahan’s daughter Jahanara lives like a recluse with Panipat, a eunuch, for company
Sukumaran Kalaivani Karunakaran
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Memoir: A French soldier’s fascinating contemporary commentary on the rapidly decaying Mughal Empire
Comte de Modave GS Cheema
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Before Babur reached Hindustan: A new book details his navigation of intricacies and adversities
Aabhas Maldahiyar
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From the biography: How Babur’s daughter Gulbadan and her companions made a pilgrimage to Mecca
Ruby Lal
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Two emperors, one India: Akbar and Modi share a single-minded focus on power – but nothing more
Parvati Sharma
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A new book examines the ‘jali’ – from 17th-century Mughal architecture to modern designs
Mitchell Abdul Karim Crites
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Delhi Durbars, ‘Kaiser-e-Hind’: How the British appropriated Mughal symbols to cement their rule
Rana Safvi
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Aurangzeb Lane in Delhi renamed after APJ Abdul Kalam
Scroll Staff