In India, Holi, the festival of colors, has a long and rich cultural history. Although it is frequently linked to Hindu customs, its influence was felt in the Mughal Empire's courts, where it was ...

While her previous book concentrated on a later Mughal queen who was as powerful as her husband the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, this work focuses on an early Mughal princess whose contribution is not ...

Then there is Rani Durgavati, the queen of Gondwana, who valiantly defended her kingdom against the Mughal invasion in the 16th century. Despite being heavily outnumbered, she fought alongside her ...

Keladi Chennamma, was queen of Keladi located in Sagara, Karnataka. Read on to know how she saved both Rajaram, the son of ...

How did it get such a romantic name? Chandni (Moonlight) was in fact the name of a royal Mughal barge, and the ghat it was kept moored at came to be known as Chandni-ghat, hence the locality's name.

In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I approved the creation of ... however as the last great Mughal Emperor he created stability across the empire and grew the Mughal Empire to the largest it would ever ...