As historians we rarely predict the future since we are trained to look at the past, draw lessons from it, and identify ...

The Sikh soldier is intertwined with gallantry in peace and war, sacrifice in maintaining justice, and the spirit of duty, ...

Shah Jahan's Delhi, Shahjahanabad, featured several significant gates, each with a unique history. The Kashmiri Gate, named ...

The fall of the Mughal Empire came in 1857 after the British forces successfully defeated Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, who had ...

The island bears eerie reminders of its tumultous history, scarred by brutal prison conditions and a natural disaster.

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, now lives in poverty in Kolkata ...

The Mughal dynasty forms an integral and vital part of India’s medieval and modern history. The once glorious empire ...

Patna, From military might of the Mauryan Empire to the heroic tales of the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, a two-day seminar and exhibition hosted at the Danapur Cantonment near Patna has brought the spotlight on ...

With the stench of rebellion hanging around the tearooms of SW1 after ministers announced fresh welfare cuts, this week host Patrick Baker explores the backbench revolts of years past, asking how ...

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, lives in a Kolkata slum in stark ...

Married into the royal family that ruled India for three centuries, Sultana Begum lives in penury in a cramped two-room hut in a slum on the outskirts of Kolkat ...