Indians are being pulled in two directions on the Mughals — from the Nehruvian consensus that they were pluralist unifiers, ...

One group of historians offers a sanitised version of the Mughal Empire. Another gravitates towards vile condemnation. The ...

From Akbar’s reforms to Aurangzeb’s rule, how did the Mughals shape India’s identity? A sharp look at power, pluralism, and history—read now.

Explore how Mughal history shapes modern India, influencing culture, language, and architecture despite attempts at erasure.

In Mughal period, one must discuss architectural splendours with brutal taxation, literature with warfare, syncretism with ...

Explore an early empire through its art and objects at the VMFA | Images courtesy Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ...

The Maharashtra education board of India has reduced the Mughal emperors' reign to just three lines in history textbooks. The board has revised history textbooks for classes VII and IX, removing ...

There was a recurring sketch on the old BBC comedy, Goodness Gracious Me, which featured a father who would counter his children’s enthusiasm – whether for Jesus or Santa Claus – with “Indian!”. It ...

Nepal crisis: Nepal is going through historic unrest and protests these days. With more than 21 protestors dead, the anti government protests led by the Zen Z of Nepal has overthrown the KP Oli ...

Your Holi celebration this year is not likely to be as lavish as that of the Mughals. Three hundred years ago, the emperors, otherwise relatively pious Muslims, celebrated the festival with great ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Nobody who has read Mike Davis's Late Victorian Holocausts will think warmly of the British colonial project in India. Davis showed ...

There was a recurring sketch on the old BBC comedy, Goodness Gracious Me, which featured a father who would counter his children’s enthusiasm – whether for Jesus or Santa Claus – with “Indian!”. It ...