The reign of Shah Alam, one the last Mughal emperors, was upturned by the Rohilla chief Ghulam QadirThe vengeful treatment of the emperor caused such outrage that even the Afghan king offered to send aid
5 min read30 Aug 2019It is tempting to imagine how Mughal history might have been shaped had Shahjahan's elder son Dara Shukoh reigned and not Aurangzeb
5 min read25 Aug 2018A new history of the Mughal era brings to life the royal women, now lost in the depths of time
4 min read17 Aug 2018Inhabiting William Dalrymple's new photo series, 'The Historian's Eye', are spellbinding images of modern-day Pakistan, made while he was researching his forthcoming book 'The Anarchy'
3 min read14 Apr 2018In the latest edition of a monthly series of long form interviews, Mint On Sunday's Sidin Vadukut speaks to historian Audrey Truschke
30 min read14 Oct 2017Rajasthan board's Class 10 textbook claims that Mughal Emperor Akbar's victory over Mewar's Maharana Pratap 'was not certified'
1 min read25 Jul 2017A new book details how this Sanskrit epic was treated as a politically important work in the Mughal court
7 min read14 Mar 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared