legacy

The women who haunt the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s legacy

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The women who haunt the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s legacy

[ad_1] By the time Shah Jahan lay dying on that cold January day in 1666, he would have known that he had been forsaken by all the men in his family. ‘I can indeed barely repress my indignation,’ spluttered French physician Francois Bernier, ‘when I reflect that there was not a single movement, nor even … Read more

South Asia’s cosmopolitan past in the legacy of a 19th century writer

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South Asia’s cosmopolitan past in the legacy of a 19th century writer

[ad_1] On a sultry summer morning in 1863, in the port city of Surat on the western coast of India, while British officers still tossed and turned beneath the mosquito nets covering their beds, and a few intrepid souls chatting in Gujarati made their way to the Tapti river to bathe or wash their clothes … Read more