Except in the corridors of power in New Delhi—where his name is anathema to the Hindu nationalist government—it’s hard to find anything but esteem for Zahirud-din Muhammad Babur, a man remembered in ...
If history had a Twitter bio, Babur’s might read: Brutal conqueror. Poet. Exile. Book hoarder. Empire starter. Occasional librarian. In a move that has sparked more than just academic curiosity, the ...
From “brutal and ruthless conqueror” Babur, to a “blend of brutality and tolerance” Akbar, to temple-destroyer Aurangzeb, the new Class 8 Social Science textbook released by NCERT this week makes it ...
Suniel Shetty questioned films focussing on Akbar and Babur instead of Shivaji Maharaj and Rajput kings. He emphasised that ...
It has always been a point of concern that of the seven times Lahore has been destroyed, just why did Babur do it the last time in January 1524. This was after he had met Guru Nanak who advised him ...
The past weeks - if not months or years - have seen a plebianisation of the field of history, with all kinds of people emerging as "experts" of the field and interpreting the past for us. We have seen ...