Who’s afraid of Dara Shikoh’s ghost?

It is now a given that the Pakistani state is a playground for Islamism and extremism under various guises and forms. Since the passage…

Aurangzeb as he was according to Mughal Records

Found these amazing images on a deeply problematic exhibition on the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb here Exhibit No. 2: Prince Dara Shukoh translating the Upanishads.…

The invisible Princess Zebunnisa

A lesser known character from the Mughal Empire is princess Zebunnisa, the eldest daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb. Unlike her puritanical father, Zebunnisa was a…