In city of Taj, Dara Shikoh library lies in state of neglect

A play on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, scheduled to be staged here as part of a global seminar on Dara Shikoh, has been cancelled because of "objections" by organisers who are now replacing it with a performance by a troupe from Pakistan.

The writings of Dara Shikoh, heir apparent to the Mughal throne and disciple of Mian Mir, show a mind struggling to find the common core of Hinduism and Islam. Nighat Majid looks at this tragic prince's profound and timely work In this time of ...

Once my sister-in-law came to our house and I started telling her about my experiences. I told her that I had gone on official tours forty five times during my entire career and had gone to Mumbai eight times. I then told her in detail about my ...

In a dismaying week for the PRC, India turned away from China...and gave further signals that it is ready to move beyond the narrative of Japanese World War II aggression that has informed China's Asian diplomacy and anchored the US presence in Asia ...

The proof of the pudding is in eating. Apply this dictum in the context of India-Japan relations and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's about-to-be concluded Japan visit, and the facts speak for themselves. Here are some facts as reflected through the ...

The city of Taj now out to show the real culture, cuisine and heritage of Agra The city of the Taj is now aiming to show visitors that there is much more to it than the monument to love. Discovering Oriental Agra, a new tourist circuit, will ...

According to Goutam Ghose, "A film is a director's baby. The director doesn't know until the film is screened whether the baby will become a sage or a robber." At the recent premiere of his latest film Shunyo Awnko at India Habitat Centre, New ...

Goutam Ghose spoke to Utpal K Banerjee about his latest production Sunya Anko, which spans a host of issues like mining in tribal areas, Maoist conflict and technology Filmmaker Goutam Ghose's latest offering Sunya Anko (Act Zero), is a cinematic ...

Dating 2500 BC, the unclad dancing girl is considered the most significant find of the Indus Valley civilization.The10.8 cm figure in bronze is one of most well-known artefacts in the collection of the National Museum. So when Kanika Gupta ...