Road discipline reflects a nation’s overall level of discipline and orderliness. It is a crucial indicator of our collective ...

A Tardigrade (AKA water bear) is an eight-legged segmented micro animal (Ref. Britanica). Italian biologist ‘Spallanzani’ ...

A Treasury of Life: Indian Company Paintings, c. 1790 to 1835, an ongoing show in the Indian capital put together by Delhi ...

Atop an arid plateau between Agra and Bharatpur in northern India, Fatehpur Sikri stands like a red sandstone mirage. A ...

To the south of the court is an imposing structure, Buland Darwaza (Lofty Gate), with a height of 40 m, completed in 1575 to commemorate the victory of Gujarat in 1572. It is by far the greatest ...

India, a land steeped in history and cultural diversity, is home to numerous ancient monuments that stand as silent witnesses ...

Ajumeru no Burenderuwajaa/High Gate in Ajmer (Buland Darwaza of Ajmer), Hiroshi Yoshida, kokka woodblock print on paper, 1931 “Hodges is the first artist to ever visit the Taj Mahal. He was ...

Then we went to the Jama Masjid adjacent to the marble Tomb of Saint Salim Chishti. The main entrance to the mosque is Buland Darwaza, also known as the “Door of Victory,” built in 1575 by Akbar to ...

Notable structures include the Buland Darwaza (the grand gateway), Jama Masjid (a beautiful mosque), and Panch Mahal (a five-story palace). Fatehpur Sikri was abandoned shortly after Akbar's reign ...

The petition filed by Gupta reads, “There is Shiva Linga underground, in the passage leading towards the courtyard between the Buland Darwaza and the inner courtyard. There are cellars of an old ...

It also alleges the presence of a Jain temple within the sanctum sanctorum. Gupta pointed to architectural elements and carvings on the Buland Darwaza as evidence of Hindu traditions at the site and ...