Beside him stood his queen, his comrade and confidante. He titled her "Mumtaz Mahal", "Chosen One of the Palace", and commissioned for her a luxurious royal residence of glistening white marble.

Emperor Shah Jahan, the fifth of the Great Mughals, was devoted to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal (the Jewel of the Palace). In 1631, she gave birth to their fourteenth child and died in the process.

The trouble with the Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to ...

The claim: An Indian MP and some right-wing groups claim that the iconic Taj Mahal is a Hindu temple. Vinay Katiyar from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently asked the government to ...

The famous tourist destination still has plenty to offer. 6 min read "The Taj Mahal shows three faces,” says Nicholas Wapshott, a British writer, journalist, and father. “In the early morning ...

If you visit the Noor Mahal, you may come across a number of maps of Bahawalpur region from different eras, and this information is available under one such map that broadly shows the entire ...

The Taj Mahal has been controversially excluded from an Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet. The booklet, issued by the tourism department, was not intended to be a promotional brochure, but the ...

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Explore Medindia's Hospital Directory featuring information on 3 hospitals across Gadwal, India. Access contact details such as phone numbers, emails, contact persons, and directions on a google ...

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal, now known as Raj Dhesi, has transitioned back to the independent wrestling circuit after his WWE release. He has maintained motivation and gained further recognition.