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A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
An excerpt from ‘Aurangzeb Alamgir and the Mughal Empire: A History Retold’, by Munis D. Faruqui.
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A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
After journeying to Agra from the Deccan for his marriage and the celebrations that lasted a couple of months, Aurangzeb traveled back south with his 15-year-old bride. … She was already pregnant with their first child; their daughter Zeb al-Nisa was born in Daulatabad (in the Deccan) just over nine months after their marriage.
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As Bengaluru’s green fades, its ‘painter laureate’ Rumale Chennabasaviah feels newly urgent
Collection: Rumale Art House.Satyagraha and silenceA chronicler of nature, primarily in his home state of Karnataka, Chennabasaviah painted a range of landscapes: rivers, forests, coastlines … During this period, he was a freedom fighter with the Hindustani Seva Dala, then a political prisoner in various Deccan jails and, eventually, after independence, a member of the Mysore
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As Bengaluru’s green fades, its ‘painter laureate’ Rumale Chennabasaviah feels newly urgent
The revival of Rumale Chennabasaviah’s lush botanical landscapes offers a striking look at the natural world being eclipsed by accelerated change.
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