Shaikh Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq: The Mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar and his Rivalry with Mirza Ghalib
Shaikh Mohammad Ibrahim was born in a low-income household in Delhi, in 1789. He came from a family with obscure…
The Bediya Bahurupis of Birbhum, West Bengal
The Bahurupis are the nomadic people that once traveled through the length and breadth of India whilst performing in public…
Sharifuddin Mirza’s attempts to kill Akbar and Jahangir
Sharifuddin Husain Mirza was the brother in law of Akbar, married to his elder sister, Bakshi Bano, who was the…
The Most Auspicious of Houses: Khair-ul-Manazil Masjid in Shergarh
Situated just opposite to the Purana Qila, and adjacent to the Sher Shah Suri gate is the lesser-known Khair-ul Manzil…
Chronicling the Unexplored: Remembering Sadia Dehlvi
A chronicler, author, activist, food connoisseur, storyteller, filmmaker, and a true blue Dilliwali; Sadia Dehlvi was a devout Sufi who…
The Indian Coffee Saga (Insaniyat Excerpts)
I’m glad you stumbled upon this article, because now we’re taking you onto a mystical coffee journey into the misty…
The World of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas: A Writer, Filmmaker, and Journalist
A writer, film critic, journalist, and a socialist a most importantly a versatile personality. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Sahab has much…
Reconstructing Buddhist Art in relation to Iconography and Architecture with special reference to Mahabodhi Temple (Part 1)
In the recent times, a huge controversy has sparked up regarding the chronology of sculptures and sandstone pillars. This controversy…
Dwelling Delhi: A History from Harappa to The Sultanate (Insaniyat Excerpts)
Mohammad Bin Tughlaq died in 1351, handing over the empire to his cousin brother Feroz Shah Tughlaq, who had no…
A TIMELINE OF PUNJAB POLITICS AND THE DIVIDE (1857-1930)
On 14th and 15th August, as the British left India handing it over to the Indian elitists and capitalists, India…