A curfew had to be imposed in some areas of Nagpur after protests over Aurangzeb’s tomb turned violent. The 17th-century emperor's final resting place isn’t in Delhi, the seat of Mughal power, or ...

Nagpur's Mahal area witnessed violence and arson last night. Cars were set on fire, stones were thrown and four civilians and ...

When Aurangzeb died on March 3, 1707, at the age of 88, the Mughal Empire was already in decline. Sir Jadunath Sarkar argues ...

Aurangzeb inherited one of the largest empires in history — but his tallest ambition of annexing the Deccan region was among ...

A new wave of controversy has erupted in Maharashtra, with growing calls for the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb.

reflecting how the kingdom's rulers integrated the diverse identities of the Deccan," Khan said. The inscription is composed of 104 lines etched on three sides of a stone pillar. "It was first ...

Aurangzeb Alamgir, the sixth Mughal Emperor (r. 1658–1707), is often remembered for his controversial policies, which have ...

The ‘eastern’ tradition of Holika-burning moved deeper into the Gangetic Plains. Gaudiya Vaishnavism, from Bengal, took root ...

Azmi was on Wednesday suspended from the Assembly for defending Aurangzeb against allegations of being an anti-Hindu zealot ...

Before the era of photography, the theatre of war played out on maps and paintings. A heritage activist reports from the ...

The Gatha Saptashati, an anthology of 700 poems on everything from nature and love to the general experiences of ordinary ...