by Khalid Bin Umar | Sep 12, 2021 | Food Stories, Historical Narratives, Tales of Taste
Afghan Royal Family: its tryst with Dehradun & Allahabad Basmati rice is famous the world over, but the most sought after variety of this fragrant rice is the one cultivaed at Dehradun. Basmati from areas around Dehradun is known for its sweetness, softness and...
by Faisal Hassan | Jun 15, 2021 | Gallery, Historical Narratives
Rampur, a princely state that was established by Nawab Faizullah Khan in backdrop Rohilla-Awadh war in 1774. Though much of its early days heritage has been lost or replaced by the later days Nawabs. Today whatever stood as a heritage of Rampur bygone era are the...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Jun 8, 2021 | Historical Narratives, People stories
Maulana Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri – A pioneer ! Maulana Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri (1810-80) (1225-1297 Hijri) was a scholar from Saharanpur India whose contributions towards dissemination of Hadith literature in the subcontinent is immense and unforgettable. A student of Shah...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Jun 4, 2021 | Bhikan Shah, Guru Granth Sahib, Historical Narratives, Monuments, People stories, Sikh History, Sufi, Sufiway
Shah Bheeka/Bhikhari of Kakori (1485-1574 ) India is regarded as the Land of Saints. They all had a beautiful common message i.e. righteousness and universal brotherhood. The most productive period in the history was probably the medieval period when there was no city...
by Khalid Bin Umar | May 25, 2021 | Historical Narratives, Sufiway
Mirza Abdul-Qadir Bēdil ( ابوالمعانی میرزا عبدالقادر بیدل دهلوی)1644–1720) One of the greatest persian poets of all times, Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil was born in 1644 in Akbarnagar,(east of Bhagalpur) while most of the earlier scholars have stated Azimabad to be...
by Khalid Bin Umar | May 21, 2021 | Gallery, Historical Narratives
This is an excerpt from the biographical account of a prominent figure of Hindustani music in 16th Century, Tansen who later in his life became widely popular as one of the treasured jewel of Akbar’s court. In the poetic verses written in Hindi, this is a...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Apr 5, 2021 | Historical Narratives, People stories, Sufiway
Awadh and its Qasbas as a whole stand out in terms of intellectual heritage, significance, and contribution towards learning. They were not just being centers of literary tradition but equally perpetuated an intellectual environment through the production of men of...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Mar 31, 2021 | Historical Narratives, People stories, Sufiway
Raja Tikait Rai was the Diwan of Awadh from 1791 – 1796 during the reign of Asaf-u-daula. He was a Srivastava Kayasth from Dalmau, a qasbah in Rai Bareli. He started his career as an a account clerk and rose on to become the powerful finance minister of Awadh....
by Rehan Asad | Mar 12, 2021 | Book Review, Historical Narratives
Sanskrit Narratives of a Muslim Pasts The Language of the history: Sanskrit Narratives of a Muslim Pasts is recent account by Prof. Audrey Truschke & published by Penguin Books. The book was released in January 2021. Author did a chronological literary review of...
by Khalid Bin Umar | Mar 4, 2021 | Historical Narratives, People stories
A man of great personal excellence, and exemplary ruler of India, and the greatest leader ever produced by the Afghans who sat on the throne of Delhi for not more than five years, but his rule became a landmark in the Sub-continent. Sher Shah is one of the...
by tawarikh | Feb 17, 2021 | Gallery, Sufiway
A journey from Visual Archives Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, a famous sufi scholar of 13th century India was born at Sistan (now in modern Iran) in 1143 CE in family of Sayyid Ghyiath al Din. From his ancestral affiliations, this family was among the descendants of Hazrat...
by Shams Jilani | Jan 15, 2021 | Audio/Videos
This is series of video lectures of author in Urdu on a book written as biographical account of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him)...
