by Musa Munir Khan | Feb 12, 2023 | Historical Narratives
Background: Bara Basti which means twelve settlements is a historic name for twelve villages that are now located in the present districts of Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad & Amroha. The history goes back to the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir when a son of a...
by Lehar Zaidi | Feb 5, 2022 | Historical Narratives, Monuments
“Delhi was the principal center of the 1857 Uprising. The British had to keep Delhi or lose their empire forever” “The Last Mughal”, W. Dalrymple “It was one of the most cruel and vindictive wars the world has ever seen. Dead bodies lay...
by Syed Asad Ali | May 8, 2020 | Historical Narratives, Partition stories, People stories
ایسی بستی سے تو ویرانہ بنایا ہوتا(بہادرشاه ظفر) Tenth May, 1857 marked the commencement of rebellion from Meerut. By 11th May, the rebel forces from Meerut reached Delhi. Mutiny as documented in the accounts of British colonialists and First War of Independence...
