In the late 18th century, when the British East India Company was tightening its grip on Indian princely states, Raja Chait Singh of Benares (now Varanasi) stood tall. Pressured with exorbitant ...
New Delhi: A six-year-old boy walked with his parents through the imposing gates of Lal Qila. He craned his neck to take in a giant, muscular image of Samrat Vikramaditya. The parents wanted to expose ...
Even if medieval Indian kings didn’t control the entire subcontinent, the region’s wealth and population helped them impact world events. Procession on the occasion of a Durbar (audience) of the Mogul ...