India's official recorded history says that Mughal (or Mogul) ruler Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his queen, Mumtaj Mahal. The Mughals, who originally came from Central Asia ...

The Taj Mahal is a Unesco World Heritage site and international symbol of India ... But that claim was disputed by Audrey Truschke, an associate professor of South Asian history with Rutgers ...

Agra Fort Often overshadowed by the grandeur of the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that boasts an equally impressive history and architectural splendour. Built by Emperor ...

the jewel of India, the far-famed Taj Mahal. Pearly pink at dawn and opalescent by moonlight, Mumtaz Mahal's tomb is so delicately ethereal that it threatens to disappear during Agra's white-heat ...

The trouble with the Taj Mahal is that it has become so overlaid with accumulated meanings as to be almost impossible to see. A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to ...

This tapestry, handed down by my Gt Grandfather, depicts the beautiful Taj Mahal and dates back to the late 19th Century, and was woven by a soldier, by candlelight, in a tent in India.

The famous tourist destination still has plenty to offer. 6 min read "The Taj Mahal shows three faces,” says Nicholas Wapshott, a British writer, journalist, and father. “In the early morning ...

PN Oak, who founded an institute for rewriting Indian history in 1964, said in a book that the Taj Mahal was indeed a Shiva temple. In 2017 Sangeet Som, a BJP leader, called Taj Mahal a "blot" on ...

Plain and simple: This is the reason you come to Agra. The Taj Mahal is a majestic tomb built in the Mughal style, which combines Indian, Islamic and Persian architectural principles. Visitors ...

Sam Mohmmed recently saw his dream of opening an Indian restaurant come true when he opened Mughal’s Taj Mahal Indo Pac ...