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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...