Heritage Archives

Team HT March 12, 2023August 31, 2023 Bihar, Heritage

Sultan Yusuf Shah Chak, Grave of an exiled Kashmiri king lies in ruins in Bihar

Yusuf Chak of the Chak Dynasty was the last independent ruler of Kashmir before it was taken over by Emperor Akbar in 1585. He then took Yusuf Chak as a political prisoner and exiled him to Bihar.

Bihar Heritage

Team HT April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 afghan, Bihar, Heritage, Heritage of Bihar, jahangeer bakhsh khan, Lost Heritage, Mughal, pathan, sher shah suri, sherkghati

अंग्रेज़ों के ख़िलाफ़ विद्रोह करने वाले राजा जहांगीर बख़्श ख़ान से जुड़ी 300 साल पुरानी ईमारतें हो रहीं ज़मींनदोज़

परिवार के लोगों ने किला व मजार को सरंक्षित करने की मांग की मो. असग़र ख़ान/ अलबदर ख़ान गया: बिहार की

Heritage

Khalid Bin Umar April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Allahabad, Awadh, Damgadha, Heritage, Raja Tikait Rai

Raja Tikait Rai (1760–1808) at Damgarha

Raja Tikait Rai— was the Diwan of Awadh from 1791 – 1796 during the reign of Asaf-u-daula. He was

Heritage Monument

Sufia Fatima March 30, 2021May 16, 2021 Culture, Hampi, Hampi : The Pride of Vijaynagar Empire, Heritage, Monuments, Mughal, Vijaynagar

Hampi : The Pride of Vijaynagar Empire. (14th to 16th Century)

India has been a land of kingdoms, kings and it’s grandeur empire stretching over vast areas. Among them are the

Bihar Heritage

Team HT August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 Bihar, Heritage, KBOL, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, Librarians, Library, Patna, Patna Bihar

ख़ुदा बख़्श ओरियंटल लाइब्रेरी, पटना के संस्थापक मौलवी ख़ुदा बख़्श

Shubhneet Kaushik मध्यकालीन भारत के दिग्गज इतिहासकार सर यदुनाथ सरकार ने मौलवी ख़ुदा बख़्श (1842-1908) को ‘इस्लामिक अध्ययन के संदर्भ-ग्रंथों

Bihar Heritage

Khalid Bin Umar July 13, 2020January 1, 2021 Babri Masjid, Bihar, Darbhanga, Heritage, Masjid, Mithila, Mosque

Jhagadua Masjid, Darbhanga – झगडुवा मस्जिद, दरभंगा

The mosque you see in the picture is located in District Darbhanga just next to a wall of a

Bihar Freedom Fighter Freedom Movement

Saquib Salim July 4, 2020 #History, 1857, Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar, British, british soldiers, First War of Independence, Freedom Movement, Heritage, India, Kunvar Singh, Mutiny, Revolt, river son, sepoys, siege, Tayler

When Mangoes witnessed British defeat in Arrah, Bihar

Summers are the season of mangoes, the king of fruits according to many, in India. Any mention of mango grove

Cuisine

Shivangi Pandey June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 Almond, Bake, Bakery, BHU, Biscuit, Biskoot, China, Chowder Singh, Cuisine, Delhi, Dutch, Food, Guajarat, Heritage, Indian Bakery, JNU, Naankhatai, Nankhatai, Parsi, Surat

NANKHATAI: THE QUINTESSENTIAL DESI BISKOOT

When I was a little girl, my father would fondly tell me about his childhood shenanigans. He would often mention

Cuisine

Shivangi Pandey June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 #History, Awadhi Cuisine, Cuisine, Double ka meetha, Food, Heritage, Hyderabadi Cuisine, Indian Cuisine, Indian Sweets, Khana Khazana, Kolkata Cuisine, Mughlai Cuisine, Muslim Cuisine, Nawab, Old delhi, Royal Sweets, Sanjeev Kapoor, Shahi Tukda, Sweet-tooth, Sweets, Vikas Khanna

‘SHAHI TUKDA’: THE PERFECT DESSERT TO WARM THE COCKLES OF YOUR HEART

In this day and age of patisseries and bakeries, we often tend to disparage our desi desserts and prefer Western