where he rebuilt a mini Awadh. After almost 160 years later, Kolkata-based visual artist Soumyadeep Roy resurrects the Nawab and his kingdom which forms an important part of Bengal’s heritage ...

Nawab Wajid Shah, the ruler of the princely state of Awadh, had everything a monarch could ask for to defend his kingdom. The Nawab had a decently-trained army, and subjects who supported and even ...

Ira Mukhoty’s fascination for the Mughal empire began in Delhi. She grew up around the baugs, quilas and lanes of one of the richest kingdoms in the world. “The Mughals were all around us, in ...