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 ...

Wajid Ali Shah, the last king of Awadh, spent the latter half of his ... But now has emerged an artist in the city whose favourite subject happens to be this one of most popular Indian characters ...

Roy never planned to be an artist. As a proponent of dhrupad, he was not institutionally encouraged to listen to khayal or ...

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 ...