Neither Babur nor Humayun lived long enough to enjoy the newly founded Mughal Empire. The reign of Akbar (1556-1605) witnessed the development of the mughal architecture. The most...
Sasaram in Bihar was the base of Shershah Suri, who declared independence from the Lodi Dynasty in 1535 and established the Sur Dynasty. In 1540, he defeated Humayun...
The name of Bijapur comes from the ancient Hindu name Vijayapura. It was a capital of the Adil Shahi Dynasty, established by the governor of Belgaum, Yusuf Adil...
The impact of Bhakti Movement on Indian music was through the Ashtachap and Haveli sangeet along with the Bhajan and Kirtans. Haveli Sangeet The Vaishnav tradition has a...
The Malwa kingdom, the capital of which was Dhar, was subjugated in 1305 by the Khalji Dynasty. When Alauddin Khilji was hiding himself in the Siri Fort to...
Marg Sangeet can be seen as the predecessor word used for Classical Music. It was the accepted and prestigious mode of the music that became prominent in the...
Jaunpur is located some 60km northeast of Varanasi. This place is known for a Jaunpur Sultanate of medieval times. The city dates back to 11th century but was...
In our country, the music has been passed in on a tradition which we call the Guru-Shishya Parampara. A guru is considered as the metaphysical father of the...
Before the Muslim conquest, Gujarat was under the influence of Jainism. The master-craftsmen whom the Muslims employed to construct their buildings adopted Hindu and Jain designs with necessary...
Dhrupad and Khayal are the two forms of classical singing that are popular today. Out of them, Dhrupad is certainly older, which took proper shape in medieval era,...
The architecture of Delhi sultanate includes the buildings and monuments built in 320 years in Delhi and surrounding areas by Slave, Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties. Salient...
Islam spread towards India and Europe in the 7th and 8th century. In our country, Islam did not come from the north as is commonly believed. It came...
