Category: Historical Tit Bits

National Rail Museum.

A museum that showcases the history of the Indian rail

Tibet House Museum.

A small museum adorned with family heirloom of the Tibetan diaspora.

The man who eclipsed emperors even in death.

The mausoleum of Safdurjung is the last of the Mughal tomb gardens.

Built by a woman prime minister of the Mughal court.

A mosque that was sponsored by Gurkani emperor Akbar's wet nurse, Maham Agna

What men could do, Yarghu could do better: Gurkani Cannon Cleaner from the 15th Century.

Based on the drawings of a 15th inventor, the Yarghu is a cannon cleaner.

Who were the Harappans?

Excavate out of an earthen grave, the skeleton comes from the Harappan city of Rakhigarhi

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Wars of Humayun.

A list of battles of the second Gurkani emperor Humayun.

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How the Bengal army came to be an army of robust Sepoys.

Delving into the fascination of populating the Bengal army with impressive Prussian type native Sepoys.

John Murray and his photo of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore.

One of the earliest photos of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore, British India.