Category: Historical Tit Bits

Minutes and milestones from the corridors of history.

Historical Tit Bits

The star that is a landmark in Islamic architecture.

The Najmat-al-Quds star is an important symbol in Islamic religion and architecture.
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The benevolent, Mrs. A.B. Davis.

A library that was kept open for students by a former psychiatrist nurse
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They don’t play Billiards like this anymore.

An 18th century billiard table by C. Lazarus and sons inside a club that has been around since 1864.
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Prince Kamran Mirza.

In the story of Humayun, Kamran Mirza has been portrayed as a villain. But was it really so?
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Was it a father’s love that killed Mughal emperor Babur?

To save his son, Humayun, Gurkani emperor Babur had participated in a rite known as the transfer of illness.
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How Shiva lost his manhood: The mythological origin of the Shiva Lingam as a phallic object.

An amusing account of how the Shiva Lingam came to be, as narrated in the Puranas.
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