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The Red Fort Of Shahjahanabad

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Author : Anisha Shekhar Mukherji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

The Red Fort Of Shahjahanabad written by Anisha Shekhar Mukherji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.

This Richly-Illustrated Book Is An Architectural Biography Of A Fascinating Palace And City. Using The Extant Monuments Of The Red Fort, In Conjunction With Maps. Photographs, Court Chronicles, Travelogues, And Other Historical Material, The Author Takes Us On A Journey Through Time.

The Red Fort Delhi

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Author : Louise Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Release Date : 1989

The Red Fort Delhi written by Louise Nicholson and has been published by I. B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Delhi (India) categories.

Red Fort Remembering The Magnificent Mughals

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Author : Debasish Das
language : en
Publisher: BecomeShakespeare.com
Release Date : 2019-12-16

Red Fort Remembering The Magnificent Mughals written by Debasish Das and has been published by BecomeShakespeare.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-16 with History categories.

Today, we associate the Red Fort with the view of the Prime Minister proudly unfurling the national flag every year on 15 August on the massive red wall curtain. To children and even most of us, the Red Fort is only this view that is broadcast on television. It is the ubiquitous image often used in marketing as well. Many of us haven’t even bothered to go inside the Fort, and many, including me, satisfied ourselves with our photos taken in front of this wall. This actually is a later addition erected by Shah Jahan’s son Aurangzeb. The Red Fort is much more than this red wall and the platform where the prime minister delivers his speech. In the book, the author attempts to swipe aside the wall and take a deep dive inside the Fort – not just the physical structures but how exactly the planning was done to create a truly complex and artistic palace fortress, to explore the Mughal way of life with their festivals, ceremonies, food and clothing amongst other themes. The beauty of the fort can only be understood and best appreciated from the string of apartments that once lined the river Yamuna on its opposite side. It must have been beautiful indeed to glide down the Yamuna on a boat and appreciate all the buildings that housed the emperor’s private quarters. Now the river has receded afar, but in olden times the various private apartments such as the Rang mahal, Khwabgah (‘abode of dreams’) or the emperor’s bed-chamber as well as the famous Diwan-e-Khas where the Mughal Emperor sat on the Peacock Throne were lined along the river front. There is a reason why the pioneering British historian-explorer James Fergusson termed the Red Fort ‘the most magnificent palace in the East.’ It was a creative venture well integrated to a new city and was truly unrivalled with respect to its design as well as functioning. The book also highlights that, though separated in time by more than three centuries from today, we can still visualize how the unsure footsteps which Babur took in Hindustan took shape in the reign of Shah Jahan, a connoisseur of art and culture. Descending on one side from Genghis Khan and the brutal Tamerlane on the other, Babur gained an irreversible entry to India in the plains of Panipat almost unexpectedly, by defeating a mammoth army of Ibrahim Lodi in 1526. The Mughals, which was the Persian word for ‘Mongols’, set up an incredible empire in Agra and Delhi, to which were born great emperors like Akbar and Shah Jahan. Apart from magnificent monuments they also built a truly syncretic culture of shared values, encouraged free exchange of knowledge and established rituals, customs and festivals that assimilated age-old traditions from east and west. Even the Taj Mahal, described by Rabindranath Tagore as a ‘teardrop on the face of Time’, was built as a symbol of love of a king to his departed queen, like an re-incarnation of Majnun for his Laila, so different from the obvious imagery that a barbaric king may evoke in one’s mind. Similarly, the Red Fort of Delhi was the culmination of Mughal soft power. With profusely laid flower and fruit-bearing char-bagh gardens criss-crossed with streams of water canals, it was layered in symbolism that art historians find interesting even after many centuries to discuss elements that give it a sense of freshness even with the mere empty shell of buildings left behind after 1857. As the author says, “Delhi however lived up to its reputation of slipping through the very fingers of those who attempted to raise a new city here: starting with Prithvi Raj Chauhan’s Lal Kot; Allauddin Khilji’s Siri; the Tughluq trio’s troika of Tughluqabad, Jahanpanah & Kotla Firuz Shah; Humayun’s Dinpanah and later Lutyen’s Delhi of the British; Shah Jahan’s majestic offering to the city of his choice was soon to be destroyed by fate.” The narrative follows the incidents of 1857 till the British Durbars and highlights that the Fort was not the home of the Mughals only in their prime, but also in their decline and till their very extinction. The book seeks to present the lived culture of Mughals in all its multiple facets. The book is divided in four parts. In Part 1 the focus is on the Imperial court and the court etiquette, cultivation of Persian and its enrichment with translations from Sanskrit, patronage of Hindu and Jain scholars. Part 2 contains detailed accounts of the Red Fort and the symbolism of its architecture, the philosophy of jharokha darshan, ceremonies, games and pastimes, the material culture of costumes and jewellery, food, drink and perfumery. The remaining two parts deal with the decline and fall of the Mughal rule and the British Colonial Durbars at the Red Fort. The broadly historical narrative is enlivened by various anecdotes.

The Story Of The Red Fort

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Author : Swapna Dutta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

The Story Of The Red Fort written by Swapna Dutta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Delhi (India) categories.

Dilli S Red Fort By The Yamuna

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Author : N. L. Batra
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Dilli S Red Fort By The Yamuna written by N. L. Batra and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.

This book presents the story of the imposing Fort in red sandstone built by the Mughal emperor Shahjahan.

Delhi S Red Fort Is Hindu Lalkot

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Author : Purushottam Nagesh Oak
language : en
Publisher: Bombay : Jaico Publishing House
Release Date : 1976

Delhi S Red Fort Is Hindu Lalkot written by Purushottam Nagesh Oak and has been published by Bombay : Jaico Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Delhi, Fort categories.

Presentation of the thesis that Delhi's Red Fort was built by the 11th century Hindu king Anangapala, and not by Shahjahan, Emperor of India, ca. 1592-1666.

Delhi S Red Fort By The Yamuna

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Author : N.L. Batra
language : en
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Release Date : 2008-02-29

Delhi S Red Fort By The Yamuna written by N.L. Batra and has been published by Philip Wilson Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-29 with Architecture categories.

This book presents the story of the imposing fort of red sandstone built in Delhi by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (1628-58). Declared a World Heritage Site in 1998, the Red Fort is a place of tremendous beauty, as well as one that is steeped in national history: the 'mutineers' defended it fiercely against the British during the 1857 uprising, and on the 15 August, 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled independent India's flag from its ramparts, making the Red Fort a lasting symbol of India's independence. The book includes detailed information about the fort's intricate architecture, its deterioration and subsequent restoration, as well as about the political, social and economic conditions that prevailed during the reigns of the various rulers who have used it.

Does The Red Fort Delhi Belong To Shahjahan S Time

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Author : Mahesh Swarup Bhatnagar
language : en
Publisher: Ghaziabad : Bhatnagar
Release Date : 1974

Does The Red Fort Delhi Belong To Shahjahan S Time written by Mahesh Swarup Bhatnagar and has been published by Ghaziabad : Bhatnagar this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Delhi, Fort categories.

Delhi

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Author : Pramod Kapoor
language : en
Publisher: Roli Books
Release Date : 2012

Delhi written by Pramod Kapoor and has been published by Roli Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Delhi (India) categories.

Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad to New Delhi the new capital of British-ruled India.

The Red Fort

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Author : James Leasor
language : en
Publisher: James Leasor Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-20

The Red Fort written by James Leasor and has been published by James Leasor Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-20 with History categories.

A year after the Crimean War ended, an uprising broke out in India which was to have equal impact on the balance of world power and the British Empire's role in world affairs. The revolt was against the East India Company which, not entirely against its will, had assumed responsibility for administering large parts of India. The ostensible cause of the mutiny sprang from a rumour that cartridges used by the native Sepoy troops were greased with cow's fat and pig's lard —cows being sacred to the Hindus, and pigs abhorred by the Mohammedans. But the roots of the trouble lay far deeper, and a bloody and ineptly handled war ensued. The Red Fort is a breathtaking account of the struggle, with all its cruelties, blunderings and heroic courage. When peace was finally restored, the India we know today began to emerge. "This is a battle piece of the finest kind, detailed, authentic and largely written from original documents. Never has this story of hate, violence, courage and cowardice been better told." The New York Times