The final part of The Saga of the Taj Committee explores the colonial government’s hare-brained scheme of destroying the Taj Mahal.

In the first of three-part series on the Taj Committee, Sraman Sarkar sets up the context for the establishment of the committee.

by Srinanda Ganguly While living in exile in Metiabruz, Wajid Ali Shah re-created a cultural and built environment as a link between his...

by Srinanda Ganguly On 13th March 1856, Wajid Ali Shah, the tenth and last ruler of the state of Awadh, left Lucknow for Calcutta...