On April 21, 1526, a pivotal battle unfolded in Indian history, led by a man who famously shed tears at the sight of a melon. Babur, commanding around 12,000 troops, faced off against Ibrahim Lodi, ...

The Babur project was announced after a meeting between Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, ...

Except in the corridors of power in New Delhi—where his name is anathema to the Hindu nationalist government—it’s hard to find anything but esteem for Zahirud-din Muhammad Babur, a man remembered in ...

On the first of Rabi‘u’l-awwal, Babur, contemplating the delicate dance of diplomacy, resolved to dispatch an envoy to regions once under the sway of the Turk, hoping to sow the seeds of peace. Mulla ...

India was already one of the world's richest civilisations when Babur arrived in 1526. Five hundred years later, the question ...

From “brutal and ruthless conqueror” Babur, to a “blend of brutality and tolerance” Akbar, to temple-destroyer Aurangzeb, the new Class 8 Social Science textbook released by NCERT this week makes it ...

Reading Babur: The Quest for Hindustan by Aabhas Maldahiyar is an excruciating experience that will test tolerance levels to the utmost. It begins with some florid verses on Rajput bangles that burned ...