Hauz Khas – The 14th century ‘Knowledge City’
As one explores the Hauz Khas ruins, the first one is the Poti ( Grand Daughter’s) and Dadi ( Grand mother’s) tomb -Royal tombs for sure – the bigger one built in Lodi period & the smaller one in Tughlaq period. One more tomb, a 12-pillared Lodi tomb stand on the road to the madrasa, […]
In Search of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Muhammed-bin-Tughlaq, often dismissed as a mad genius, was undoubtedly the most learned emperor of the Sultanate era, having mastery over Persian, Arabic, Turkish & Sanskrit & had a knack for original ideas far ahead of his times. His decisions -bold as they were – failed in implementation, coupled with widespread famine and rebels all around, […]