Towering ambition, veiled longing: Feminine power in the Mughal empire
To what extent did empresses and noblewomen influence the political, social and aesthetic landscapes of the Mughal empire? Quite a bit, it turns out.
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Mythological Women Revered, Stories of Historical Women Censored in India – Historian Ira Mukhoty
Historian and author Ira Mukhoty shares untold stories of queens and heroines from Indian history, and what we can learn from them
How a Mughal empress broke the glass ceiling five centuries ago
Ruby Lal’s new book ‘Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan’ is a much-needed study of one of the most legendary female icons in Indian history.