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Supreme Court dismisses plea by woman seeking possession of Red Fort

The woman claimed that she was the widow of Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson and legal heir of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar

The Supreme Court of India.
Updated on May 05, 2025 01:54 PM IST

Delhiwale: This way to Excelsior

Excelsior, a closed cinema in Old Delhi, occupies the site of Hakim Ahsanullah Khan's haveli. The theater, open since 1938, is hidden behind cables and grime.

Nawab Saab ki Haveli is being demolished due to its heightened fragility. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 05:08 AM IST

Just Like That | Remembering the last Mughal Emperor's indelible cultural impact

Bahadur Shah Zafar left an indelible mark on Delhi's cultural landscape, from poetic soirees at the Red Fort to his patronage of the arts and love for gardens.

Although history was against Bahadur Shah Zafar, he was perhaps the best example of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb. (Wiki Commons)
Published on Oct 15, 2023 09:11 AM IST

Review: Sawaneh-i Dehli by Mirza Gorgani, translated by Ather Farouqui

Sawaneh-i Dehli, which claims to be a biography of Delhi, has often been used to distort late Mughal history. Ather Farouqui’s translation puts an end to such manipulation

An engraved portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Created by Marc after Schoefft, published on L’Illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, 1858. (Marzolino/Shutterstock)
Updated on Sep 01, 2023 07:57 PM IST

Conservation work at Delhi’s Zafar Mahal set to begin

Once the summer palace of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, the monument is located only a few kilometres southwest of the Qutub Complex

Zafar Mahal in Mehrauli in ruins. It was built by Akbar Shah II in 1820. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 12:31 AM IST
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