Dara Shikoh's neck was stretched out for beheading, but he was calm and composed. He knew this was his destiny, something that could not be altered. The prince, who had been declared heir to the ...

On this day in 1659, Aurangzeb, one of four sons of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, decisively ended the struggle for the throne ...

It will also bring about an astounding reversal of fortunes for the favoured siblings, Jahanara and Dara Shikoh. Dara Shikoh and Jahanara are constantly by Shah Jahan’s bedside and all other ...

However, it was a hotspot of another kind previously, where Mughal prince Dara Shikoh was executed by his brother Aurangzeb after being betrayed by Afghan chief Malik Jiwan. Taken from the Minute ...

If medieval Indian history has one big what-if question, it’s this: what if Dara Shikoh had become emperor instead of Aurangzeb? There’s now a gap between the words ‘Mughal’ and ‘Indian ...

Pakistani playwright Shahid Nadeem's Dara is about Dara Shikoh -- a syncretic religious scholar, philosopher and heir-apparent to the Mughal throne in the mid-17th century at the height of that ...

Dara Shikoh remains a subject of fascination for historians and scholars alike who have studied the credentials and merits of this Mughal prince who was Emperor Shah Jahan’s favourite son and ...

On the other hand, Dara Shikoh does not get favourably treated in the chronicles of history as he lost the battle of Samugarh and is criticised for being arrogant, vain, inexperienced and lacking ...

Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s son Dara SHikoh is the embodiment of religious consonance and cultural tolerance and is part of the ICCR’s series of seminars and plays. Team Viva reports The ...

The Yaadein Dara Shikoh lecture and theatrical performance was organized by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Sanskriti Parishad, Department of Culture on Tuesday at Tribal Museum Auditorium.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Urdu Akademi organised a lecture on Yadein Dara Shikoh at Tribal Museum Auditorium in the city on Tuesday. Naresh, a litterateur and scholar, presided over ...