Monthly Archives: December 2014

Syed Hamid: A Worthy Son of AMU (link)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

A worthy son of a Aligarh left us. Syed Hamid was indeed a worthy son, a visionary and an administrator par excellence. Click here to read about him.

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Rashid’s Blog: 2014 in review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Another year is closing.Some good and some bad memories are there. I treasure both good and bad. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys have prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here it is. Thanks to all the readers to make … Continue reading →

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Christmas-themed Mughal miniatures from the courts of Akbar and Jehangir Used for Image Building!!!

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Jesuits came to the Mughal court hoping to convert the emperors. Instead, the Indian rulers used Christian images for their own royal propaganda (akin to the Image building) See more pictures and description here.

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TOP 10 DELHI RULING CLANS

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on theamazingud:
This timeline was made by Vikramjit Singh Rooprai and sent to me by my mother. It shows how we don’t remember some who were here for a long time and know those who didn’t rule for…