Podcasts about Shah Jahan

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Inspiring Tales: A Writer's Awakening at the Taj Mahal Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-04-12-22-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: ताजमहल के गैरमामूली साये में धूप की हल्की किरणें गिर रही थीं।En: Light rays of the sun were falling under the extraordinary shadow of the Taj Mahal.Hi: वसंत का मौसम था और यमुना नदी की हल्की-हल्की सरसराहट सुनाई दे रही थी।En: It was the spring season, and the gentle rustle of the Yamuna river could be heard.Hi: उस अद्भुत वातावरण में तीन लोग टहल रहे थे - अरुण, प्रिय, और विक्रम।En: In this marvelous setting, three people were taking a stroll - Arun, Priya, and Vikram.Hi: अरुण, एक युवा लेखक, प्रेरणा की खोज में था।En: Arun, a young writer, was in search of inspiration.Hi: उसे ताजमहल की भव्यता देखने के बाद भी कुछ खास महसूस नहीं हो रहा था।En: Even after witnessing the grandeur of the Taj Mahal, he didn't feel anything special.Hi: उसकी नजरें हर चीज़ को आलोचनात्मक रूप से देख रही थीं।En: His gaze was critically observing everything.Hi: "यह सब बहुत परिचित है, बहुत सामान्य," उसने अपने मन में सोचा।En: "It's all very familiar, very ordinary," he thought to himself.Hi: प्रिय, अरुण की दोस्त, उत्साह और जिज्ञासा से भरी हुई थी।En: Priya, Arun's friend, was filled with excitement and curiosity.Hi: वह हर छोटी से छोटी बात को बड़े ध्यान से देख रही थी और विक्रम से लगातार सवाल पूछ रही थी।En: She was looking at every little thing with great attention and constantly asking Vikram questions.Hi: विक्रम, जो इस ऐतिहासिक स्थल का गाइड था, थोड़े ऊब के साथ अपनी कहानियों को साझा कर रहा था।En: Vikram, who was the guide to this historic site, was sharing his stories with a bit of boredom.Hi: परंतु उसकी कहानियों में अनोखी जानकारी छिपी थी।En: However, unique information was hidden in his tales.Hi: "अरे विक्रम, क्या आपको इस स्थल के बारे में कुछ अनजानी बातें पता हैं?En: "Hey Vikram, do you know any unknown stories about this site?"Hi: " प्रिय ने उत्सुकता से पूछा।En: Priya asked eagerly.Hi: "अरे हाँ!En: "Oh yes!"Hi: ," विक्रम ने जवाब दिया, "ताजमहल की हर एक ईंट में एक कहानी है।En: Vikram replied, "Every single brick of the Taj Mahal has a story.Hi: लेकिन सबसे विचित्र बात यह है कि इसे बनाने वाले कलाकारों ने अपने दिल की धड़कनें यहाँ उतारी हैं।En: But the most peculiar thing is that the artists who built it have embodied their heartbeats here."Hi: "अरुण का ध्यान अचानक से जग गया।En: Arun's attention suddenly awakened.Hi: उसने विक्रम से और सवाल करने का फैसला किया।En: He decided to ask Vikram more questions.Hi: "क्या आप हमें बताने में रूचि रखते हैं?En: "Would you be interested in telling us more?"Hi: " उसने पूछा।En: he asked.Hi: विक्रम ने एक मुस्कान के साथ शुरू किया, "यह सिर्फ शाहजहाँ और मुमताज का प्रेम मंदिर नहीं है।En: With a smile, Vikram began, "It's not just the temple of love of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz.Hi: यह उस युग की कला और विस्मृति की भी गवाही देता है।En: It also testifies to the art and oblivion of that era."Hi: "अरुण अब पूरी तरह से जुड़ गया।En: Arun was now fully engaged.Hi: उसने विक्रम से हर छोटी सी बात जाननी चाही - जैसे ताजमहल की निर्माण कला, उसमें छिपी छोटी-छोटी बारीकियाँ, और उसे गढ़ने की प्रक्रिया।En: He wanted to know every little detail from Vikram - like the construction art of the Taj Mahal, its hidden nuances, and the process of its crafting.Hi: जब वे ताजमहल की सबसे ऊपरी मंजिल पर पहुंचे, वहाँ सूर्यास्त का दृश्य अद्भुत था।En: When they reached the topmost floor of the Taj Mahal, the view of the sunset was magnificent.Hi: सुनहरी किरणें संगमरमर को चमकदार बना रही थीं।En: The golden rays were making the marble shine brilliantly.Hi: अरुण को जैसे एक जागृति महसूस हुई।En: Arun felt an awakening.Hi: उसे समझ में आया कि सुंदरता देखने वाले की नजर में होती है।En: He realized that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.Hi: प्रेरणा हमारे भीतर होती है, बाहरी चीजों में नहीं।En: Inspiration lies within us, not in external things.Hi: वह तुरंत अपने नोटबुक में कुछ लिखने लगा, चेहरे पर नई ऊर्जा और उत्साह के साथ।En: He immediately began writing in his notebook with newfound energy and enthusiasm on his face.Hi: प्रिय मुस्कुरा रही थी, जबकि विक्रम उनकी ओर गर्व से देख रहा था।En: Priya was smiling, while Vikram looked at them with pride.Hi: इस यात्रा ने अरुण को एक नई दृष्टि दी।En: This trip gave Arun a new perspective.Hi: उसने सीखा कि अपने दृष्टिकोण को बदलना कभी-कभी सबसे ज्यादा जरूरी होता है।En: He learned that sometimes the most important thing is to change one's outlook. Vocabulary Words:extraordinary: गैरमामूलीshadow: सायाgentle: हल्कीrustle: सरसराहटmarvelous: अद्भुतstroll: टहलनाinspiration: प्रेरणाgrandeur: भव्यताcritically: आलोचनात्मक रूप सेcuriosity: जिज्ञासाattention: ध्यानhistoric: ऐतिहासिकpeculiar: विचित्रembody: उतारनाheartbeats: दिल की धड़कनेंtestifies: गवाही देताoblivion: विस्मृतिnuances: बारीकियाँcrafting: गढ़नेmagnificent: अद्भुतawakening: जागृतिbeholder: देखने वालाenthusiasm: उत्साहperspective: दृष्टिoutlook: दृष्टिकोणboredom: ऊबunique: अनोखीbrick: ईंटprocess: प्रक्रियाenergy: ऊर्जा

El amor puede ser el sentimiento más hermoso, pero también el más devastador. A lo largo de la historia, algunas parejas han vivido romances apasionados que terminaron en tragedia.En este episodio de Interesante Historia, exploramos las historias de amor más conmovedoras y fatídicas de todos los tiempos. Desde los reyes y emperadores que arriesgaron sus imperios por amor hasta los artistas y poetas que se consumieron en la pasión, cada relato nos sumerge en una intensa mezcla de emoción y fatalidad.Descubre los secretos, las cartas, los sacrificios y los giros inesperados que marcaron el destino de parejas como Cleopatra y Marco Antonio, Abelardo y Eloísa, Shah Jahan y Mumtaz Mahal, entre otros.Amores imposibles, prohibidos y eternos que nos recuerdan que el amor, en ocasiones, duele tanto como la vida misma.

With their father in very bad health and rumours of his death swirling around the empire, Shah Jahan's four sons decide it is their time to take his place. Only one has been chosen by Shah Jahan… The accomplished oldest son Dara Shukoh. However the war of succession has begun, and it will be brutal and stained by betrayal.  The people of Delhi are terrified at the coming storm. Shops are boarded as they prepare for a possible bloodbath. Two of Shah Jahan's sons, Murad and Shuja, make the first move. They go through coronation ceremonies while Aurangzeb bides his time. He sends his father letters and fruit from the Deccan, acting like a loyal son.  Miraculously Shah Jahan does not die but begins to recover, only to see his sons tear each other apart and in open rebellion against him. Dara Shukoh, his anointed heir, rallies the imperial army to protect the weakened emperor. Aurangzeb, springs into action, rallying his own armies to advance not only on his brother but his father too. This will be one of the most crucial battles in the subcontinent's history… Listen as William and Anita are joined again by Supriya Gandhi to discuss the rise of Aurangzeb, one of the most controversial historical figures in India today. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: Anouska Lewis & Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The battle of succession that erupted during a severe illness of Shah Jahan is often regarded as one which determined the fate of India. The eldest of Shah Jahan's sons was Dara Shukoh—the Glory of Darius. Contemporary miniatures show that Dara bore a striking resemblance to his father, and like him he was luxurious in his tastes and refined in his sensibilities. He preferred life at court to the hardships of campaigning; he liked to deck himself in strings of precious stones and belts studded with priceless gems; he wore clothes of the finest silk and from each ear lobe he hung a single pearl of remarkable size. Dara was a tolerant Sufi and composed a study of Hinduism and Islam, ‘The Mingling of Two Oceans', which stressed the affinities of the two faiths and what he believed to be the Vedic origins of the Quran. Then there was Aurangzeb, unloved by his father, a bitter and bigoted puritan, as intolerant as he was grimly dogmatic. He was a ruthlessly talented general and a brilliantly calculating strategist, but entirely lacked the winning charm of his predecessors.  Listen as William and Anita are joined by Supriya Gandhi, author of The Emperor Who Never Was: Dara Shukoh in Mughal India, to discuss the brothers who fought for the crown, and with it the future of India. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: Anouska Lewis & Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Within days of his beloved wife's death, Shah Jahan starts designing his grandest architectural project yet to express his love for her. Her mausoleum is to be a domed, symmetrical, bright white building surrounded by aromatic gardens. But the infamous Taj Mahal is not the only beautiful structure the Mughal Emperor commissions. One of the most extravagant examples of his work is the Peacock Throne, a dazzling display of precious gems, including the Koh-i-Noor diamond and the Timur Ruby. And Shah Jahan's architectural vision soon extends beyond Agra. He later leaves the capital, perhaps to escape the grief associated with his wife's death, and embarks on building the city of Shahjahanabad, otherwise known as Old Delhi.  Listen as William and Anita discuss Shah Jahan's magnificent architecture… Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: Anouska Lewis & Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shah Jahan, the third son of the opium-addicted Jahangir, was born in 1592 with the name Khurram. More interested in precious gems and architecture than dancing girls at court, Khurram was reserved and carefully crafted his image as the “millennial sovereign”. Upon Jahangir's death, Khurram finds himself embroiled in a fierce succession struggle. His cunning and military experience, honed from years of avoiding his father's armies, proves invaluable in this fight for the throne.  But Khurram was not powerful on his own. He was surrounded by powerful women – raised by his step-grandmother Ruquiya Sultan, adored by his eldest daughter Jahanara, and most important of all loved and supported by his wife Mumtaz Mahal. She was his confidante and best friend, and to lose her would break his heart. But his broken heart would lead to the building of one of the most beautiful buildings in the world… Join Anita and William as they explore the early life of the fifth Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: Anouska Lewis & Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Avant d'être considéré comme une merveille du monde, le Taj Mahal fût une sépulture. Celle de Mumtaz Mahal, épouse de l'empereur Shah Jahan. Un prodige architectural érigé en hommage à sa mort. Aimer, c'est transformer son chagrin en beauté Dans ce récit digne d'un conte, aimer c'est transformer son chagrin en beauté. Une histoire de marché, de conquête et de marbre. Une histoire d'amour Écoutez nos autres épisodes : Miley Cyrus et Liam Hemsworth Une production Bababam Originals. Première diffusion : 27 septembre 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beginning with the reign of Emperor Akbar and continuing through to Shah Jahan, India's Mughal Empire enjoyed fabulous wealth and stable governance, resulting in remarkable artistic achievements, including the architectural marvel of the iconic Taj Mahal.Join Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and curator Dr. Susan Stronge at the V&A Museum in London as they delve into the opulent world of the great Mughals during their golden age.Music from All3 Media Music.Presented by Professor Susannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcastSign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK

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Avant d'être considéré comme une merveille du monde, le Taj Mahal fût une sépulture. Celle de Mumtaz Mahal, épouse de l'empereur Shah Jahan. Un prodige architectural érigé en hommage à sa mort. Dans ce récit digne d'un conte, aimer c'est transformer son chagrin en beauté. Une histoire de marché, de conquête et de marbre. Une histoire d'amour Un podcast Bababam Originals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Serendipity at the Taj: Rahul and Priya's Unexpected Encounter Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/serendipity-at-the-taj-rahul-and-priyas-unexpected-encounter Story Transcript:Hi: राहुल का दिल तेज़ी से धड़क रहा था।En: Rahul's heart was beating fast.Hi: उसने हमेशा से ताज महल को करीब से देखने का सपना देखा था।En: He had always dreamed of seeing the Taj Mahal up close.Hi: वह सुबह जल्दी उठकर आगरा के उस प्रसिद्ध स्मारक की ओर बढ़ चला।En: Waking up early in the morning, he headed towards the famous monument in Agra.Hi: दूसरी ओर, प्रिया भी उसी दिन ताज महल देखने आई थी।En: On the other hand, Priya had come to see the Taj Mahal on the same day.Hi: उसके लिए यह यात्रा खास थी, क्योंकि यह उसकी पहली ताज महल यात्रा थी।En: This trip was special for her as it was her first visit to the Taj Mahal.Hi: दोनों अलग-अलग गाइडेड टूर में थे।En: Both were in different guided tours.Hi: राहुल संगमरमर की सफेद गर्भगृह के पास खड़ा था।En: Rahul was standing near the white marble sanctum.Hi: अचानक, उसकी नज़र एक प्यारी मुस्कान वाली लड़की पर पड़ी।En: Suddenly, he noticed a girl with a lovely smile.Hi: वह प्रिया थी।En: It was Priya.Hi: प्रिया भी राहुल की ओर देख रही थी, और उन्होंने एक-दूसरे की ओर हल्की मुस्कान के साथ सिर हिला दिया।En: Priya was also looking at Rahul, and they nodded lightly at each other with a smile.Hi: राहुल ने देखा कि प्रिया गाइड से कुछ पूछ रही है, पर उसकी आवाज़ साफ नहीं आ रही थी।En: Rahul saw that Priya was asking something from the guide, but her voice was not clear.Hi: राहुल ने सोचा कि वह उसकी मदद करना चाहता है।En: Rahul thought he wanted to help her.Hi: वह प्रिया के करीब जाकर बोला, "क्या आप कुछ मदद चाहती हैं?"En: He approached Priya and said, "Do you need some help?"Hi: प्रिया मुस्कुराई और कहा, "हाँ, मैं जानना चाहती थी कि इस ताज महल को बनाने में कितना समय लगा।"En: Priya smiled and said, “Yes, I wanted to know how long it took to build this Taj Mahal.”Hi: राहुल ने खुशी-खुशी बताया, "बीस साल लगे इस खूबसूरत महल को बनाने में। यह शाहजहां ने अपनी बेगम मुमताज महल की याद में बनवाया था।"En: Rahul happily replied, "It took twenty years to build this beautiful palace. Shah Jahan built it in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal."Hi: प्रिया ने कहा, "वाकई, यह बहुत सुंदर है। आपने पहले भी ताज महल देखा है?"En: Priya said, “Really, it is very beautiful. Have you seen the Taj Mahal before?”Hi: राहुल ने सिर हिलाया, "नहीं, यह भी मेरी पहली यात्रा है।"En: Rahul shook his head, "No, this is also my first visit."Hi: इस प्रकार, राहुल और प्रिया ने पूरे ताज महल को साथ घूमा।En: Thus, Rahul and Priya roamed the entire Taj Mahal together.Hi: वे संगमरमर की गलियों और खूबसूरत बागानों में घूमते-घूमते बातें करते रहे।En: They walked through the marble corridors and beautiful gardens, talking all the while.Hi: उन्होंने ताज महल की हर कला और कारीगरी की तारीफ की और एक-दूसरे के साथ अपने-अपने अनुभव साझा किए।En: They admired every piece of art and craftsmanship of the Taj Mahal and shared their own experiences with each other.Hi: दिन खत्म होते-होते, राहुल ने हिम्मत जुटाई और प्रिया से कहा, "मुझे आपसे मिलकर बहुत अच्छा लगा। क्या हम वापस दिल्ली जाते समय कॉफी के लिए मिल सकते हैं?"En: As the day came to an end, Rahul gathered the courage and said to Priya, "I really enjoyed meeting you. Can we meet for coffee on the way back to Delhi?"Hi: प्रिया ने मुस्कान के साथ कहा, "बिल्कुल, मुझे भी आपसे मिलकर बहुत अच्छा लगा। और हाँ, कॉफी भी पक्की।"En: Priya smiled and said, "Absolutely, I also enjoyed meeting you. And yes, coffee is a must."Hi: इस तरह, राहुल और प्रिया की ताज महल के दौरान हुई संयोगी मुलाकात ने एक नई दोस्ती की शुरुआत की।En: In this way, the coincidental meeting of Rahul and Priya at the Taj Mahal marked the beginning of a new friendship.Hi: दोनों ने एक-दूसरे से विदा ली, लेकिन दिल में एक दूसरे से फिर मिलने की उम्मीद लेकर।En: They bid farewell to each other but carried the hope of meeting again in their hearts.Hi: और इस तरह ताज महल की सफेद दीवारें दोनों की नई दोस्ती का गवाह बनीं।En: And thus, the white walls of the Taj Mahal bore witness to the beginning of their new friendship. Vocabulary Words:beating: धड़कclose: करीबdreamed: सपनाfamous: प्रसिद्धmonument: स्मारकguided: गाइडेडstanding: खड़ाmarble: संगमरमरsanctum: गर्भगृहlightly: हल्कीnodded: सिर हिलायाapproached: करीब जाकरhelp: मददbuilt: बनायाreply: बतायाpalace: महलroamed: घूमाcorridors: गलियोंgardens: बागानोंadmired: तारीफ कीcraftsmanship: कारीगरीshared: साझाgathered: जुटाईcourage: हिम्मतfriendship: दोस्तीcoincidental: संयोगीbid farewell: विदा लीhope: उम्मीदmeeting: मुलाकातwitness: गवाह

Hello!Rice is a very ancient food…People ate rice perhaps from 12000 BCE gathered with other seeds and nuts. Today every third person on earth eats rice every day in one form or another. Rice is grown on about 250 million farms in 112 countries. But one dish more than any other, defines the global reach of rice and how it is claimed by many nations and has a deep, complex history: Biryani!From Persian "birinj biriyan" - literally, fried rice, to the Mughal Empire and an old Mughlai recipe from Shah Jahan's kitchen, to subtle pulaos that let the fragrance and flavour of highly aromatic rice shine through and would have been considered more refined and fit for a king there's a rich cultural trail to follow in todays exploration of one of my favourite rice dishes!Enjoy!The Delicious Legacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: A Family's Journey: Celebrating Love at the Taj Mahal Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/a-familys-journey-celebrating-love-at-the-taj-mahal Story Transcript:Hi: सूरज जगह से उग रहा था जब रवि, सीता और आरव ताज महल की ओर निकले।En: The sun was rising from its place when Ravi, Sita, and Aarav set off towards the Taj Mahal.Hi: वे अपने माता-पिता की शादी की सालगिरह मनाने के लिए यह यात्रा कर रहे थे।En: They were making this trip to celebrate their parents' wedding anniversary.Hi: ताज महल, मोहब्बत की निशानी, वे पहला बार देखने जा रहे थे।En: It was going to be their first time seeing the Taj Mahal, a symbol of love.Hi: रवि, सबसे बड़ा भाई, ने गाड़ी चलाई।En: Ravi, the eldest brother, drove the car.Hi: रास्ते में, सीता और आरव ने ताज महल के बारे में कहानियाँ सुनीं।En: On the way, Sita and Aarav listened to stories about the Taj Mahal.Hi: सफर खूब मजेदार था।En: The journey was very enjoyable.Hi: हर कोई उत्साहित था।En: Everyone was excited.Hi: आखिरकार, वे आगरा पहुंचे।En: Finally, they reached Agra.Hi: वहाँ, वे होटल में ठहरे।En: There, they stayed in a hotel.Hi: अगले दिन, सुबह जल्दी उठकर वे ताज महल देखने गए।En: The next morning, they woke up early to see the Taj Mahal.Hi: सफेद संगमरमर का माहौल बहुत सुंदर था।En: The atmosphere with the white marble was very beautiful.Hi: रवि ने अपनी बहन सीता और भाई आरव को ताज महल के इतिहास के बारे में बताया। कैसे शाहजहाँ ने अपनी पत्नी मुमताज के लिए इसे बनवाया था।En: Ravi told his sister Sita and brother Aarav about the history of the Taj Mahal—how Shah Jahan built it for his wife Mumtaz.Hi: सुनकर सभी मंत्रमुग्ध हो गए।En: Everyone was captivated upon hearing this.Hi: फिर, वे ताज महल के बगीचे में घूमने लगे।En: Then, they started wandering around the garden of the Taj Mahal.Hi: चारों ओर फूल खिले हुए थे।En: Flowers were blooming all around.Hi: वे बगीचे की सुंदरता में खो गए।En: They lost themselves in the beauty of the garden.Hi: ताज महल के पीछे बहती यमुना नदी ने दृश्य को और भी खूबसूरत बना दिया।En: The Yamuna River flowing behind the Taj Mahal made the scene even more beautiful.Hi: अचानक, आरव ने कहा, "आओ, माता-पिता के लिए एक खास उपहार खरीदें।"En: Suddenly, Aarav said, "Let's buy a special gift for our parents."Hi: सीता और रवि सहमत हो गए।En: Sita and Ravi agreed.Hi: वे बाजार गए और एक सुंदर सा फोटो फ्रेम खरीदा।En: They went to the market and bought a beautiful photo frame.Hi: उस फ्रेम में वे ताज महल के सामने की अपनी फोटो लगाने वाले थे।En: They planned to put their photo in front of the Taj Mahal in that frame.Hi: शाम को, सभी होटल वापस आए।En: In the evening, everyone returned to the hotel.Hi: उन्होंने अपने माता-पिता को चौंका दिया।En: They surprised their parents.Hi: माता-पिता की आँखों में खुशी के आँसू थे।En: There were tears of joy in their parents' eyes.Hi: उन्होंने कहा, "इस सालगिरह से सुंदर कुछ भी नहीं हो सकता।"En: They said, "Nothing could be more beautiful than this anniversary."Hi: अगले दिन, सभी ने बड़े आनंद से ताज महल के सामने खींची हुई तस्वीर फ्रेम में डाल दी।En: The next day, everyone happily placed the picture taken in front of the Taj Mahal into the frame.Hi: वह उपहार माता-पिता को बहुत पसंद आया।En: The parents loved that gift very much.Hi: यात्रा के आखिरी दिन, सभी ने एक साथ बैठकर ताज महल के अनुभव को याद किया।En: On the last day of the trip, everyone sat together and reminisced about their experience at the Taj Mahal.Hi: यह एक यात्रा थी जिसे वे जीवनभर याद रखेंगे।En: It was a trip they would remember for a lifetime.Hi: और इस तरह, रवि, सीता, और आरव का ताज महल का सफर एक अयंतिक हुआ।En: And thus, Ravi, Sita, and Aarav's journey to the Taj Mahal came to a wonderful end.Hi: उन्होंने अपने माता-पिता की सालगिरह यादगार बना दी।En: They made their parents' anniversary memorable.Hi: परिवार की बंधन और भी मजबूत हो गई।En: The bond within the family grew even stronger.Hi: पूरी दुनियाँ में मोहब्बत और परिवार का अनमोल महत्व समझ आया।En: They understood the priceless value of love and family in the whole world. Vocabulary Words:rising: उग रहा थाset off: निकलेcelebrate: मनानेanniversary: सालगिरहeldest: सबसे बड़ाdrove: गाड़ी चलाईenjoyable: मजेदारexcited: उत्साहितreached: पहुंचेatmosphere: माहौलmarble: संगमरमरhistory: इतिहासcaptivated: मंत्रमुग्धwandering: घूमनेblooming: खिले हुएbeauty: सुंदरताflowing: बहतीscene: दृश्यspecial: खासgift: उपहारmarket: बाजारphoto frame: फोटो फ्रेमsurprised: चौंका दियाtears of joy: खुशी के आँसूbeautiful: सुंदरhappily: बड़े आनंद सेreminisced: याद कियाmemorable: यादगारbond: बंधनpriceless: अनमोल

Avant d'être considéré comme une merveille du monde, le Taj Mahal fût une sépulture. Celle de Mumtaz Mahal, épouse de l'empereur Shah Jahan. Un prodige architectural érigé en hommage à sa mort. Dans ce récit digne d'un conte, aimer c'est transformer son chagrin en beauté. Une histoire de marché, de conquête et de marbre. Une histoire d'amour Une production Bababam Originals. Première diffusion : 27 septembre 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taj Mahal is one of the most iconic and romanticised buildings on earth. Commissioned by a Mughal ruler to mark the passing of his beloved wife, it is thought that this monumental marble mausoleum was built by some 20,000 stone carvers, masons and artists. Perhaps 1,000 elephants were used in its construction, and materials were brought from as far away as Sri Lanka, Tibet and China.Joining Dan today is Mehreen Chida-Razvi, an art historian at the University of SOAS who specialises in the art and architecture of Mughal South Asia. Mehreen explains how the terrible grief of Shah Jahan led to the creation of a world wonder and discusses what the Taj Mahal means to modern India.Produced by Mariana Des Forges and James Hickmann, and edited by Dougal Patmore.Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code DANSNOW sign up now for your 14-day free trial.We'd love to hear from you! You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here.

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful man-made structures in the world. It is a UNESCO world heritage site considered to be one of the modern wonders of the world. The story behind its construction is equally beautiful as it is a tale of love and devotion between Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal who passed away shortly after giving birth to their fourteenth child. The Taj Mahal has a massive dome stretching 240 feet covered in marble. The are four thin white marble minarets to mark the four corners. Of course without cranes, getting giant slabs of marble to such heights was no easy task. A ramp would be constructed to bring the pieces up, and to keep the incline manageable the ramp used for this construction had to be about 10 miles long.  Shah Jahan never really got over the loss of his wife. He remained in mourning for years before his position was usurped by his fourth son. He was imprisoned in a fort in Agra in 1658. He was forbidden to leave and spent the final 8 years of his life in the fort looking out the window at the Taj Mahal. When he died in 1666, Shah Jahan was reunited with his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in the crypt beneath the Taj Mahal. Check out my other podcasts  Art Smart | Rainbow Puppy Science Lab Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The fratricidal war begins.

Shah Jahan's ambitions cause problems for the Mughals.

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The death of Jahangir and the rise of Shah Jahan

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Vishnu Menon, a traveller and a student of History, as he takes us to Old Delhi aka Shahjahanabad!  Today's destination: Old Delhi! Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International airport (DEL) Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi  Railway station (NDLS) Prerequisites -  NA Packing - Good walking shoes, water to stay hydrated, umbrella, shades Time of the year - Oct, Feb, Mar Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days Itinerary Highlights:  Vishnu starts by covering the history and background of the 7 cities of Delhi, and why it was so important over the years We focus our discussion on Shahjanabad or current day Old Delhi, Delhi 6.  1. Lal Kot / Qila Rai Pithora - settled by the Tomars and the Rajputs, including Prithviraj Chauhan 2. Siri - In 1192, Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj, and left the region to his slave and commander, Qutbuddin Aibak, who built the city of Siri, which was also used and consolidated by the Khilji dynasty.  3. Tughlaqabad -  4. Jahanpanah - Ghiyassudin Tughlaq's impressive fort-city, which can still be visited, was cursed from the start, and his successor Mohammad bin Tughlaq fortified the walls of Qila Rai Pithora and Siri, and encapsulated them into a new city: Jahanpanah 5. Firozabad/ Feroz Shah Kotla - His successor, Feroz Shah Tughlaq, was the first to build a fort along the Yamuna, recognized as the fifth city of Delhi. Feroz Shah's city was humongous by the standards of the day, extending from the Northern Ridge (where the other Ashokan Pillar stands) to Hauz Khas 6. Shergarh - Then, Sher Shah Suri, upon defeating Humayun in 1540, returned to Indrapat, a purportedly ancient village, and built his city, Shergarh, at the same site. 7. Dinpanah  - Humayun came to power in 1555, and added to that, building the Purana Qila as his city, Dinpanah.Shah Jahan's great-grandfather, Humayun, too, had built a capital city there—Dinpanah, which later came to be called the Purana Qila or ‘Old Fort'.  8. Shahjahanabad  - Shahjahan was the next Mughal to reign from Delhi, and gave it the most recent historical city,Shahjahanabad. Northward along the Yamuna, it had fourteen gates, and enjoyed the Golden Era of Mughal rule. It continued to serve as the Mughal capital until the end of the dynasty in 1857, in the decades before which it saw a brilliant cultural renaissance, a time of high etiquette, courtly graces and flourishing literary and music culture. We talk about the main structures around which Shahjahanabad is structured - Red Fort and Jama Masjid We also speak about the different developments that came up between and around these structures including Chandni Chowk, mosques, temples, markets, food streets, nature and much more.  “Link to episode on Mangalore with Sampath Menon” - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vVloNSFG0deaMUzzSuhUk?si=ia9whfB6Q4ePm7ZgKt5F8Q  Links: Link to Vishnu's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charithra.sanchari/ Photo by Sergio Capuzzimati on Unsplash Follow the Musafir stories on: Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=en website: www.themusafirstories.com email: themusafirstories@gmail.com Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @‌IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings to ever exist. No matter who you are or what language you speak you've probably heard of the building, but I bet you haven't heard of the woman who it was built for. Mumtaz Mahal was the most beloved wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan but while Mumtaz may be famous for dying, I'm more interested in the things she did in her life that made her so beloved to everyone. Join me on this episode to learn about the Mughal's most beloved empress. Biography of Mumtaz Mahal, the Woman for Whom the Taj Mahal Was Built.” Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Taj-Mahal/Mumtaz-Mahal.php. Bloks, Moniek. “A Love to Remember - Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan.” History of Royal Women, February 14, 2016. https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/the-royal-women/a-love-to-remember/. Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan.” Wikipedia, May 21, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%27l-Hasan_Asaf_Khan. ———. “Aurangzeb.” Wikipedia, July 16, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb. ———. “Mirza Ghiyas Beg.” Wikipedia, June 13, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Ghiyas_Beg. ———. “Mumtaz Mahal.” Wikipedia, July 13, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumtaz_Mahal#Bibliography. ———. “Shah Jahan.” Wikipedia, July 18, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Jahan. Your Article Library. “Education of Women in Medieval India: Hindu and Muslim,” August 11, 2015. https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/education/indian-education/education-of-women-in-medieval-india-hindu-and-muslim/63503. etajmahaltour. “Queen Mumtaz Mahal.” Taj Mahal Tour. Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.etajmahaltour.com/mumtaz-mahal.html. New World Encyclopedia. “Mumtaz Mahal.” Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mumtaz_Mahal. Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan. “Mumtaz Mahal - Mumtaz Mahal Life History - Mumtaj Mahal Biography.” Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.tajmahal.org.uk/mumtaz-mahal.html. Regan, Sarah. “Scorpio Sign 101: Personality Traits, Compatibility & More.” Mindbodygreen, October 24, 2021. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/scorpio. Sherriff, Lucy. “Ever Wondered Who Built India's Most Iconic Structure? It's a Romantic Love Story.” Discovery, August 23, 2022. https://www.discovery.com/exploration/the-taj-mahal-s-love-story. srinivas, pendem. “Mumtaz Mahal History, Biography, Love Story and Facts.” India the Destiny, August 2, 2017. https://indiathedestiny.com/indian-kings/mumtaz-mahal-hisotry/. The Big Fat Indian Wedding. “The Essential Guide to Mughal Weddings: Wedding Traditions.” The Big Fat Indian Wedding, October 28, 2013. http://thebigfatindianwedding.com/2013/the-essential-guide-to-mughal-weddings-wedding-traditions. “The Cause of The Taj:: Mumtaz Mahal.” Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.tajmahal.gov.in/the-cause-of-the-taj.aspx. Zeidan, Adam. “Mumtaz Mahal.” Encyclopedia Britannica, June 24, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mumtaz-Mahal.

Vendredi signifie le jour de Vénus. Vénus c'est la déesse de l'amour dans la mythologie romaine. Si vous écoutez Les Fabuleux Destins, c'est que vous aimez que l'on vous raconte des histoires extraordinaires. Alors pour célébrer la déesse de l'amour, découvrez chaque vendredi des histoires d'amour hors du commun de A La Folie Pas Du Tout, le podcast de Bababam qui parle le mieux d'amour. Une histoire de marché, de conquête et de marbre. Une histoire d'amour Avant d'être considéré comme une merveille du monde, le Taj Mahal fût une sépulture. Celle de Mumtaz Mahal, épouse de l'empereur Shah Jahan. Un prodige architectural érigé en hommage à sa mort. Dans ce récit digne d'un conte, aimer c'est transformer son chagrin en beauté. Un podcast Bababam Originals. Date de première diffusion : 6 aout 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Saloni Prasad, curator at the Surat Heritage Project as she talks about the story of Surat, through a fascinating heritage walk! Today's destination: Surat Nearest Airport: Surat International Airport (STV) Nearest Railway Station: Surat Station (ST) Prerequisites:  N/A Packing: Good walking shoes, carry extra water as it can get hot during the day in the summers Time of the year: Round the year, check Instagram for details Length of the itinerary: 2-3 hours Itinerary Highlights:  We start off the walk by talking about the history and golden era of Surat - a port town on the banks of river Tapi or Tapti. Although Surat has existed for a long time, the documented history seems to suggest important structures being built around the 14th century.  The first stop of the walk is the Surat castle or Surat fort, indicating that Surat was once a walled city and is believed to have been built during the time of Gujarat Sultanate in the 16th century by a Turkish governor/general turned associate of the ruler, Khudavand Khan. The remaining structure is now a museum and has several interesting galleries, including a gallery of archives, textiles, pictures, and woodwork among others.  From the Surat fort, we move to Andrew's library, built over 200 years ago during the British rule of the city and is a functional library. Close to the library is the CNI church or Anglican church, one of the oldest churches in the city built in the 1800s.  The banks of the river Tapi are in the vicinity and one can walk here to experience the ghats of Surat. We also speak of the first warehouse of the British in India that was built in this region, although the warehouse/factory doesn't exist anymore but is a marker of an important landmark in Indian history.  We also talk briefly about the battle of Swally which is not too far away from here - one of the first battles between the Portuguese and the British forces fighting on the side of the Moguls. Another iconic event that perhaps does have long-lasting repercussions similar to the battle of Plassey.  We speak about the Ghanta ovara, custom house and mint house and how a day in the ancient port city would've looked like.  The next stop is the Mughalsarai, which is currently the office of the SMC or Surat Municipal Corporation. The original building was built as a travel lodge or musafir khana - primarily used as a hostel for pilgrims who would board ships to Mecca. This was built by Jahanara, the eldest daughter of Shah Jahan.   The final stop is the tomb of Khudavand Khan, the man who built the Surat Fort - we talk about his origins in Turkey, how he ended up in Surat and what one can see at the tomb.  We also discuss the unmissable local street food of Surat as well as the various communities that have made Surat so cosmopolitan.  We end the episode discussing some other interesting walks offered by the Surat Heritage project, including walks in Rander, Swally, Dumas, and British and Dutch cemeteries among others.                                                                     Links: Link to Surat Heritage Project's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surat.heritage.project/ Link to Saloni's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.turquoise.ink Link to website:  https://www.suratheritage.com/ Photo by VD Photography on Unsplash Follow the Musafir stories on: Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=en website: www.themusafirstories.com email: themusafirstories@gmail.com Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.  Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with your folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful man-made structures in the world. It is a UNESCO world heritage site considered to be one of the modern wonders of the world. The story behind its construction is equally beautiful as it is a tale of love and devotion between Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal who passed away shortly after giving birth to their fourteenth child. The Taj Mahal has a massive dome stretching 240 feet covered in marble. The are four thin white marble minarets to mark the four corners. Of course without cranes, getting giant slabs of marble to such heights was no easy task. A ramp would be constructed to bring the pieces up, and to keep the incline manageable the ramp used for this construction had to be about 10 miles long.  Shah Jahan never really got over the loss of his wife. He remained in mourning for years before his position was usurped by his fourth son. He was imprisoned in a fort in Agra in 1658. He was forbidden to leave and spent the final 8 years of his life in the fort looking out the window at the Taj Mahal. When he died in 1666, Shah Jahan was reunited with his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in the crypt beneath the Taj Mahal. Check out my other podcast Art Smart | Rainbow Putty Science Lab Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. Commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, it is often cited as one of the most exquisitely buildings ever built.........#WikiSleep #SleepStories #WikiSleepPodcast #TajMahal #ShahJahan #India #Agra #MentalHealth #Sleep #ASMR #Podcast #Stories By becoming a WikiSleep member, you're investing in your own ad-free sleep health—and sleep health is mental health. Thank you for being a supporter. https://plus.acast.com/s/wikisleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month's episode covers the last couple of the first season. Join Kate and Lauren as they discuss and discover the epic love between Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal and the monument he created for her the Taj Mahal!

In this episode hear how the wedding party begin their journey back to Amritsar while we hear of Emperor Shah Jahan in the court of Jalandhar. This relates to Chapter 8 of Raas 7.

Heute reisen wir gemeinsam in die Ewigkeit. Das Wahrzeichen Indiens erzählt die Geschichte einer unvergänglichen Liebe und eines architektonischen Weltwunders. Lass dich von der Schönheit des Taj Mahal mitreißen und von seinen herrlichen Erzählungen verzaubern. Gemeinsam wandeln wir auf den Spuren des Großmuguls Shah Jahan und seiner ewigen Liebe Mumtaz. Wir, das sind Nale und Balto, möchten dich auf eine Reise schicken, damit du so die Sorgen des Tages hinter dir lassen kannst. Unsere Geschichten sollen dir dabei helfen, zur Ruhe zu kommen und langsam in einen verdienten und erholsamen Schlaf zu gleiten. Wir wünschen dir eine gute Nacht, schlaf schön! Konnten wir dir beim Einschlafen helfen? Hast du eine Idee, wo die nächste Reise hingehen soll? Dann schreib uns gerne an geschichtenzumeinschlafen@julep.de. Wir freuen uns sehr, von dir zu hören! ***Werbung*** Informationen zu unseren Werbepartner:innen findet ihr unter: https://linktr.ee/einschlafen Vielen Dank an unsere Partner:innen, die es uns ermöglichen, euch weiterhin beim Einschlafen zu helfen. ***Werbung Ende*** Hosts: Nale & Balto Text: Madeleine Walther Musik: Milan Lukas Fey Produktion & Schnitt: Martin Petermann Eine Produktion der Julep Studios

Jason gives you a quick overview of Shah Jahan I, part 2 Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts127 Find us on Twitter:The Network: @BQNpodcasts. The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. Jason: @JasonDarkElf.Join us in the BQN Collective on Facebook. Send topic suggestions via Twitter. History with the Szilagyis is supported by our patrons: Susan Capuzzi-De ClerckEd ChinevereLaura DullKris HillPlease visit patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis

En août 2021, il y a tout juste une année, les talibans entraient une nouvelle fois dans Kaboul, peu après l'annonce du retrait total des troupes américaines en Afghanistan. En fuite, le président afghan reconnaissait la victoire des Talibans, des fondamentalistes islamistes qui imposent une interprétation radicale de la charia. Histoire Vivante se penche sur la situation en Afghanistan et tente d'offrir des clés de compréhension, en parcourant l'histoire de ce pays martyre, victime des rivalités des puissances. Ce premier épisode présenté par Laurent Huguenin-Elie est l'occasion de rappeler le très riche passé antique et médiéval de l'Asie centrale grâce à Michael Barry, spécialiste de l'Afghanistan, ex-professeur au département d'études proches-orientales à l'Université de Princeton, professeur en chef à l'Université américaine d'Afghanistan, auteur de "Le Cri afghan", paru aux éditions de l'Asiathèque. Dimanche 28 août à 20h55, vous pourrez voir le documentaire "Sous la loi des talibans", réalisé par Patrick de Saint-Exupéry et Pedro Brito da Fonseca (France, 2022). Disponible dès maintenant en cliquant sur le lien ci-contre. Illustration: détail d'une miniature moghole représentant la reddition de la garnison perse safavide de la ville de Kandahar - dont on aperçoit les remparts à l'arrière-plan - en 1638 devant l'armée moghole de Shah Jahan.

Jason gives you a quick overview of Shah Jahan I, part 1 Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts126 Find us on Twitter:The Network: @BQNpodcasts. The Show: @SzilagyiHistory.Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. Jason: @JasonDarkElf.Join us in the BQN Collective on Facebook. Send topic suggestions via Twitter. History with the Szilagyis is supported by our patrons: Susan Capuzzi-De ClerckEd ChinevereLaura DullKris HillPlease visit patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis

Mogul 1526-1857 While there were only six major rulers of this dynasty who left their mark on Indian history, Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, there were a total of 21 Mughal emperors who ruled India for more than 3 centuries https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/from-babur-to-bahadur-shah-zafar-check-full-list-of-mughal-emperors-who-ruled-india-173334 Ottoman Empire 1299-1922 A total of 36 Sultans ruled the Ottoman… Continue reading Take from Allah’s treasures The post Take from Allah’s treasures appeared first on Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Centre - We came to give, not to take..

Taj Mahal, a symbol of love, is recognised worldwide and is marvelled at for its architectural genius. This 17th-century heritage building reminds us of a love that prompted a Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to build a mausoleum for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who had died in childbirth. This architectural expression of love, Taj Mahal, has also been the subject of a perennial debate that it was built on the site of a Hindu temple, 'Tejo Mahalaya,' and that it represents Islamic aggression on a Hindu land. So, the question is, does the Taj Mahal represent religion? The answer is a resounding 'no'; it represents love. To understand the history of Taj Mahal and the persistent controversy around it, watch one of our videos from the archives, where we spoke to historian Pushpesh Pant. And to understand in what ways the Taj Mahal inspired poets, tune in to this episode of Urdunama where Fabeha Syed reads poets like Kaifi Azmi and Sahir Ludhianvi, who think that the structure is in fact a 'mockery of love.'

This week, the panel begins by discussing A24's newest horror/thriller film from Alex Garland Men. Then, the panel jumps back in time with the reboot of Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall. Finally, the panel is joined by contributing writer for the New York Times, Jody Rosen, to discuss his newest book Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.  In Slate Plus, the panel spoils Men to get to the bottom of the horror mystery. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Endorsements Dana: This 10 year-old article from Jimmy Stamp for Smithsonian Magazine titled “The Long History of the Espresso Machine.” Julia: From Jody's early recommendation via Twitter: the Boston food-chain Tatte, which is expanding into DC. Jody: New York Times Critic Jason Farago's series Close Read, in which he does close analyses of works of art. In particular: his pieces on Berthe Morisot, Jasper Johns, and Chitarman's “Shah Jahan on a Terrace.” Steve: A deep-cut YouTube video of The Replacements' “Friday Night is Killing Me” (Live). Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe. Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen. Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate's journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now at slate.com/cultureplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the panel begins by discussing A24's newest horror/thriller film from Alex Garland Men. Then, the panel jumps back in time with the reboot of Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall. Finally, the panel is joined by contributing writer for the New York Times, Jody Rosen, to discuss his newest book Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.  In Slate Plus, the panel spoils Men to get to the bottom of the horror mystery. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Endorsements Dana: This 10 year-old article from Jimmy Stamp for Smithsonian Magazine titled “The Long History of the Espresso Machine.” Julia: From Jody's early recommendation via Twitter: the Boston food-chain Tatte, which is expanding into DC. Jody: New York Times Critic Jason Farago's series Close Read, in which he does close analyses of works of art. In particular: his pieces on Berthe Morisot, Jasper Johns, and Chitarman's “Shah Jahan on a Terrace.” Steve: A deep-cut YouTube video of The Replacements' “Friday Night is Killing Me” (Live). Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe. Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen. Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate's journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now at slate.com/cultureplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India Policy Watch #1: Silver Linings PlaybookInsights on burning policy issues in India- RSJHello Readers! We are back after a nice, little break. Things have changed a bit in the past four weeks; haven’t they? Stock markets around the world are down by 10 per cent. Central banks have hiked interest rates by 40-50 bps. Inflation in the US is running at a 40-year high of over eight per cent. Retail inflation in India at 7.79 per cent is beyond the zone of comfort for RBI. The Rupee hit an all-time low last week. Technology stocks are down all over the world and the deal pipeline in the digital startup space has all but dried up. Musk is buying Twitter or maybe he isn’t. NFTs are dead and buried and crypto valuations are in a funk (or in a death spiral as Matt Levine puts it). And no one really knows anything about the Ukraine war. It drags on like a Putin-shaped monster waddling its way through the spring rasputitsa with no hope of getting anywhere. Such then are the vagaries of the world.  Thankfully, the Indian news channels were debating more important issues during these times. Like loudspeaker bans in religious institutions. Like a videographic survey of a Varanasi mosque by a 52-member team. Or if the Taj Mahal was indeed a Shiva temple called Tejo Mahalaya before Shah Jahan, that undisputed emperor of large tracts of Hindustan in the 17th century, figured he had run out of land to build a mausoleum in memory of his late wife. Or if Sri Lanka was more in the dumps than us in these times. These things matter. So they must be investigated by the intrepid reporters sitting in the studios. We must be forever thankful for the oasis of assurance that Indian news channels offer to us in this volatile and uncertain world.Anyway, coming back to the point, things have turned for the worse since we last wrote on these pages. Yet, amidst all the talks of a recession or stagflation, I believe there’s some kind of silver lining for India if it plays this situation well. Sweet Are the Uses Of InflationFirst, let’s look at the inflation and the rising interest rate scenario. India didn’t go down the path of expanding the fisc by doling out cash incentives at the peak of Covid induced distress in the economy. Much of the “20-lakh crores package” that was announced in May 2020 was either repurposing of the existing schemes or putting a monetary value on loans, subsidies or free food that was offered to the people. So, while the RBI cut rates and increased liquidity, the supply of money in the system and the government balance sheet didn’t bloat like those in the US and other western economies. The upside of the US model was that the economy rebounded faster, it began running at almost full employment and people who got Covid relief checks started spending as the economy opened up. The downside is an overheated economy that now needs to be cooled down but that comes with its consequences. The war in Ukraine and the resultant rise in oil and commodity prices have queered the pitch. So, for the first time in a long, long time the Fed has had to raise rates while the markets are falling. In 2022, the global rich have lost over a trillion dollars already as markets have fallen while the poor have had their wage increases outpace inflation. There’s less K-shaped recovery discussions in the US happening today. Anyway, these are new scenarios for an entire generation raised on rising stocks, low inflation and low-interest rates. This will be a hard landing for them. In the model that India followed, on the other hand, there was real distress in the rural and informal economy because of the absence of a direct cash transfer scheme during the pandemic. As the economy opened up, there were supply chain disruptions that hurt multiple sectors. The rise in oil prices because of the war added to the inflation. But there is an important difference between our inflation and that of the West. It is more a supply-side issue for us. A few rate hikes, some stability in oil and commodity prices and our continued diplomatic balancing act that will help us with cheap oil from Russia should stabilise things. We could be looking at a transitory elevated inflation for a few quarters rather than something more structural. Also, we have a much greater headroom to control inflation by raising rates. The repo is at 4.4 per cent after the out-of-turn increase by RBI last week. It is useful to remember as late as mid-2018, the repo was at 6.5 per cent and that didn’t look like a very high rate at that time. So, the RBI has another 150-200 bps of flex to tame inflation without seriously hurting growth, unlike the West. And that is only if the inflation prints get into the teens. That looks unlikely. So, what’s in store for us? We will continue with the trends we have seen so far: a K-shaped recovery that will hurt the poor more, the formalisation of the economy will mean the published numbers of GST collections or income tax mop-up will be buoyant, the food subsidy and other schemes started during the pandemic will continue for foreseeable future and we might get away managing to keep inflation down without killing growth.Second, the structural inflation in the western economies will mean they will have to take a couple of long-term calls. The discussion on the first of these calls is already on with an urgency markedly different from what it was six months back. How to reduce the dependence on oil and gas that support authoritarian regimes around the world? This shift away from the middle-east and Russia for energy is now an irreversible trend. Expect a rethink on nuclear energy and acceleration on the adoption of EVs. The other call is who should we back to replace China as the source of cheap goods and services to the west? The low inflation that the west has been used to over the past two decades is in large part on account of China’s integration into global trade. Now China wants to move up the value chain. Worse, it wants to replace the US as the dominant superpower. Continuing to strengthen China economically is no longer an option. China has done its cause no favour by being a bully around its neighbourhood (we know it first hand), being a terrible friend (ask Sri Lanka) and creating an axis with Russia and other authoritarian regimes around the world. There’s no going back to a working relationship with China of the kind that was prevailing before the pandemic. It is unreliable and it won’t turn into an open, democratic society with rising prosperity as was expected. It is difficult to see beyond India in filling that China-shaped void if the west were to search for continued low costs. Vietnam, Bangladesh and others could be alternatives but they lack the scale for the kind of shift that the west wants to make. The inflation pressure means the west doesn’t have time. India has an opportunity here. And I’m more sanguine about this because even if India shoots itself in foot like it is wont to, the way the die is cast it will still get the benefits of this shift. This is a window available for India even if it were to do its best (or worst) in distracting itself with useless, self-defeating issues. Lastly, there are some unintended consequences of a moderately high single-digit inflation for India. This is a government that likes to be fiscally prudent. It didn’t go down the path of ‘printing money’ during the pandemic because it cared about the debt to GDP ratio and the likely censure and downgrades from the global rating agencies. But it is also a government that likes welfarism. Welfarism + Hindutva + Nationalism is the trident it has used to power its electoral fortunes. A rate of inflation that’s higher than government bond yields will pare down the debt to GDP ratio and allow it to fund more welfare schemes. And that’s not a bad idea too considering there’s evidence that things might not be great in the informal economy. That apart, the inflation in food prices because of supply chain disruptions, increase in MSP and the war in Ukraine is good news for the rural economy. After a long time, the WPI food inflation is trending above CPI which means farmers are getting the upside of higher food prices. I guess no one will grudge them this phase however short-lived it might be. Well, I’m not often optimistic on these pages. But the way the stars have aligned themselves, India does have an opportunity to revive its economy in a manner that can sustain itself for long. The question is will it work hard and make the most of it? Or, is it happy being lulled into false glories and imaginary victimhood from the past that its news channels peddle every day?A Framework a Week: Errors of omission and commission — how VLSI relates to subsidiesTools for thinking public policy— Pranay Kotasthane(This article is an updated version of my 2014 essay on nationalinterest.in)The fundamental idea of any testing is to prevent a faulty product from reaching the end consumer. A well-designed test is one that accurately identifies all types of defects in the product. Very often though, this is not possible as tests may not cover the exact range of defects that might actually exist. In that case, the suite of tests leads to errors of commission or omissions. The interesting question, then is — which of the two errors is acceptable?An illustrationThis second problem can be explained using a fairly simple scenario from “Design-for-Testability” theory used in all integrated chip (IC) manufacturing companies. Consider a firm that makes the processor chips going into your laptops. Every single processor chip goes through a set of tests to identify if the chip is good or bad. Four scenarios result from this exercise:The two scenarios marked in green are the best-case scenarios. In the first of these, all the designed tests are unable to find any fault with the chip. At the same time, the chip itself does not show any defects after reaching the end consumers. When such awesomely functional chips reach your laptops, the chip-making companies make profits.In the second “green” scenario, the tests indicate that there is a problem with the chip. Further debugging (which involves greater costs) concludes that this chip is actually manufactured erroneously. It is then the raison d’être of the tests to throw away these chips so that they do not reach the customers.However, when tests are unable to identify any problem with the chip even though it is bad, we end up in the second choice problem 1 scenario or the “error of commission”. This is the scenario you encounter when your laptop crashes within a few days/weeks/years (within the guarantee period) after purchase. Obviously, this makes the consumer lose trust in the product and dents the manufacturing firm’s image.On the other hand, there is the second choice problem 2, where tests are designed so thoroughly that they start eliminating chips which are actually not dysfunctional. This is the Error of Omission. The cost involved with this error is that it leads to a loss of revenue as many good chips are just thrown away based on faulty tests. It also lowers the confidence of the firm.The above illustration shows the two errors that are commonly encountered in the chip manufacturing business. Which of them is tolerable is a function of the company’s image in the market, the end application of the product and the costs involved. For example, if the chip is being manufactured for use in mission-critical automobile systems like auto-braking or fuel injection, the preferable error is the error of omission as there’s a life and personal safety at stake. On the other hand, if the end application is a low-end mobile phone, the company might settle for a higher error of commission and avoid the extra costs of rejecting lots of chips.Application — SubsidiesThe above illustration can directly be applied to a subsidy case to explain the effect of identifying beneficiaries incorrectly. Using the framework above, we can visualise a subsidy program as shown in the figure below:From the framework above, which would be your second choice? The first option would be to start with very few beneficiaries being fully aware that there will be a definite Error of Omission. The next step would be to work on reducing this error rate itself. The problem here will be that there might be some people who, even though needy are not attended to urgently.Another option would be to start with a large number of beneficiaries being aware of the errors of commission. A subsequent step would be to try and reduce this error rate. The costs involved here are that the free-riders might sideline the really needy. Such schemes will also require huge sums of capital as they will start by serving a huge number of people. This is the path that most government subsidies follow in India. A digital identity project like Aadhaar plays a role right here — it can reduce the errors of commission.If you were to design a subsidy scheme, which would be your second choice scenario? Thinking about second choices is generally useful in public policy as the first-choice option is often unavailable. The art of policymaking lies in picking a second-best option that makes most people better off. India Policy Watch #2: Samaaj Ke Dushman Insights on burning policy issues in India- RSJHere is a quote for you to ponder over:All these theoretical difficulties are avoided if one abandons the question “Who should rule?” and replaces it by the new and practical problem: how can we best avoid situations in which a bad ruler causes too much harm? When we say that the best solution known to us is a constitution that allows a majority vote to dismiss the government, then we do not say the majority vote will always be right. We do not even say that it will usually be right. We say only that this very imperfect procedure is the best so far invented. Winston Churchill once said, jokingly, that democracy is the worst form of government—with the exception of all other known forms of government.Sounds relevant to our times?Over the past month, I have been reading Karl Popper’s “Open Society and Its Enemies”. It is a wonderful book written during WW2 when open and democratic societies were facing their most difficult test yet. The key question Popper is interested in is how do we avoid democracies falling into the trap of turning themselves inwards and giving into a majoritarian system of governance. Seems like as relevant a question as it was during the time of his writing. While reading the book, I chanced upon a most amazing essay written by Popper himself about his book in The Economist in 1988. Reading it three decades later, it is remarkable how accurate he is in first framing the core question of a democracy right and then looking for solutions that can be tested with scientific rigour. I have produced excerpts from that essay below:In “The Open Society and its Enemies” I suggested that an entirely new problem should be recognised as the fundamental problem of a rational political theory. The new problem, as distinct from the old “Who should rule?”, can be formulated as follows: how is the state to be constituted so that bad rulers can be got rid of without bloodshed, without violence?This, in contrast to the old question, is a thoroughly practical, almost technical, problem. And the modern so-called democracies are all good examples of practical solutions to this problem, even though they were not consciously designed with this problem in mind. For they all adopt what is the simplest solution to the new problem—that is, the principle that the government can be dismissed by a majority vote…My theory easily avoids the paradoxes and difficulties of the old theory—for instance, such problems as “What has to be done if ever the people vote to establish a dictatorship?” Of course, this is not likely to happen if the vote is free. But it has happened. And what if it does happen? Most constitutions in fact require far more than a majority vote to amend or change constitutional provisions, and thus would demand perhaps a two-thirds or even a three-quarters (“qualified”) majority for a vote against democracy. But this demand shows that they provide for such a change; and at the same time they do not conform to the principle that the (“unqualified”) majority will is the ultimate source of power—that the people, through a majority vote, are entitled to rule.Popper’s answer is the two-party system. The Congress is busy with its chintan shivir as we speak and I read Popper with bemusement when he wrote on the merits of a two-party system.The two-party systemIn order to make a majority government probable, we need something approaching a two-party system, as in Britain and in the United States. Since the existence of the practice of proportional representation makes such a possibility hard to attain, I suggest that, in the interest of parliamentary responsibility, we should resist the perhaps-tempting idea that democracy demands proportional representation. Instead, we should strive for a two-party system, or at least for an approximation to it, for such a system encourages a continual process of self-criticism by the two parties.Such a view will, however, provoke frequently voiced objections to the two-party system that merit examination: “A two-party system represses the formation of other parties.” This is correct. But considerable changes are apparent within the two major parties in Britain as well as in the United States. So the repression need not be a denial of flexibility.The point is that in a two-party system the defeated party is liable to take an electoral defeat seriously. So it may look for an internal reform of its aims, which is an ideological reform. If the party is defeated twice in succession, or even three times, the search for new ideas may become frantic, which obviously is a healthy development. This is likely to happen, even if the loss of votes was not very great.Under a system with many parties, and with coalitions, this is not likely to happen. Especially when the loss of votes is small, both the party bosses and the electorate are inclined to take the change quietly. They regard it as part of the game—since none of the parties had clear responsibilities. A democracy needs parties that are more sensitive than that and, if possible, constantly on the alert. Only in this way can they be induced to be self-critical. As things stand, an inclination to self-criticism after an electoral defeat is far more pronounced in countries with a two-party system than in those where there are several parties. In practice, then, a two-party system is likely to be more flexible than a multi-party system, contrary to first impressions.  PolicyWTF: The Wheat Ban Photo OpThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has banned wheat exports from India with immediate effect. For an expert’s view on why this ban is a policyWTF, read Ashok Gulati and Sachit Gupta’s take in the Indian Express. The article lists three less-worse options that the government chose to ignore, and opted for this rather extreme step instead. From a broader public policy perspective, there are three points to learn from this PolicyWTF. One, it reflects the perilously increasing scope of what’s classified as “strategic”. Once an item gets that tag, a fundamental concept behind international trade that “only individuals trade, countries don’t”, gets defenestrated. Here’s why I think this “strategic” line of thinking is the real reason behind this policyWTF. Until 11th May, the message from the government was that it has procured sufficient stocks of wheat and that there is no plan for an outright ban on exports. The PM in his recent visit to Germany even proclaimed that Indian farmers have “stepped forward to feed the world" even as many countries grapple with wheat shortages. There were reports that the government might consider an export tax on wheat; a ban wasn’t on the cards. A May 14 Business Standard report cited an unnamed senior official thus:“We have worked on four-five policy measures to curb this unabated flow of wheat from India. A final decision on this is yet to be taken. We are waiting for approval from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).”So it seems that it was the PMO that opted for this extreme step. Why, you ask? The reason perhaps lies in the exceptions to the ban. The government plans to permit wheat exports bilaterally, on the request of specific countries. In one fell swoop, every bag of wheat being exported by an Indian farmer now becomes an economic diplomacy photo-op for the government. While this may seem like a masterstroke for the government, this ‘strategy-fication’ comes at the immense expense of farmers and traders. While they will not be able to cash in on the immediate opportunities, they might also receive smaller if not fewer international orders from international buyers in the future.The second lesson from this PolicyWTF is for the farmers. While this particular ban will undoubtedly hurt the farmers and traders, its origins lie in the now-normalised intervention of governments in all aspects of agriculture. In that sense, Minimum Support Prices (MSP) and the wheat ban are two sides of the same coin. A government that giveth will also taketh at whim. The push for making MSP a law is likely to invite more such export bans from the government, in the name of consumer interest. Observe the ease with which the State can take away economic freedoms in this statement by the Commerce Secretary:"So, what is the purpose of this order. What it is doing is in the name of prohibition - we are directing the wheat trade in a certain direction. We do not want the wheat to go in an irregulated manner to places where it might get just hoarded or where it may not be used to the purpose which we are hoping it would be used for”.The third policy lesson is the need to lift the bans on genetically edited crops. The ostensible reason for this ban was a decrease in production due to the heatwave in large parts of India. Assuming that climate change will lead to many more instances of crop failures, crops engineered to withstand higher temperatures are an important part of the solution. In the wake of the ongoing wheat shortage, there are signs that the regulatory environment is changing in a few countries. Australia and New Zealand approved a drought-tolerant Argentinean wheat variety for human consumption last week. Many countries now classify gene edited crops that do not use DNA from a different organism, as non-GMO. Indian regulators hopefully too will move in the same direction.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Post] The Indian ‘sedition’ law was in the news last week. We had a conceptual take on sedition in edition #115 that puts the current events in context.[Podcast] What’s it like to grow, operate, and sell a manufacturing firm in India? That’s the theme of the latest Puliyabaazi with Hema Hattangady.[Book] Lithium batteries are all the rage. For understanding the politics and the geopolitics of these batteries, read Lukacz Bednarski’s succinct Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution. For a short introduction to battery failure accidents in India, here’s a nice primer by Saurabh Chandra on Puliyabaazi. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful man-made structures in the world. It is a UNESCO world heritage site considered to be one of the modern wonders of the world. The story behind its construction is equally beautiful as it is a tale of love and devotion between Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal who passed away shortly after giving birth to their fourteenth child. The Taj Mahal has a massive dome stretching 240 feet covered in marble. The are four thin white marble minarets to mark the four corners. Of course without cranes, getting giant slabs of marble to such heights was no easy task. A ramp would be constructed to bring the pieces up, and to keep the incline manageable the ramp used for this construction had to be about 10 miles long.  Shah Jahan never really got over the loss of his wife. He remained in mourning for years before his position was usurped by his fourth son. He was imprisoned in a fort in Agra in 1658. He was forbidden to leave and spent the final 8 years of his life in the fort looking out the window at the Taj Mahal. When he died in 1666, Shah Jahan was reunited with his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in the crypt beneath the Taj Mahal. Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast. Connect with me: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Tiktok Support the show: Merch from TeePublic | Buy me a coffee As always you can find images of the work being discussed at www.WhoARTedPodcast.com and of course, please leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast app. You might hear it read out on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

De wereldpolitiek verkeert in een stroomversnelling. Europa is nu gedwongen een eigen, zelfstandige rol te spelen. En er is onmiskenbaar een nieuwe, cruciale wereldmacht die zich aandient: India. De president van dit in bevolking inmiddels grootste land ter wereld, Ram Nath Kovind, was afgelopen week in Nederland. En dat is bepaald geen toeval, vertellen Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger in deze aflevering van Betrouwbare Bronnen.India is een steeds belangrijker speler op het wereldtoneel. En Nederland is voor dat enorme land van 1,4 miljard mensen een wezenlijke partner. Niet alleen omdat India met de EU graag en nauw wil samenwerken, maar ook omdat ons land daar tot de grootste handelspartners en investeerders behoort. Dit maakt dat beiden belang hechten aan wederzijds begrip en intensieve dialoog. PG vertelt over zijn indringende gesprek met een vorige president van India, Abdul Kalam, die de samenwerking op het terrein van wetenschap, onderzoek, innovatie en ruimtevaart hoog op zijn agenda had staan.Jaap en PG analyseren hoe India er nu voorstaat. Het is een kernmacht met eigen ruimteraketten. Het heeft het grootste staande leger op aarde en een vloot die van grote betekenis is voor de ‘Indo-Pacific regio' waarop de geopolitiek zich meer en meer concentreert. Ook economisch is India inmiddels een reus. In de hightech is het een gigant. Zijn economie is twee keer zo groot als die van Rusland en drie keer zo groot als de Nederlandse. Door zijn jonge, hoogopgeleide middenklasse en zijn cultuur van democratische ontwikkeling, diversiteit en Engelstalige communicatie is India op vele fronten tegelijk een aantrekkelijke partner.Dat de Indiase regering in de actuele spanningen zich een beetje afhoudend opstelt en de oude band met Moskou niet wil verbreken is vanuit de historie van de afgelopen 75 jaar niet zo vreemd. Voor zowel de olie als de defensie was India al heel lang nauw verbonden met de Sovjet-Unie en daarna met Rusland. Hierbij speelden de permanente spanningen met grote buur China en de grensoorlogen met hen en met westerse bondgenoot Pakistan een grote rol. Na ‘9/11' kwam er een wending naar het westen. Het was president George W. Bush die hier een wezenlijke rol speelde, wat door Obama krachtig werd voortgezet.PG Kroeger vertelt over die ene eerdere keer dat India een echte supermacht was. In de eeuwen tussen 1550 en 1700 kon geen heerser op aarde, laat staan een Europese vorst, tippen aan de macht en rijkdom van de Mughal-heersers op de troon in Agra. Wie waren zij? Wat was hun geheim? Waarom zijn juist deze ‘koningen der koningen' en ‘schaduw van de rechterhand van Allah' zo eindeloos fascinerend? Twee van licht PG eruit.Allereerst Akbar, die het Mughal-imperium definitief grondvestte, een tijdgenoot van Willem van Oranje, Elizabeth I en Filips II. Hij regeerde bijna 50 jaar en deed een opmerkelijke poging te komen tot wereldvrede tussen alle volkeren en religies. En vervolgens Mumtaz Mahal, de innig beminde vrouw van keizer Shah Jahan die haar als keizerin liet regeren zodat hij zich kon wijden aan kunsten, mystiek en het voeren van succesvolle veroveringscampagnes. In de wereldgeschiedenis kent hun liefdesverhaal weinig gelijken. Toen zij stierf beloofde Shah Jahan voor haar het allermooiste gebouw te zullen ontwerpen dat als monument voor hun liefde de eeuwen zou trotseren. Hij hield woord. Ze is begraven in de Taj Mahal in Agra.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door donaties van luisteraars via Vriend van de Show. Sponsoring of adverteren is ook mogelijk. Stuur een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl voor informatie.***Hieronder nog meer informatie. Op Apple kun je soms niet alles lezen. De complete tekst vind je altijd hier***Verder luisteren258 - De kille vriendschap tussen Rusland en China257 - Het machtige Rusland als mythe: hoe 'speciale militaire operaties' een fiasco werden253 - Poetins bizarre toespraak: hoe de president de geschiedenis van Oekraïne herschrijft248 - Oekraïne en de eeuwenoude vriendschap tussen Duitsland en Rusland250 - Nixon in China: de week die de wereld veranderde225 - Nixon in China: Henry Kissinger's geheime (en hilarische) trip naar Beijing127 - De geheime politieke memoires van Ruud Lubbers (oa over zijn band met Rajiv Gandhi)***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:32:42 – Deel 201:18:53 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NUGGET CONTEXT Pradeep speaks about Jahanara Begum who was Shah Jahan's daughter. Pradeep speaks about how, despite not holding an official title, she had significant influence in the Mughal Kingdom. GUEST Pradeep Chakravarthy is a behaviourist who uses Indian models of L&D to alter behaviour. He has recently published the book - Leadership Shastra which looks at some of the rulers of the past and culls out lessons in leadership and culture. He has written a book - Thanjavur - a Cultural History (2010) and A Road Less Travelled - A Historian's Guide to lesser known temples in Tamil Nadu (2012).  In our conversation, we speak about how Kings and Queens were groomed for their roles, how they thought about expansion and consolidation at various times, Jahanara's political savviness, Decline of the Mughal Empire and the role of the Corporate Office and more.  Published in April 2022. HOST Deepak is a Leadership Advisor and an Executive Coach. He works with leaders to improve their effectiveness and in helping them make better decisions specifically around organizational and career transitions. He currently runs Transition Insight (www.transitioninsight.com) and works with leaders to handle phases of transition thoughtfully. He has worked as an Operations Consultant with KPMG in UK, Strategy Consultant with McKinsey in the US and as a Leadership Consultant with EgonZehnder (a Swiss Leadership Advisory firm) where he helped companies recruit CEOs, CXOs and Board Members and worked on Leadership Development. Deepak is a certified CEO Coach and is an alumnus of IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad and London Business School. His detailed profile can be found at https://in.linkedin.com/in/djayaraman OTHER GUESTS 1.Vijay Amritraj 2.Amish Tripathi 3.Raghu Raman 4.Papa CJ 5.Kartik Hosanagar 6.Ravi Venkatesan 7.Abhijit Bhaduri 8.Viren Rasquinha 9.Prakash Iyer 10.Avnish Bajaj 11.Nandan Nilekani 12.Atul Kasbekar 13.Karthik Reddy 14.Pramath Sinha 15.Vedika Bhandarkar 16.Vinita Bali 17.Zia Mody 18.Rama Bijapurkar 19.Dheeraj Pandey 20.Anu Madgavkar 21.Vishy Anand 22. Meher Pudumjee 23.KV Shridhar (Pops) 24.Suresh Naraynan 25.Devdutt Pattanaik 26.Jay Panda 27.Amit Chandra 28.Chandramouli Venkatesan 29.Roopa Kudva 30.Vinay Sitapati 31.Neera Nundy. 32.Deepa Malik 33.Bombay Jayashri. 34.Arun Maira 35.Ambi Parameswaran 36.OP Bhaat 37.Indranil Chakraborty 38.Tarun Khanna 39. Ramachandra Guha 40. Stewart Friedman 41. Rich Fernandez 42. Falguni Nayar 43. Rajat Gupta 44. Kartik Hosanagar 45. Michael Watkins 46. Matt Dixon 47. Herminia Ibarra 48. Paddy Upton 49. Tasha Eurich 50. Alan Eagle 51. Sudhir Sitapati 52. James Clear 53. Lynda Gratton 54. Jennifer Petriglieri. 55. Matthew Walker 56. Raj Raghunathan 57. Jennifer Garvey Berger 58. BJ Fogg 59. R Gopolakrishnan 60. Sir Andrew Likierman. 61. Atul Khatri 62. Whitney Jonson 63. Venkat Krishnan 64. Marshall Goldsmith 65. Ashish Dhawan 66. Vinay Sitapati 67. Ashley Whillans 68. Tenzin Priyadarshi 69. Ramesh Srinivasan 70. Bruce Feiler 71. Sanjeev Aggarwal and T. N. Hari 72. Bill Carr 73. Jennifer Wetzler 74. Sally Helgesen 75. Dan Cable 76. Tom Vanderbilt 77. Darleen DeRosa 78. Amy Edmondson 79. Katy Milkman 80. Harish Bhatt 81. Lloyd Reeb 82. Sukhinder Cassidy 83. Harsh Mariwala 84. Rajiv Vij 85. Dorie Clark 86. Ayse Birsel 87. Ravi Venkatesan E2 DISCLAIMER All content and opinions expressed in the podcast are that of the guests and are not necessarily the opinions of Deepak Jayaraman and Transition Insight Private Limited. Views expressed in comments to blog are the personal opinions of the author of the comment. They do not necessarily reflect the views of The Company or the author of the blog. Participants are responsible for the content of their comments and all comments that are posted are in the public domain. The Company reserves the right to monitor, edit, and/or publish any submitted comments. Not all comments may be published. Any third-party comments published are third party information and The Company takes no responsibility and disclaims all liability. The Company reserves the right, but is not obligated to monitor and delete any comments or postings at any time without notice.

The Taj Mahal was commissioned 390 years ago by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. But what can we know about the king from the exquisite love temple he built? What do its inscriptions tell us about Shah Jahan's life, love and faith?In this edition of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Father Michael D. Calabria, who has deeply studied this most beautiful and famous of buildings and the Emperor who created it.Keep up to date with everything early modern, from Henry VIII to the Sistine Chapel with our Tudor Tuesday newsletter >If you would like to learn more about history, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit >To download, go to Android > or Apple store > See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode hear how the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan reacts to hearing how his army in the Battle of Amritsar was destroyed. Relates to Chapter 19 of Raas 6.

Esta semana en Código Misterio hablaremos de las piedras preciosas que están malditas y han traído desgracias sobre varias personas y sus familias, desde pérdidas económicas, hasta la muerte.Las historias en este episodio tienen algo en común, todas provienen de la India, país famoso por la producción de hermosos diamantes pero que al haber sido robados de varios templos, tienen una maldición.Iniciamos con el famoso diamante Hope, algunos dicen que esta piedra preciosa fue usada como ojo en una estatua de la diosa Sita, en un templo hindú. La maldición se habría desatado tras su robo, en el siglo XVII, por Jean Baptiste Tavernier quien se la vendió a Luis XVI y él se la obsequió a su esposa María Antonieta el día de su matrimonio y tiempo después los dos murieron en la guillotina.Otra de las joyas más famosas con un historial de sangre es el diamante Koh-i-Noor de 109 quilates que le trajo la muerte al emperador indio Shah Jahan, responsable por la construcción del Taj Mahal y que además provoco enfrentamientos políticos entre la India a Inglaterra. Esta y otras historias en este episodio de Código Misterio.Búscanos en Facebook e Instagram como código misterio y descarga el podcast en tu plataforma de audio favorita y pasa la voz.

Sawant and Ronny celebrate a milestone. Cheers. Also, listener questions are answered. Shownotes: Books mentioned in the podcast: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall; India Moving by Chinmay Tumbe; Akbar, Daughters of the Sun by Ira Mukhoty; Jahangir by Parvati Sharma; Shah Jahan by Fergus Nicoll; William Dalrymple's books; Tom Clancy's books. Shows: MasterChef Australia, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Sharp Objects, Schitt's Creek, Jack Ryan Podcasts: The Origin of Things and Getting Meta by Chuck Gopal; The Seen and the Unseen by Amit Varma; The History of India by Kit Patrick; Echoes of India by Anirudh Kanisetti Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell; Reply All; Arseblog; The Anthropocene reviewed by John Green; Cautionary tales by Tim Harford; Against the Rules by Michael Lewis If you, like us, don't know much about personal finance, do check out our friend Jai Banga's YouTube channel to become slightly smarter (and richer)

Au mois d'août, Love Story rediffuse des épisodes sous le signe du voyage et de l'ailleurs. Des couples emblématiques qui ont fait de leur vie une aventure, des couples qui ont traversé des pays pour s'aimer, ou qui viennent d'ailleurs. Des histoires d'amour à emporter avec vous cet été. L'origine du Taj Mahal en Inde Avant d'être considéré comme une merveille du monde, le Taj Mahal fût une sépulture. Celle de Mumtaz Mahal, épouse de l'empereur Shah Jahan. Un prodige architectural érigé en hommage à sa mort. Dans ce récit digne d'un conte, aimer c'est transformer son chagrin en beauté. Suivez toutes les actualités de "Love Story" sur : https://www.instagram.com/lovestory.podcast/ Crédit photo : inconnu Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food Historian Salma Yusuf Husain takes us through the wondrous kitchen of the Mughal emperor and talks about the surprising dishes that the Mughal's gave us.