Illustrations from a (Mughal) Persian translation of the Ramayana, 1597-1605. (Source)
“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit.
“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are...
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, née Byron.
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Regrettably, scholars have neglected the use of Persian source-material in their study of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. That is...
A rare voice recording of the Emperor Nicholas II, during the parade of His Imperial Majesty’s Grenadier Corps in...