“She thought she could see the lines on his forehead even in this darkness, she thought she could hear his heart beat with this colossal pain that had descended upon them all. She did not pity herself, or them, or… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share Image
“But Mehrunnisa did not know then, would never know, by giving her blessings to this marriage she had set into progress a chain of events that would eventually erase her name from history's pages. Or that Arjumand would become the only Mughal woman posterity would easily recognize. Docile, seemingly tractable and troublesome Arjumand would eclipse even Mehrunnisa, cast her in… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share
“She thought she could see the lines on his forehead even in this darkness, she thought she could hear his heart beat with this… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share Image
“But nothing could be held true for the rest of one's life, every coveted thing in the end was maya, illusion, a myth, and… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share Image
This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share Image
“No, no, don’t touch your mother just before the baby is born. Now it will be a girl child, because you are one. Run… — Indu Sundaresan Copy Share Image
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