Bahadur Shah Zafar emerged as a benevolent ruler who stood by his people, intervening against British injustices even as his political power waned, said Rana Safvi in an insightful conversation.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by Sultana Begum, who claimed to be the widow of Bahadur Shah Zafar II's great-grandson, seeking ownership of Red Fort. The court deemed her claim 164 years ...
It asserted that Begum was the owner of the Red Fort as she inherited it from her ancestor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, who died on 11 November 1862 at age 82, and the government of India was an illegal ...