Ms Safvi says a book titled Taj Mahal: The Illumined Tomb by WE Begley and ZA Desaihas compiled an anthology of these documents. "From such books I realised how well-documented the building of the ...

The Taj Mahal is a stunning ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra, India. It was built in 1631 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ...

The Taj Mahal has been controversially excluded from an Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet. The booklet, issued by the tourism department, was not intended to be a promotional brochure, but the ...

The famous tourist destination still has plenty to offer. 6 min read "The Taj Mahal shows three faces,” says Nicholas Wapshott, a British writer, journalist, and father. “In the early morning ...

Marianne North, a Victorian artist, documented India's flora, fauna, and heritage through over 200 paintings. Her visionary ...

which was chosen at random from my battered Lonely Planet book. It was a tiny guesthouse which cost mere pennies, but like all hotels in Agra, it promised a view of the Taj Mahal. Perched on the ...

Being in Delhi for a book launch — part of a busy tour of lectures, workshops and a visit to my sister — I take a day off to get to the Taj Mahal in Agra. One reason is to take photographs of ...