Taj Mahal

wildly positive and helped them greatly. The effect the British caused on the people of India was primarily negative. They stole from ancient shrines and sacred places, and they caused many famines. They protected other ancient buildings like the taj mahal (#20). Some shrines were completely baron due to English tourists taking artifacts, and Englishmen took whole sections of ruins(Quora.com). This shows how disrespectful and how much the british ruined Indian culture and some major parts of…

The intricate design and immense effort invested behind the creation of idols and pandals (stalls) is nothing less than a work of art. Imagine yourself, walking along the roads where you see idols as tall as skyscrapers, pandals replicating the Taj Mahal or Harry Potter’s Hogwarts and lights adorning every building of the entire city. I had often wondered what madness felt like, well, after my whole night pandal-hopping sessions with midnight meals and hour long queues even at 4 am in the…

Bamber in the film also reveals the truth that during the times of Mughals, when Europeans used to visit India, they got very impressed. Even the Europeans got mesmerized seeing the beautiful creation of the Mughals and also their way of administration. This documentary gives you a truer explanation of the most important events during Mughal rule in India. Another eye-catching moment comes when Bamber Gascoigne travels to India and visit the palaces and forts he was referring to in his film.…

My aspiration in life is to travel and to discover the world. I want to see all sorts of places like the pyramids in Egypt to the Taj Mahal in India to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In order to do so, I must plan for it accordingly as the tiniest detail like finances would determine where and when can I travel. For example, if I had enough funds, then I could vacation a summer in Italy. Then again, it all depends on how much I have. Money is such a key factor in my life that it affects not just…

He made profit from real estate deals and through greenmailing. Yet he was unable to pay the contractors on his new Trump Taj Mahal building. Surprisingly the man who self-proclaimed to have 3 billion dollar net worth, found himself lacking resources to pay his bills. His inability to pay his debts had put him at risk of losing his casinos. The casino control commission could…

It wasn’t until the eighteenth century that scholarly interest in Muslim archeology began. This interest started in Europe with a collection of coins that dated from the eighth to eleventh century. After this, other branches of archeological interest in Muslim history spread, focusing on epigraphy and paleography. In 1761, Sir William Chambers designed a compilation of buildings and gardens that formed the Kew in Surrey. One of these buildings is the Alhambra, which was intended to be Moorish…

The film Slumdog Millionaire was released in year 2008. It was directed by Danny Boyle who is a British Director and achieved eight Oscar awards for quality of performance in the arenas like cinematography, sound mixing, direction, film editing, etc. This movie is adopted from a novel “Q & A” which is written by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. The movie is picturized in slum part of Mumbai, Indian background. The movie is a package of motivation, love, tragedy, action, eagerness and…

Ramadan, also known as Ramadhan or Ramzan, is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. Ramadan is a period of prayer, fasting, charity-giving, and self-accountability for Muslims everywhere. On June seventeenth of 2015 I had experienced my first Ramadan since my conversion to Islam. The experience was beyond exciting. I met a ton of people of different races and from different countries. Ramadan was a beautiful and life-changing experience I had witnessed. At the time I lived in San Antonio,…

In “The Maroon Within Us” (1995), Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III argues, “Although the African enslaved in the Western Hemisphere was fully clothed in a rich cultural heritage, the leaders of the slave society set about systematically to strip Africans of all the culture they retained.” Dr. Hilliard continues, “It is a people’s culture, their shared creativities and struggles as they have evolved over time and space, that defines their essence.” As Dr. Hilliard (1933-2007) indicated, the safe-keeping…

as much coal as the rest of the world combined.(Doc D) India is listed on the worst performers list, but they have a very low score for air quality effect on health and China has the highest score on the list. A sacred site in India called the Taj Mahal has became yellow from the high levels of air pollution.(Doc H) Acid rain is an effect of air pollution in China and it is a major problem for a third of the country’s agricultural areas. All in all, the countries of India and China differ from…