Red Fort

Essays

How the Boiling Loins of Shah Alam II Extinguished the Mughal Empire

How the Boiling Loins of Shah Alam II Extinguished the Mughal Empire

Shah Alam II's addiction to opium and sexual depravity resulted in the final takeover of the Mughal Empire by the British

Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II

Cowardice, Servility, Sleaze and Shamelessness: A Brief Profile of Shah Alam II

Shah Alam II, the 11th descendant of Aurangzeb singlehandedly ruined whatever was left of the Mughal Empire. It is a truly deplorable story.

Bahadur Shah Zafar's Profligate Spending Financed by British Pension

Bahadur Shah Zafar's Profligate Spending Financed by British Pension

The second and concluding part of our series on life inside Bahadur Shah Zafar's Red Fort shows how he and his royalty indulged in extravagant spending and led a reckless life.

Why Prime Minister Narendra Modi Should Stop Giving Speeches from the Red Fort: There are Meaningful Civilisational Alternatives

Why Prime Minister Narendra Modi Should Stop Giving Speeches from the Red Fort: There are Meaningful Civilisational Alternatives

The Prime Ministerial speeches from the Red Fort on Independence and Republic Days are Nehruvian relics and must be abandoned in favour of more meaningful civilisational alternatives