Amrita Kumar Books

About the book The emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to immortalize his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal and in so doing, gifted Mughal architecture with its greatest showpiece. Constructed entirely in white marble, the famed mausoleum stands on the gently curving banks of the river Yamuna in Agra. Its romance has survived for more than three hundred years and it remain one of the wonders of the world. The Classic India series portrays the panorama of India's cultural heritage. For centuries India was perceived as the land of fabulous riches, of wisdom, of mystique and romance. It is this magic that the series captures.

Agra rose to prominence in the sixteenth century with the foundation of the Mughal empire. For a brief interim of fourteen years Fatehpur Sikri, thirty-five km away from Agra, also served as the imperial capital. Today the architectural wealth of these two cities-exquisite palaces, grandiose forts, ornate mausoleums--recreates for the visitor one of the most significant periods in the history of India.