We all know that Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) has traveled extensively across India covering most of the important Buddhist sites in this country. It was his recorded narrative that we get to see the past of India’s Buddhism and its influence on our society. Hiuen Tsang visited Nalanda between 637 and 642 CE and spent almost…
Nalanda Mahavihara and Rajgir have been on my radar since 2019, especially after covering the city of Bodh Gaya it was the obvious next destination. I and my friend had planned the itinerary and were about to go on this trip in 2020 but things changed as you all know and the pandemic struck. The…
After covering the tombs of Islam Khan Suri and Hasan Khan Suri it’s time for me to write about the most famous landmark of Sasaram that is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri the founder and the most powerful ruler of the Sur empire. Unfortunately, the height of power that Sher Shah Suri had acquired…
Before writing the blog about Sher Shah Suri I thought of going back one generation and writing the blog about the tomb of Hasan Khan Suri who was the father of Sher Shah Suri. His tomb is also located in Sasaram and located very close to the tomb of Sher Shah Suri.
If you are visiting Sasaram then do take some time out to check the tomb of Islam Shah Suri the son of Sher Shah Suri who took over the reins of the Suri empire after his father’s death. Unlike the tombs of Sher Shah and Hasan Khan Suri (father of Sher Shah) which have beautiful…
The first time that I read about Daud Khan was when I was writing a blog about Palamu Fort many years back. Back then I wanted to see the Daud Khan Fort in Aurangabad, Bihar but that wish took time, and finally, around eight years later I was here in Aurangabad at Daudnagar where one…
