{"id":12775,"date":"2024-05-31T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=12775"},"modified":"2024-05-31T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:10:22","slug":"an-amazing-account-of-one-mughal-princessfrom-an-amazing-passionate-writer-ruby-lal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=12775","title":{"rendered":"AN AMAZING ACCOUNT OF ONE MUGHAL PRINCESS;FROM AN AMAZING PASSIONATE WRITER RUBY LAL."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AN AMAZING ACCOUNT OF ONE MUGHAL PRINCESS;
FROM AN AMAZING PASSIONATE WRITER RUBY LAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India and Pakistan are two countries. We have things in common, and we have things different. Usually writers of both wings, take the perception of history in their own ways. Documentation does not serve any purpose, the aims are usually sinister. Presenting history, manipulating history, and rewriting history. Few people seek the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the amazing part of the personality of Ruby Lal. Even choice of her subjects reflect passion, interest, and in no way involves any kind of bitterness. I always compliment her as the smiling and laughing writer. And in her narration, we also come across the tragedy of her father’s death, and the lack of her ability to be there, due to the epidemic of those times. Well done to her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My interest in her latest subject is multi-fold. First there are many families in Lahore, who came with Emperor Babur to this region. And we are one of them. And another bizarre thing is that we live a little more than a mile away from the Lahore Fort. This is where Princess Gul Badan wrote her “Awal”. Not much of Akbar time’s remain, as these buildings were demolished by Emperor Jahangeer himself. Recently an Akbari hamam was excavated there. Perhaps Gul Badan used to take a steamy bath there herself. Open to our wildest imagination. Not that anybody could have access to same. An unknown miniature from Jahangeer’s album in Gulistan Museum in Iran, could perhaps spotlight her, on the illness of Lady Sahib Jamal, wife of Prince Saleem. Perhaps not, open to our imagination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruby Lal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Humayoun Hindal and Khawaja Mauzzam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Humayoun in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Humayoun in Lahore 1555<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seal of Prince Humayoun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hamida Bano unmarried seal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sahib Jamal sick in Lahore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Khana Kaaba 987 AH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dated 1579 Ms on Haj Indian Scribe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I do not think the abundant details in the narrative of Ruby Lal on Princess Gul Badan, can even by superseded by more research. Facts are scarce. Her analysis is more than complete. But she makes up for lack of material, with narratives of other travelers in the same era.  And the details of the Haj travel is actually unbelievable and reflects the time spent on her research by Ruby Lal. And Haj accounts even exist of 1579 AD when Gul Badan was still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All praise for Ruby Lal. Congratulations on a splendid job. The only objection I had I noted long ago. I said this to Ruby Lal herself. If Sultan Murad had an objection over economic upheaval with the visit of Mughal ladies and issued farmans to kick them out of Khanna Kabba, it is his issue and issue alone. All Mughal ladies were adventurous, naturally as part of their DNA and upbringing in that world. One can call her anything, but the word “vagabond” is a negative connotation, and does not apply to her. With her penchant for endlessly giving sadaqas to the poor, “HUMANITARIAN PRINCESS” more like it. Or to her core, namely<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“ADVENTUROUS PRINCESS”. Giving charity is in no way being a vagabond. I apologize in advance, for this is a suggestion only. I never impose on others! Freedom is essential for all writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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