“ This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the most learned and cultured poets, authors… Indu Sundaresan
“ But Mehrunnisa did not know then, would never know, by giving her blessings to this marriage she had set into progress a chain of events that would eventually erase her name from history's pages. Or t… Indu Sundaresan
“ Troubles when voiced are carried away on the wind; they have no place uopn which to perch. Indu Sundaresan
“ The months of June and July passed. The monsoons were tardy this year—the nights hinted rain constantly with an aroma in the air, a cooling on the skin, soundless lightning across skies. But when morn… Indu Sundaresan
“ No, no, don’t touch your mother just before the baby is born. Now it will be a girl child, because you are one. Run along now. Take your evil eye with you.Ghias, we must be careful not to teach the gi… Indu Sundaresan
“ Una vez lanzada una acusación, por muy infundada que sea, la duda empieza a teñir la mente de quien la escucha. Indu Sundaresan
“ But nothing could be held true for the rest of one's life, every coveted thing in the end was maya, illusion, a myth, and this the great sages of India had always understood --- little was real. We we… Indu Sundaresan
“ She thought she could see the lines on his forehead even in this darkness, she thought she could hear his heart beat with this colossal pain that had descended upon them all. She did not pity herself,… Indu Sundaresan
