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History, religion meet at this laterite testament
Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016
Architecturally modest but historically relevant, the Safa masjid is one of the only surviving mosques in Ponda built by sultan Ali Adil Shah I in 1560 ... During Shah's dynasty, Ponda alone was home to 27 exquisite mosques built by the Bijapur sultan ... Having survived, Safa masjid is therefore a concrete piece of evidence, quite literally, of this dynasty's presence in this part of the state....
Have abandoned palace but not people: Nepal's last king
Edit The Times of India 10 Jan 2016
Amid a raging political crisis in Nepal over its new Constitution, the country's last monarch Gyanendra Shah on Sunday said that he may have abandoned the palace but not the nation or his responsibility towards the people ... Gyanendra was removed from the Narayanhiti Palace, from where the Shah dynasty resided, in May 2008 after Nepal's newly first Constituent Assembly abolished monarchy and converted the country into a republic....
Madhesis gird up for long haul, as talks fail in Kathmandu
Edit Yahoo Daily News 11 Dec 2015
"We are prepared to carry on our agitation for as long as it takes to secure our genuine demands... after all, we have suffered discrimination for almost three centuries under the Shah dynasty... The Madhesi leaders held meetings with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, among others. Indian ambassador in Kathmandu Ranjit Rae was present at the meetings....
Access Karnataka's heritage online from galleries worldwide
Edit Deccan Herald 11 Sep 2015
Google Cultural Institute offers HD visuals of artefacts, sculptures. Zoom in for an extreme close-up of ‘Tipu’s Tiger’, a life-size wooden semi-automation device made for Tipu Sultan during the 1790s ... Visuals of Mysuru villages from a different era credited to the LIFE Photo Collection; images from old Bengaluru and Mandya; portraits of Shahs from the Adil Shah Dynasty of Bijapur are all part of this project ... ....
Nepal earthquake: 'Now we have 601 kings, and none of them help us'
Edit The Daily Telegraph 01 May 2015
Mounting frustration over the pace of the relief efforts in Nepal means some citizens are looking back fondly on the reign of former king Gyanendra Shah ... Ex King Gyanendra Shah on street talking with earthquake victims ... While he was under the influence of drink and drugs at the time, some linked it to an ancient curse which warned that the Shah dynasty – which took power in 1768 – would fall after 10 generations....
Near remote Nepal quake epicentre, survivors dig for loved ones alone
Edit Yahoo Daily News 29 Apr 2015
REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar. By Sanjeev Miglani ... Another son of four miraculously survived ... It was deathly quiet after Saturday's quake, she recalls ... MOUNTAINTOP DWELLINGS ... The Gorkha region of snow-crested mountains and vast valleys is home to the builder of modern Nepal, King Prithvi Narayan Shah. He founded the Shah dynasty who ruled the Himalayan nation of 28 million people for 240 years until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008....
Near remote Nepal quake epicenter, survivors dig for loved ones alone
Edit Yahoo Daily News 28 Apr 2015
By Sanjeev Miglani ... Another son of four miraculously survived ... It was deathly quiet after Saturday's quake, she recalls ... MOUNTAINTOP DWELLINGS ... The Gorkha region of snow-crested mountains and vast valleys is home to the builder of modern Nepal, King Prithvi Narayan Shah. He founded the Shah dynasty who ruled the Himalayan nation of 28 million people for 240 years until the abolition of the monarchy in 2008....
What is missing in Nepal
Edit CNN 28 Apr 2015
(CNN)For a small Himalayan state, Nepal has gone through more than its share of tragedies in recent years. The country has seen the political system crumbled and democratic institutions in tatters ... Surya P. Subedi ... They were so uplifting ... The foundation of the 240-year-old Shah dynasty was shaken to the core by the royal massacre in 2001, in which King Birendra and nine other members of the royal family were gunned down ... ....
Historic Dharahara Tower Collapses In Nepal Earthquake
Edit The Inquisitr 26 Apr 2015
The famed landmark has now become a burial ground for the hundreds of tourists. Police say they have retrieved at least 180 bodies so far from the Dharahara Tower, and that more are still trapped under the rubble. Dharahara tower is a nine-story building, first constructed in 1832, while Nepal was under control of the Shah dynasty. For the past decade, Dharahara tower has become a popular tourist destination ... [Image Source ... ....
Nuwakot, an authentic taste of rural Nepal without the tourist herds
Edit South China Morning Post 10 Jan 2015
It was in Nuwakot that Prithvi Narayan Shah, the king who unified Nepal, began devising his strategy to conquer Kathmandu, in 1744. Having captured the now metropolis in 1768, he moved his capital from the hill town of Gorkha and founded the Shah dynasty, which would rule the country for 240 years, until 2008, when the monarchy was abolished and Nepal transformed into a republic....
A royal assignment spanning generations
Edit The Times of India 16 Dec 2014
KOLKATA. They have, literally speaking, been true to their family name for generations ... The changes that the city has undergone in 103 years are dramatic ... The photographs also tell many other tales ... Another interesting aspect of the exhibition is its depiction of the power of the Ranas who ruled Nepal from 1846 to 1953, reducing the kings (of the Shah dynasty) to mere titular heads ... One taken by Kiran's grandfather in 1931 is telling ... ....
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