When I was trying to think of a cover for the first book in The Mumtaz Chronicles series, I knew nothing about book covers. The series is about various women that lived during the Mughal Empire. What should appear on the cover? I watched a series of videos I found online about how to pick […]
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I wrote a short story describing why I bought this pendant which you can read here. I had no idea what it was or what it meant until very recently. It is a Maharashtrian stamp that can be dipped in ink, and the symbol can be stamped on…what? foreheads? ḍīka – a phrase corresponding with
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I decided to write a short story about Mumtaz Mahal. She is the woman buried in the Taj Mahal. Her real name is Arjumand Banu and she was bestowed with the name Mumtaz Mahal later in life. The Mumtaz Chronicles series starts in 1593, the year Arjumand Banu was born. Reading about her aunt, Mehr
