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Research India Press, New Delhi, 2012
The institution of khalifa played a very significant role in shaping the state power in the early... more The institution of khalifa played a very significant role in shaping the state power in the early modern world. In India, right from the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate the caliphate played a significant role. The present paper attempts to unravel the reality and myth of the office of khalifa in Indian polity during the Sultanate rule.
Medieval History Journal, 2004
Symbols and rituals with regard to the legitimacy and manifestations of state authority have been... more Symbols and rituals with regard to the legitimacy and manifestations of state authority have been the subject of debate in historical writings in recent decades. But most of the works on the subject discuss the legitimacy and authority in the context of visible symbols of power and rituals. So far as symbolism is concerned, it is both visible and invisible. Awrang, chatr, durbash, 'alam, etc., were the visible symbols of power. But there were some invisible symbols of power hidden in sophisticated Islamic art. Islamic art in various forms and features in the early modern world told something that was sometimes not easily recognised in visible symbols of power.
Research India Press, New Delhi, 2012
The institution of khalifa played a very significant role in shaping the state power in the early... more The institution of khalifa played a very significant role in shaping the state power in the early modern world. In India, right from the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate the caliphate played a significant role. The present paper attempts to unravel the reality and myth of the office of khalifa in Indian polity during the Sultanate rule.
Medieval History Journal, 2004
Symbols and rituals with regard to the legitimacy and manifestations of state authority have been... more Symbols and rituals with regard to the legitimacy and manifestations of state authority have been the subject of debate in historical writings in recent decades. But most of the works on the subject discuss the legitimacy and authority in the context of visible symbols of power and rituals. So far as symbolism is concerned, it is both visible and invisible. Awrang, chatr, durbash, 'alam, etc., were the visible symbols of power. But there were some invisible symbols of power hidden in sophisticated Islamic art. Islamic art in various forms and features in the early modern world told something that was sometimes not easily recognised in visible symbols of power.