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Sunset - Painting

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I love trying out new things in my free time - This time, I thought about trying out painting. Watched a few Bob Ross videos and got myself some water colors, paint brushes and white A4 sheets. The first two tries were disaster but by the third time, I got a few things right and created a half-decent piece. I present my first painting -  Sunset . We hope you like our work. Share your thoughts, feedback and queries in the comments. You can contact us  here  for anything important.

Ruler Of India For A Day - The Forgotten Story Of Teen Chhatri And Bhishti Nizam Saqqa

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Most people won't believe that a common man can unravel forgotten stories and legends of great significance to history, just sitting at home and doing random searches on internet. However, I might have just done this. Located at Makanpur village of Indirapuram, Ghaziabad is a dilapidated 16th century Mughal era tomb lying in ruins, commonly referred as Teen Chhatri (meaning three umbrellas) by locals of the area. At one point in time, this pavilion tomb (also known as Hazire ) might have been a beautiful example of Mughal architecture, build with red sandstone with lotus finial, ornate motifs and lattice screens - However, rapid development of the city and construction of high rise apartments and building all around make it barely visible. The condition of the monument is not very good - It seems that no proper maintenance or repair has been done over the years and the only thing keeping it from being demolished and encroached by more residential buildings is the fact that it is i