Calligraphers arrived in Awadh too, including the Persian-born Hafiz ... The above article is an extract from the book, ‘The Lion and the Lily’, by Ira Mukhoty, published by the Aleph publication.

Awadh, also known as Kosala ... burnt their religious books, and levied taxes upon every Hindoo. They are those very Mussulmans who prided themselves on calling us infidels, and in subjecting ...