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Mughal

Beyond the Battle…

In Udaipur’s City Palace Museum is the grand oil painting on canvas titled ‘Depicting the Battle of Haldighati fought on 18th June 1576 CE between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Forces of Akbar led by Kanwar Man Singh of Amber’.

Beauty and cosmetics in Mughal and other ages

In India there were 16 "shingars", or modes of make-up. But in the olden days, young girls spent sleepless nights in a bid to prepare the best possible cosmetics, while the modern girl has just to walk across the street to get things to change her face.