Afsarwalla tomb and mosque
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Built in 1566-67 the tomb (on the left) and mosque complement each other and have a 'painterly' quality.The word 'afsar' in Persian means 'crown' and could have some link with the English word 'officer'.The person whose tomb it is may have been an officer but apparently not a gentleman! According to one source he had a roving eye and women kept their distance from him !
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Ravi Batra
I am a self-taught amateur artist and live with my wife Anita,in New Delhi,India.I spent 35 busy years in the oil industry and in 1996,at the age of 63, took up watercolour painting. I was greatly encouraged when,"The Artist",in its May 2002 issue,featured a painting of mine in its column "How I…
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