Barber's tomb Delhi by Ravi Batra
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The tomb was constructed in 1590 on the orders of Emperor Akbar. It is said it was built for Akbar's personal barber,who was trusted implicitly: after all,he was the only one who could hold a razor to the Emperor's throat every day !
About the Artist
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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