Author: Saurav Mehra

Rachakonda Fort was built by a general who simply decided he didn’t need an emperor anymore. When the Kakatiya dynasty…

Raghupur Fort sits higher than almost any other fort you’ll find in India — roughly 3,600 metres above sea level,…

Panhala Fort is unlike almost every other hill fort in Maharashtra in one crucial way — people still live inside…

Penukonda Fort got its second act at the worst possible moment in Vijayanagara history — when the great capital of…

Orchha Fort’s most magnificent structure, the 136-room Jahangir Mahal, was built for a single night’s stay. That’s not an exaggeration…

Palakkad Fort owes its very existence to geography — specifically, to the Palakkad Gap, the single most significant natural break…

Ask ten people why they went to Nahargarh Fort, and eight will say the same thing — sunset. Perched on…

Murud Janjira Fort began, of all things, as a trick. Long before cannons and 40-foot walls made it one of…

Raja Man Singh I laid the foundation of Amer Fort in 1592, and what began as a modest hilltop citadel…

Bhangarh Fort might be the only monument in India where the Archaeological Survey of India has put up an official…