CONTENTS: Preface, Introduction-Prof Refaqat Ali Khan, PART 1: HISTORIANS AND HISTORIOGRAPHY: 1.Themes in Taj ul Maathir-Prof Ali Athar, 2. Hasan Nizami on Turkish Rule in Rajputana-Prof Jigar Mohammed, 3. Trends in Medieval Indian Historiography: A Study of Ziya-ud-din Barani-Prof Syed Jamaluddin, 4. Ibn Battuta's Reflections on Indian Women in the 14th Century-Prof Sunita Zaidi, PART II: MEDIEVAL INDIA; 5. Indo-Muslim Encounters in the Early Medieval Period-Dr Safia Amir, 6. Growth of Syncretic Cultural Ethos in the 17th and 18th Centuries in North India: Perspective from Urdu and Persian Sources-Prof M Waseem Raja, 7. Nature of the Delhi Sultanate-Prof Syed Jamaluddin, 8. Formation of Mithila, its Society and Culture-Dr Ambika Nand Jha, PART III: ART AND ARCHITECTURE: 9. Tomb of Firoz Khan at Agra: An Archaeological Study-Prof M K Pundhir, 10. Majestic Lifestyle in Mughal Miniature Paintings (Akbar to Shah Jahan), 11. Royal Fragrance: A Case Study of the 18th Century Jaipur Perfumery-Dr Sumbul Halim Khan, 12. Choirs of Royalty: Contextualising the 18th Century Jaipur Gunijankhana-Dr Sumbul Halim Khan, PART IV: SOUTH INDIA: 13. Muslims of Tamil Nadu in the Uprising of 1857-Dr J Raja Mohammad, 14. Jyotheedass and His Anti-Caste Struggle for a Subaltern Ideology-R Mohamed Hasan, 15. Colonial Medicare in Madras: Caste and Gender Questions-Sabeera Sulthana Bijli, 16. Bhagavati Worship, Valluvanad Politics and Society-Ms Ummul Hasna K, 17. Mappila Fishermen of Early Vettathunadu: A Case Study-Fathima Aboobacker N M, PART V: COLONIAL INDIA AND PREEDOM STRUGGLE: 18. Christianity's Confrontation and Efforts of Reconciliation with Islam in the 19th Century British India-Prof M Waseem Raja, 19. Newspaper Pratap: Champion of Communal Harmony-Dr Farzana Zeeshan, 21. Contribution of Deobandi Ulama to Freedom Struggle in India-Dr Mallika Begum, 22. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Nation Builder and Visionary-R Mohamed Mansoor, 23. Speeches and Writings of Sarojini Naidu on Communal Harmony-Dr Rakhi Chaudhary, 24. Role of Muslims in Nation Building-Mrs W Shabeena Shah, Dr D Nisar Ahmed, 25. Social Justice in Higher Education for OBCs and Muslims: Challenes and Way Forward-A Farhatbullah Khan, A Abdul Raheem, R Kaslyanaraman.