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The Taj Conspiracy (Mehrunisa Trilogy, #1) QUOTES

The Taj Conspiracy (Mehrunisa Trilogy, #1) QUOTES

1 " The large hall, together with the tomb chamber over the actual burials below and the outer dome above, was the Taj Mahal’s core. A bronze lamp hanging above the cenotaphs cast a golden glow. During the day nobody noticed the lamp, even fewer were aware of its romantic history. A gift from Lord Curzon, a viceroy of British India, it was inlaid with silver and gold, and modelled on the design of a lamp that hung in the mosque of Sultan Beybars II of Cairo. The story went that on a visit to the Taj, Lord Curzon was so dismayed by the smoky country lanterns used by his guides to show him around, that he resolved to present the Taj with worthy lighting. For a century now, Mehrunisa reflected, an Englishman’s love had illuminated the imperial Mughal tomb. "

― Manreet Sodhi Someshwar , The Taj Conspiracy (Mehrunisa Trilogy, #1)