International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 11

The Festival of Rakshabandhan in Mughal India

  • Author:
  • Amit Kumar Singh
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 433 to 436

Assistant Professor, Post Graduate Department of History, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur City, Punjab

Online published on 24 April, 2018.

Abstract

Rakshabandhan in Mughal India was a popular as well as elite festival. The origin of Rakshabandhan is purely Hindu but as we go back in history, we find its historical imprints especially in Mughal age. In this paper my endeavor is to find the historical imprints of the festival Rakshabandhan in Mughal period and examine how it was celebrated in both Hindu and Muslim Communities.

Keywords

Rakshabandhan Humayun Rani Karmawati Mughal India Introduction