Except in the corridors of power in New Delhi—where his name is anathema to the Hindu nationalist government—it’s hard to find anything but esteem for Zahirud-din Muhammad Babur, a man remembered in ...

Old worlds spring to life in this week’s recommended titles, from a scientific account of Neanderthal culture to a biography of the seminal American foodie James Beard. There’s a new edition of “The ...

For Mughal aficionados, Gulbadan Begum has a special appeal. While women of power and of literary merit were hardly rare in ...