Seeing Tajmahal is an art said by Oral Historian Sandeep Kumar Sharma. He says the emotions, grief , pain and struggle faced by the King Shahjahan during that time is unmeasurable. A Tajmahal tour without understanding these emotions is pointless. The sightseeing of Tajmahal can not be done in rush. It needs time to feel the emotions of each palace & space of Tajmahal. There are secret places from where Shahjahan actually planned this monument and wept deeply in her memories. Tajmahal’s each building has a story and emotion. Why he choosed this garden to make the tomb of his queen although there were 80 garden palaces on riverine of Yamuna in Agra ?
This women changed his behaviour. She taught him how to win & influence people by love instead of money & power. He was cruel military commander before she made the place in her heart. So what were the circumstances which brought so much change in his behaviour. Why was his all time & love was fully centered around.
The life of queen Mumtaz is like a Hollywood movie. She was born in a family of Iranian lawyer. How did she made her place into the royal haram which the dream of thousands of the daughter of royal family during that time. How the childhood of Mumtaz mahal. And how she met King Shah Jahan.
To know this story of Shahjahan & Mumtaz an inquisitive mind should visit Agra fort first. Never go to the Taj Mahal directly without seeing Palaces of Agra fort. Before understanding the history & architecture of Tajmahal , try to learn about the character of the King Shahjahan & Queen Mumtaz mahal. After the tour of Agra fort your mind will be ready to visualise the grandeur of Tajmahal love story.
The king gets all the credit of making Tajmahal but what about locals. Locals also contributed a lot in the making of Tajmahal. To know about locals walk into the narrow lanes of old agra heritage walk along with and story of Tajmahal Oral Historian Sandeep.