TIOL-DDT 428 · Wednesday, 16 August 2006 · story 4 of 6

Who carried stones for building the Taj?

Some fifty years ago, the great Telugu poet, Sri Srisaid , “We enjoy the beauty of the TajMahal. We are told how many days it took to build this palace. Books talk about the beauty of Noorjahan. Who will talk about that one coolie's sweat while
working in the project? Those hard workers can not reach the historical
leaflets.

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