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Writer: Adeel Chughtai
Adeel Chughtai
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A. R. Chughtai

The Last Mughal Artist — Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1897–1975) Some legacies sleep like buried treasure — until they’re rediscovered. Abdur Rahman Chughtai, celebrated as The Painter of the East , was one such legacy reborn in the modern world. Born in Lahore in 1897, he carried within him the bloodline of Mughal architects and artisans, descending directly from Ustad Ahmad Mimar Lahori , the chief architect of the Taj Mahal. This lineage of artistic genius found its culmination

 
 
 

Adeel Chughtai is the legacy curator of the Chughtai family — descendants of Ustad Ahmad Mimar Lahori, architect of the Taj Mahal, and heirs to Abdur Rahman Chughtai, the Painter of the East. He is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Chughtai artistic and literary heritage through research, storytelling, and cultural revival.

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