History buffs in Mumbai have a great opportunity to go back in time at St Xavier’s College. The institute’s Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology (AIHC&A) is hosting an exhibition of weaponry artefacts dating back to 15th and 16th-century India, in collaboration with Museum Society of Mumbai and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. Titled Shastrastra, the collection showcases the history of war through sets of weapons and sculptures.

Armour dating back to 18th-century South India. Pics Courtesy/Dr Anita Rane-Kothare; Sunil Kadam (weapons); Faroque Todywala (sculptures, armour)