Category: Culture

• Heritage Walk with a musical twist :) Mehrauli Archaeological Park

  

  Sharing few glimpses of the beautiful morning that we all lived together courtesy the awesome Delhi Karavan! Mehrauli Archaeological Park is in itself a mystical and grand venue and Asif’s stories equally matched the charm! The JAM session that followed the heritage-walk felt just like a big family get-together despite the fact that most of…

  Aditya Pathak

  February 2, 2016

  Blog, Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Heritage, History, Jam Sessions, Mehrauli, Music, Storytelling, Uncategorized

  aditya pathak, arunima, arunima pathak, asif khan dehlvi, celebration, delhi, friendship, guitar, happiness, heritage, history, jamming, joy, Mehrauli Archaeological Park, music

• Shahjahanabad ki saer – Heritage tour at Old Delhi

  

  Join in for this grand virtual tour of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi).. as the talented storyteller Asif Khan Dehlvi (Delhi Karavan) takes us through the alleys, anecdotes, life and times of “Ghalib” and some awesome Foods from Purani Dilli 🙂 Happy Exploring 🙂 More info about the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/437036189827964/

  Aditya Pathak

  January 30, 2016

  Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Food, Heritage, History, Stories, Storytelling, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  Anecdotes, asif khan dehlvi, delhi 6, food, ghalib, heritage, history, old delhi, purani dilli, Stories, storytelling, street food, zafar

• A typical Old Delhi breakfast (naashta) :)

  

  Some foody moments from a recent stroll at Puraani Dilli (Delhi 6/ Old Delhi). Featuring street-food – Daulat ki Chaat, Nagori-Halwa, Poori Sabzi and more 🙂

  Aditya Pathak

  January 19, 2016

  Blog, Culture, Delhi, Food, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  chhole, cuisine, Daulat ki Chaat, delhi, Delhi Karavan, fast food, food, halwa, India, morning, nagori, old delhi, poori, sabzi, streetfood, Travel, winter

• Awesome Sherbets :)

  

  After learning about the History of Sherbets ..in this new episode we sample some awesomely mouthwatering drinks 🙂 Phaalsaa, Tukhm-e-Balanga, Shahi Paan, Baadaam, Thandaai, Brahmi, Kaala Khatta and much more 🙂 Enjoy! 🙂

  Aditya Pathak

  January 14, 2016

  Blog, Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Food, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  Aroma, badam, barhmi, beverage, bramhi, cook, cooking, cuisine, culture, delhi, drink, food, fragrance, India, kala khatta, paan, phaalsa, sharbat, sherbet, soft drink, sorbet, thandaai, Tourism, tradition, Travel, tukhm-e-balanga, tukhmalanga

• The Evolution of Sherbets (video)

  

  Ever wondered why there are places named “Baraf Khana” in several North Indian towns?? And.. Did You Know .. Something as household as a SHERBET (sorbet/softdrink/mocktail) has been associated with advancements in Technology, Transportation and the coming together of Yunani and Ayurvedic medicine learnings over past 1400 years ?? All this and more in this…

  Aditya Pathak

  January 7, 2016

  Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Food, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  Aabdaar, Aroma, Ayurveda, Baraf, Baraf Khana, Bishti, cuisine, drink, food, heritage, history, Ice, recipe, sharbat, Sharbatchi, sherbet, soft drink, sorbet

• Qawwalis and Sufi Memoirs from Shaam-e-Hzt Nizamuddin (Day 2) by Delhi Karavan

  

  Qawwalis and some memories from “Shaam e Hzt Nizamuddin” (3 Jan 2016) a Sufi exploration walk organized by our friends at Delhi Karavan

  Aditya Pathak

  January 5, 2016

  Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Festivals, Heritage, History, Music, Storytelling, Sufi, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  aditya pathak, asif khan dehlvi, heritage, India, nizamuddin, qawwali, sufi, sufi music

• Sufi Memoirs from Shaam-e-Hzt Nizamuddin (Day 1) by Delhi Karavan

  

  Some memories from “Shaam e Hzt Nizamuddin” (2 Jan 2016) a Sufi exploration walk organized by our friends at Delhi Karavan 🙂

  Aditya Pathak

  January 4, 2016

  Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Festivals, Heritage, History, Music, Stories, Storytelling, Sufi, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  amir khusro, asif khan dehlvi, culture, dargah, delhi, devotion, faith, indo-islamic, nizamuddin, qawwali, Shaam e Hazrat Nizamuddin, spiritual, sufi

• The story of ROOH AFZA :)

  

  Starting the new year with some “Flavors” and “Fragrances” 🙂 A new series – SHERBETS of the Bygone Era! #DidYouKnow the evolution of Sharbat during past 1400 years has seen the coming together of Science, Medicine, Transport, Technology, IndoIslamic Culture across the globe to reach it’s current form! In this first episode we start with the…

  Aditya Pathak

  January 4, 2016

  Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Food, Heritage, Stories, Storytelling, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  Ayurved, culture, haqeem, health drink, indo-islamic, medicine, rooh afza, roohafza, sharbat, sherbet, soft drink, sorbet, Yunani

• 2015 Vlog Recap: FOOD! :)

  

  And oh yes.. it was also a ‘tasty’ year full of awesome FOOD 🙂 Right from Littee Chokha , Swadeshi Chai to Idli Dosa Vadai.. Parathas at the famous Pahalwan Dhaba Murthal ..  super awesome Street Food and even Mangoes at RATAUL .. oh we had it all 🙂 And treasured it in our most…

  Aditya Pathak

  January 4, 2016

  Blog, Culture, Delhi, Food, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  chai, food videos, mangoes, parathas, street food, Tourism, Travel, vadai

• 2015 Vlog Recap: Exploring the city of Qalandar – Panipat!

  

  We embarked on a Sufi safar to the City of Qalandar – Panipat! Explored several Sufi shrines and heard some power packed Qawwalis as well 🙂 Also visited some of the memorials associated to the Battles of Panipat! We’ve treasured it all in a YouTube playlist dedicated to Qalandar saheb 🙂 Happy Exploring!

  Aditya Pathak

  January 1, 2016

  Culture, Explorations, Heritage, History, Music, Sufi, Travel, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  Bu Ali Shah, khijjar maqbara, Panipat, Qalandar, Sonepat, Travel