Category: Explorations

• Gandhak ki Baoli and Banda Bahadur’s Shaheedi Sthan

  

  In this video-tour we visit the following two places in the Mehrauli village: 1) Gandhak ki Baoli : a hundreds of years old step-well whose water smells of sulphur 2) Banda Bahadur’s Shaheedi Sthan: the martyrdom site of Banda Bahadur

  adityapathak

  August 3, 2013

  Blog, Explorations, Videos

  aditya pathak, archaeology, arunima, Banda Bahadur, delhi, Gandhak ki Baoli, heritage, history, India, Lachhman Das, Lachhman Dev, Madho Das, mehrauli, shaheedi sthan, shahidi sthan, Sikh, step well, Tourism, Tourist Spot

• We are – Delhi Blog of the Week :)

  Wow!! HT City (Hindustan Times – Delhi) have featured our blog in their  Delhi Blog of the Week feature today 🙂 Excited!! Thanks so much readers and the HT family 🙂 Here’s a snapshot of the article and below that is the text view for better readability. Photo Credits for Aditya’s Profile Pic : Amelie Laurin…

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  June 21, 2013

  Articles/Write-ups, Blog, Explorations, Films, Music, Photographs, Press, Videos

  aditya pathak, arunima, blog, blog of the week, blogger, delhi, heritage, hindustan times, ht city, news, press, Tourism, Travel, Usama Sulaiman, week

• Exploring the Tughluqabad Fort

  Here’s our latest Heritage Walk film 🙂 It’s the mammoth TUGHLUQABAD FORT this time that we visited in Dec 2012. The film showcases in detail most of structures, ruins, etc that lie behind the gigantic walls of this fort and also the walk-leader discusses, in detail, the stories and history associated with the same. Tughluqabad is a…

  adityapathak

  April 28, 2013

  Articles/Write-ups, Explorations, Stories, Videos

  archaeology, architecture, Baoli, bon voyage, culture, delhi, delhi heritage walks, delhi history, dilli door hai, dungeon, dynasty, escape route, excursion, fort, heritage, heritage walk, history, ibn e batuta, India, indian architecture, qila, quarry, step well, tomb, Tourism, Travel, tughlaq, tughluq, tughluqabad, voyage

• MEHRAULI VILLAGE – Photographs

  Sharing a few snaps that we captured during a Heritage-Walk to Mehrauli Village, Delhi, India. There are several interesting places to explore out there and each one has unique stories associated. Some of the places we visited are – Adam Khan’s tomb, Shahidi sthan (Banda Bahadur), Qutub Sahab/Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki Dargah, Gandhak ki Baoli, Yogmaya Mandir,…

  adityapathak

  April 28, 2013

  Articles/Write-ups, Explorations, Photographs

  Adam Khan, archaeology, Banda Bahadur, Baoli, dargah, delhi, Gandhak ki Baoli, Hauz-e-Shamsi, Hauz-i-Shamsi, Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki, heritage, Hijron ki khankah, history, India, Jahaaj Mahal, Jahaaz Mahal, Jharna, mehrauli, Qutub Sahab, shahidi sthan, sufi, Tourism, Travel, Village, Yogmaya Mandir, Zafar Mahal

• How to make a MUSIC VIDEO?

  Here’s our attempt at making a simple music video. There’s an intro to the whole concept in the beginning, followed by the actual music-video that got created in the process. This is followed by a sequence of shots captured during the making of this video, and finally a few glimpses of the editing project. We…

  adityapathak

  April 23, 2013

  Blog, Explorations, Music, Photographs, Videos

  DIY, do it yourself, dslr video, FCP, FCPX, film making, film making tips, Final Cut Pro, how to, music video, video editing

• Okhla Bird Sanctuary

  Sharing a short video about our trip to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary near the area where Delhi and Noida meet. It was a fun trip and was kind of a nature-walk ..and our photographer friends managed to get some nice clicks. We experienced some unique sights and sounds during the trip and this video is…

  adityapathak

  February 24, 2013

  Explorations, Videos

  bird sanctuary, bird watching, birds, excursion, nature, nature walk, okhla bird sanctuary, photo walk, photography

• 1857 Uprising: Kashmiri Gate and Neighbourhood

  Join us as we explore the Kashmere Gate Area (New Delhi, India) in this video ..and the lives of various people and events associated to the REVOLT OF 1857. This place is a rich hub adorned with many hidden heritage sites associated to the revolt. In this quick film we’ll explore some of these like..…

  adityapathak

  January 6, 2013

  Explorations, Videos

  archaeology, Bengali Club, Dara Shukhoh, delhi, Fakhr ul Masjid, heritage, history, India, India Magazine, kashmere gate, kashmiri gate, mutiny, Nicholson’s Cemetery, revolt of 1857, St. James Church, St. Stephen’s College, Telegraph Office Memorial, tourist, tourist spots, walk, William Fraser

• Tughlaqabad Fort

  Ever wondered what lies behind those mammoth walls of the TUGHLAQABAD FORT on the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road (Delhi) !! We bring you the view from the other side of the walls. Please explore the album attached below for the complete bunch of snaps. Photos by me and my friend Aditya Sharma. Thanks!   Tughlaqabad Fort Delhi

  adityapathak

  December 25, 2012

  Explorations, Photographs

  archaeology, delhi, delhi history, history, India, indian history, ruins, tourist, tourist spots, tughlaq, tughlaqabad, tughlaqabad fort

• The Old Fort & Zoological Park

  Sharing a few snaps that we captured at the Old Fort (Purana Qila) and the Zoological Park complex in Delhi, India. The complete set of photographs can be found at the following link: Old Fort and Zoological Park at Delhi

  adityapathak

  December 19, 2012

  Explorations, Photographs

  animals, archaeology, delhi, heritage, India, old fort, purana qila, tourist, tourist spots, zoo, zoological park

• Hauz Khas

  Sharing a few snaps that we captured at the Hauz Khas Village complex. My sis, Arunima, helped me out with the camera work. The structures at this place are mostly from the era of Tughlaq and Lodhi dynasties. The complete set of photographs can be found at this link: The Ruins at Hauz Khas

  adityapathak

  December 16, 2012

  Explorations, Photographs

  archaeology, delhi, hauz khas, history, lodhi, lodhi dynasty, ruins, tourist, tourist spots, tughlaq, tughlaq dynasty