Category: History

• The tomb of Khwaja Khizr (Khijar Makbara) – Sonepat, India

  

  A picturesque tomb in a semi-urban neighborhood..

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  May 16, 2015

  Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Sufi, Videos, Vlog

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• The tombs of Mohammad Ghaus, Miyaan Tansen and Bilas Khan

  

  As the nature sings ‘Miyaan ki Malhaar‘ this morning in Delhi, we bring to you, from Gwalior, the serenity and grandeur of the final resting place of the great musician MIYAAN TANSEN, his son BILAS KHAN (“Bilaskhani Todi” .. remember?) and his spiritual master MOHAMMAD GHAUS! Noteworthy is the jaali work made with stone carvings,…

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  May 11, 2015

  Explorations, Films, Gwalior, Heritage, History, Music, Sufi, Videos, Vlog

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• Heritage of Gwalior & Morena – Episode 1

  

  Starting with our new series of Heritage videos .. here’s Episode 1 from our trip to GWALIOR and MORENA 🙂 In this quick video we get introduced to the majestic city of Gwalior and see glimpses of what lies ahead in this Heritage Trip 🙂 Happy Exploring!

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  April 30, 2015

  Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Photographs, Videos, Vlog

  art, culture, Explore Heritage, Gwalior, Gwalipa, HB Maheshwari, heritage, history, India, medieval, Morena

• Nizamuddin Dargaah Complex – Heritage Walk Episode #4

  

  So here’s the final episode from our Heritage Walk at Nizamuddin Basti! In this episode, surrounded by the numerous phool-wallahs and “chappal yahaan rakhiye sahab” folks, we walk through the narrow lanes and reach the main Dargaah complex. We experience the main shrines there and also the Baoli. As the Qawwals churn out one enchanting…

  adityapathak

  April 19, 2015

  Delhi, Explorations, Films, Food, Heritage, History, Music, Sufi, Videos, Vlog

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• Bharadwaj Lake @ Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary

  

  In the final episode of our ASOLA BHATTI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY visit we bring to you the BHARADWAJ LAKE. Check out as we walk through the tails of Arravalis, get amazed by the beautiful lake, JAM and listen to the popularly believed ancient Vedic past of this place!! Enjoy 🙂

  adityapathak

  April 18, 2015

  Delhi, Explorations, Heritage, History, Jam Sessions, Music, Videos, Vlog

  Asola, Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Bharadwaj Lake, Faridabad

• World Heritage Day and our 100th Heritage Video :)

  Interesting co-incidence.. its WORLD HERITAGE DAY today and this morning we shared our 100th HERITAGE VIDEO …a timely century indeed 🙂 Thanks to all the knowledgeable walk-leaders, story-tellers and co-travelers and explorers who were with us in this journey so far. Looking forward to more good times ahead! Happy ‪#‎WorldHeritageDay‬ 🙂 Join us @ Youtube.com/adityapathakutube

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  April 18, 2015

  Articles/Write-ups, Artwork, Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History

  archaeology, films, heritage films, heritage videos, monuments, videos, world heritage day

• Creative Moments : Planned Spontaneity + Diversity & Inclusion :)

  Much recently I’ve been reading about nurturing creative thinking, innovation and out-of-the-box thinking and how some purposeless and light and artful team-engagements can positively contribute to a team’s creativity. Some like to call this “planned spontaneity” ..and I like this phrase too 🙂 We are celebrating “Culture Week” at my organization this month where we celebrate “Diversity…

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  April 15, 2015

  Articles/Write-ups, Artwork, Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Heritage, History, Mehrauli, Photographs

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• Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary – Episode 2 : The Monkey Point!

  

  Up Next in our Nature Walk series is our second stop in the ASOLA BHATTI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY trail where we admire the beautiful view and discuss about how the area ended up being a home to 25000 monkeys! — Related videos: Asola Sanctuary Episode 2: https://youtu.be/6Qjj5Q251EE Asola Sanctuary Episode 1: https://youtu.be/De-PmTyczBE

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  April 12, 2015

  Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Heritage, History, Videos

  Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, habitat, lake, lakes, monkey, monkey menace, monkeys, quarry, wildlife

• ATGAH KHAN’s TOMB

  

  From Nizamuddin Basti.. Next in our Heritage Exploration series is ATGAH KHAN’s TOMB! The tomb is hidden amid the living spaces of several families in the basti and it is hard to imagine that those narrow lanes and alleys lead you to something standing tall with such grandeur! For those familiar with the Jodha-Akbar stories…

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  April 12, 2015

  Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Heritage, History, Videos, Vlog

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• Kabuli Bagh Masjid and Kala Amb – Panipat Diaries :)

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  March 28, 2015

  Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Photographs, Poems, Press, Stories, Sufi, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog