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Metcalfe’s Bridge and Boathouse (Dilkusha) – Mehrauli Archaeological Park (Episode 5)
In this episode we go further inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park exploring Dilkusha – Metcalfe’s pleasure-palace of sorts! We visit the place where, as a pat of re-landscaping the place, Metcalfe got a water stream redirected and also built a bridge and a boat house right next to a Mughal tomb!
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Metcalfe’s Folly and Dilkush – Mehrauli Archaeological Park (Episode 4)
In this new episode of our Heritage Walk series to the Mehrauli Archaeological Park (New Delhi, India) we take you back to the 19th Century India. Standing beneath this very British looking Folly, today known as Metcalfe’s Folly (near the Jamali-Kamali mosque), we discuss about the times of the helpless Mughal court of Bahadur Shah Zafar…
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Golden Oldie – Apki aankhon mein kuchh :)
Here’s how we remembered this golden oldie composed by Pancham da and penned by Gulzar saab 🙂 Our humble attempt at the song – Aapki aankhon mein kuchh mehke hue se khwab haen
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,300 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to…
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Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb – Mehrauli Archaeological Park (Episode 3)
In this episode we visit the Mosque and Tomb of JAMALI-KAMALI. Shaikh Fazlullah (pen name – Jamali) was a Sufi mystic, a poet and a traveller from the early 16th century. One of his known works include a book, a kind of biography of various Sufi saints of Medieval India. Jamali was also the court poet and…
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Shakarkandi (शकरकंदी) : The Taste of Delhi Winters !!
Shakarkandi (शकरकंदी) : The Taste of Delhi Winters !! A candid video glimpse of our “Shakarkandi” break with friends at work 🙂
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Merry Christmas :)
सजदे से हमें मतलब .. काबा हो या बुतखाना !! MERRY CHRISTMAS folks Blessings for all!! 🙂
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The Tomb of Balban and Khan Shahid – Mehrauli Archaeological Park (Episode 2)
In this 2nd episode of our new Heritage Vlog series we bring to you this oldest structure in India that is believed to have used the Arcuate technique of constructing a true arch. We discuss about the Medieval India and particularly about the emperor BALBAN and his times. We also visit the grave of who…
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Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah – Hazrat Amir Khusro Dargah AND Qawwali :)
20 mins of bliss divine! Bringing to you Qawwalis from Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargaah ..and also an extended inner view of the shrines of Hazrat Amir Khusro and Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya 🙂 And oh yes .. you’re welcome! 😀
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Dargaah of Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya & Hazrat Amir Khusro – Sweets at Nizamuddin basti : Quick video trip :)
Went to Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargaah in Delhi with a bunch of friends.. squeezed that experience into a 3 minute fast-paced video trip here 🙂 Apart from the divine presence in this neighborhood there’s another thing that unites people ..food 🙂 Sharing some quick glimpses of that as well. Hope you like it. Cheers!
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