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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 🙂

Aditya Pathak

December 26, 2014

Blog, Delhi, Food, Videos, Vlog

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Merry Christmas :)

सजदे से हमें मतलब .. काबा हो या बुतखाना !! MERRY CHRISTMAS folks Blessings for all!! 🙂

Aditya Pathak

December 25, 2014

Music, Videos

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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…

Aditya Pathak

December 8, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Mehrauli, Videos, Vlog

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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! 😀

Aditya Pathak

December 2, 2014

Artwork, Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Music, Sufi, Videos, Vlog

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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!

Aditya Pathak

December 1, 2014

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

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A quick trip to Nizamuddin Dargaah.. in pictures :)

Aditya Pathak

November 30, 2014

Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Food, Heritage, History, Sufi, Vlog

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Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah – some moments :)

The dargaah complex.. A meditating cat 🙂 The local mithaai-wala at the basti (sweet shop) The Qawwaals

Aditya Pathak

November 30, 2014

Artwork, Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Food, Heritage, History, Meditation, Music, Photographs, Stories, Sufi

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The ‘mithaai-wala’ at Nizamuddin basti : Gaajar Halwa and Imarti :)

The local sweets vendor at the Nizamuddin basti! Didn’t try the sweets myself.. but the Gaajar Halwaa seemed to be a local favorite there 🙂

Aditya Pathak

November 30, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Food, Photographs

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Some “tasty” Fun at Work for a Noble Cause :)

Some awesome folks at my workplace got together to cook some simple yet interesting dishes..put up food stalls..and the fund collections went for charity 🙂 We even invited a ‘shakarkandi‘ (roasted sweet-potatoes) wala to host his stall within the office premises…and ofcourse we all pretended to be food-show TV anchors while tasting the food 🙂 Was fun…

Aditya Pathak

November 30, 2014

Blog, Food, Videos, Vlog

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Mehrauli Archaeological Park – Introduction (Episode 1)

Starting with our new series of HERITAGE VLOGS – here’s MEHRAULI ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK for you. In this quick first episode we get introduced to this enchanting place where you discover a ruin every second step you take! This region has always been inhabited ever since the medieval times till today. Join us as we explore Delhi..…

Aditya Pathak

November 27, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Mehrauli, Videos, Vlog

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