Jashn Hai Zindagi

Awesome Food – Rikawach :)

Dug this old time FOODY Collage out today .. An all time favorite of mine .. Rikawach (as known in Bihar, UP regions) or more popularly known as Pataura in Northern parts of India and Patra in Mumbai area .. made out of Arvi leaves! A work of ART it is .. awesome stuff 🙂 Also,…

Aditya Pathak

November 23, 2014

Food, Photographs

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More HERITAGE, HISTORY & STORIES from DELHI .. COMING SOON :)

Stay tuned!! 🙂

Aditya Pathak

November 23, 2014

Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Photographs, Stories, Sufi, Videos, Vlog

delhi, heritage, history, mehrauli, Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Metcalfe’s estate, Sultanate
Aashiq Allah Dargaah – Sanjay Van Qila Lal Kot : Episode 6

AASHIQ ALLAH DARGAAH and more – the final Episode in our video series about SANJAY VAN. Video Link >> http://youtu.be/fnhbg4yNAMk In this episode we get to know about some very prominent SUFI saints of the Sultanate era ..and even older. We learn about the KHIZRGAAH/Chillagaah in this ridge area where people from across the world…

Aditya Pathak

November 20, 2014

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

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Heroes of a tasty “langar” :)

Aao bhai Langar lagaa hai !! A qik 2 mins vid about about a winter morning, langar (free food for those in need) and some moments with the real heroes of this noble cause.. our brothers who prepare the tasteful langar 🙂

Aditya Pathak

November 16, 2014

Artwork, Blog, Delhi, Food, Videos, Vlog

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Poori Sabzi Halwa..

..and some known and some unknown ‘friends’ 🙂 Recipe for this DELIGHT: Aata, Aaloo, Sooji, Oil, Salt and Spices, Sugar, Ghee, dry fruits, some money, LOVE… and TIME! 🙂 Few moments from “Feeding the needy” at Ramana Kendra Delhi 🙂

Aditya Pathak

November 16, 2014

Blog, Food

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NEELA HAUZ : Exploring Sanjay Van – Qila Lal Kot – Episode 5

In this episode we visit one of the channels of the ancient pond NEELA HAUZ! We discuss about the stories and history associated with this place, the times of Tomars, the Sultanate era of Delhi and also the modern day situation of this waterbody. Hope you’ll like this green little ecosystem right in the heart…

Aditya Pathak

November 10, 2014

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

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New video blog :) Delhi Heritage Vlogs!

Hi friends! Excited to share with you that we are gradually putting together a new vlog (video blog) on wordpress. We’ll be posting videos about various places of interest in Delhi, India like Heritage sites, Protected monuments, Historical sites, Archaeological sites, Architecture, etc. and even interesting foody places sometimes 🙂 Here’s the link to this…

Aditya Pathak

November 9, 2014

Artwork, Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Films, Food, Heritage, History, Photographs, Stories, Videos, Vlog

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Arey Dil.. Mere Mann : Philosophy of life!

Arey dil.. Mere mann : a favorite song of ours.. with subtle realizations of life knitted into some enchanting melodies. The recording is from 2011..performed by me and sis Arunima at Ramana Kendra Delhi 🙂

Aditya Pathak

November 8, 2014

Music, Poems, Videos

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Exploring “Sanjay Van – Qila Lal Kot” – Episode #4

In this episode we learn about the Delhi of pre-Qutub times and the rise and downfalls of this capital city. We climb atop the ruins of massive walls of Lal Kot ..its a lovely view up there! From one of the highest points in this ridge, we then spot no less than 7 heritage monuments…

Aditya Pathak

October 26, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Videos

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Moon Zoom!

Moon Zoom – some fun with camera.. 30x on Canon PowerShot SX700HS

Aditya Pathak

October 25, 2014

Artwork, Photographs

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