Jashn Hai Zindagi

Celebrating life through soulful videos and music — inspired by travel, heritage, meditation, and more.

Happy Diwali :)

Happy Diwali friends! Blessings and best wishes for you and for those who make you happy! Cheers 🙂

Aditya Pathak

October 23, 2014

Music, Videos

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BOOM BOOM – a tribute to Nazia Hassan :)

BOOM BOOM – our tribute to the queen of hearts and pop sensation from the golden era of 80s – Nazia Hassan!! Chk out this cover version of this super hit pop number…as performed by me and my sis Arunima! Cheers 🙂

Aditya Pathak

October 18, 2014

Jam Sessions, Music, Videos

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The Haunted “Maan Singh ka Kuaan” and more : Exploring Sanjay Van Episode 3

The HAUNTED well – “Maan Singh ka Kuaan“.. . MUSHROOMS as big as a Pizza Base.. TREES and more awesomness..in this new episode of Heritage and Nature Walk at SANJAY VAN 🙂

Aditya Pathak

October 14, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Videos

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Exploring Sanjay Van : Qila Lal Kot – Episode 2 (South-Central Ridge – Delhi)

RUINS from the days of Prithviraj Chauhan – QILA LAL KOT.. an enigmatic HAMAAM amidst a lush green city-forest .. and more awesomeness from these hidden Haunted greens of Delhi in this episode!

Aditya Pathak

October 9, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Videos

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Exploring Sanjay Van – Episode 1 (South-Central Ridge – Delhi)

One of the key ridge areas in Delhi, Sanjay Van (a City Forest) houses a plethora of Flora and Fauna within. There are hamaams, ponds, lakes, blue bulls, butterflies, peacocks and whole lot of forms in which LIFE manifests in this green lung of Delhi! And all of this is safely secured within the walls…

Aditya Pathak

October 8, 2014

Delhi, Explorations, Heritage, History, Videos

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Bhairon Mandir – Neighborhood of Old Fort

Hi Friends! 🙂 Here’s the last episode in the series about the neighborhood of Old Fort. In this one, we visit the Bhairon Mandir which is situated adjacent to the Old Fort. The main deity of the temple is Kaal Bhairav – the fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation. The temple is said to be…

Aditya Pathak

October 8, 2014

Blog, Delhi, Explorations, Films, Heritage, History, Videos

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Jam Session – Maen Tennu Samjhawan Ki

Another candid jamming session with sis 🙂 You can find more of her songs at her blog here. This time it’s a popular Hindi/Punjabi soft romantic film song Maen Tennu Samjhaawan Ki. Hope you’ll like it.

Aditya Pathak

October 4, 2014

Jam Sessions, Music, Videos

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The story of Matka Pir – Hazrat Sheikh Abu Bakr Tusi Haideri Qalandari

Here’s the next episode where we visit the Dargah of Sheikh Abu Bakr Tusi – a Sufi saint of the Qalandari order (Qalandari Silsila) from the 13th century. The video primarily tells about the following stories and other aspects associated with this place: Hazrat Sheikh Abu Bakr Tusi Haideri Qalandari – also known as Matka…

Aditya Pathak

September 26, 2014

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

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The shrine of Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil Dehlawi (Bagh-e-Bedil) : Neighborhood of Old Fort – Episode 5

In this episode, we visit the place that is believed to be the burial place of Abdul Qadir Bedil – a celebrated poet of the 17th century. Here, we get to know about the following aspects in connection with the site: Bedil – one of the most well known and revered poets of Persian language…

Aditya Pathak

September 14, 2014

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

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Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Nooruddin Maalak Yar-e-Parran : Neighborhood of Old Fort – Episode 4

In this episode, we visit the Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Nooruddin – a Sufi saint of the Qadri Order (Qadri Silisila). The video essentially includes the following aspects associated to this place: Sheikh Nooruddin’s burial place at Bagh e Bedil, Delhi, India The Qadri Silisila – a Sufi Order Interaction between Sheikh Nooruddin and Matke Shah,…

Aditya Pathak

September 13, 2014

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

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