Tag: Baoli

• Red Fort (Part 3) : Historical anecdotes and a Walk to the Baoli (Stepwell)

  Red Fort (Part 3) : Historical anecdotes and a Walk to the Baoli (Stepwell)

  adityapathak

  September 1, 2017

  architecture, Culture, Delhi, Explorations, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Videos, Vlog

  Baoli, chandni chowk, delhi heritage, history, lal kila, red fort, shahjahanabad, stepwell

• The Baoli near Pir Ghaib (behind Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi)

  Much closer to Pir Ghaib (shown in the previous episode)..there’s this massive Baoli (step-well) right behind the Hindu Rao Hospital. This was used to provide water to the 14th century hunting-lodge and observatory and other nearby areas. Happy Exploring!

  adityapathak

  August 1, 2014

  Explorations, Videos

  14th century, 1857, Astronomical, Astronomy, Baoli, british, Ghaib, Ghayab, Hindu Rao Hospital, hunting lodge, legend, Observatory, Peer, Peer Gayab, picket, Pir, Pir Gayab, Pir Ghaib, revolt of 1857, sepoy mutiny, shikaar, shikar, step well, stepwell, tughlaq, tughluq

• Exploring the Tughluqabad Fort

  Here’s our latest Heritage Walk film 🙂 It’s the mammoth TUGHLUQABAD FORT this time that we visited in Dec 2012. The film showcases in detail most of structures, ruins, etc that lie behind the gigantic walls of this fort and also the walk-leader discusses, in detail, the stories and history associated with the same. Tughluqabad is a…

  adityapathak

  April 28, 2013

  Articles/Write-ups, Explorations, Stories, Videos

  archaeology, architecture, Baoli, bon voyage, culture, delhi, delhi heritage walks, delhi history, dilli door hai, dungeon, dynasty, escape route, excursion, fort, heritage, heritage walk, history, ibn e batuta, India, indian architecture, qila, quarry, step well, tomb, Tourism, Travel, tughlaq, tughluq, tughluqabad, voyage

• MEHRAULI VILLAGE – Photographs

  Sharing a few snaps that we captured during a Heritage-Walk to Mehrauli Village, Delhi, India. There are several interesting places to explore out there and each one has unique stories associated. Some of the places we visited are – Adam Khan’s tomb, Shahidi sthan (Banda Bahadur), Qutub Sahab/Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki Dargah, Gandhak ki Baoli, Yogmaya Mandir,…

  adityapathak

  April 28, 2013

  Articles/Write-ups, Explorations, Photographs

  Adam Khan, archaeology, Banda Bahadur, Baoli, dargah, delhi, Gandhak ki Baoli, Hauz-e-Shamsi, Hauz-i-Shamsi, Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki, heritage, Hijron ki khankah, history, India, Jahaaj Mahal, Jahaaz Mahal, Jharna, mehrauli, Qutub Sahab, shahidi sthan, sufi, Tourism, Travel, Village, Yogmaya Mandir, Zafar Mahal