Tag: delhi
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The tomb of Bahlol Lodhi
A quick trip to this lesser known tomb.. often not included in usual Heritage Walk trails!! This is the Tomb of BAHLOL LODHI ..the founder of Lodhi era in India! Let’s take this quick trip with our buddy heritage specialist Asif Khan Dehlvi ! Am sure..not many people, not even those living close to Chirag…
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Mazaar-e-Ghalib (Ghalib’s grave) : Nizamuddin Basti Part 2
As we proceeded to explore the Nizamuddin Basti further we reached this old graveyard belonging to the Loharu dynasty. This is the final resting ground of the great poet Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan ‘Ghalib’. Join us in this quick virtual journey to this place as the story-teller takes you back to the days of Ghalib…
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Sufi Rang – Kaafi : the joyous Spring and a musical voyage across Delhi
Sufi Rang – Kaafi : the joyous season of Basant Bahaar – Spring and a musical journey across the land of Sufis – Delhi! 🙂 This melody is woven around the raag Kaafi which is associated with the spring season in India. Often, several Indian traditional tunes associated to the festival of Holi and Basant are woven around this melodic…
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Rajon ki Baoli : Mehrauli Archaeological Park – Part 7
Rajon ki Baoli – A massive step-well from the Lodhi era, this structure within the Mehrauli Archaeological Park acted as a source of water and also a place for public gatherings and socializing back then! As we climbed up we also saw the deep well connected to this Baoli and also a medieval era Mosque…
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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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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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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! 😀
Jashn Hai Zindagi 