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Sultan-e-Garhi: Connecting the Dots
Prologue: Most regular Indian history books normally do not contain much details about the Northeastern India. I thankfully did not go through the bland, utilitarian, CBSE system but studied in the...
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Tughlaqabad: A Walk Around the Necropolis
One of the better known myths in Delhi is about Tughlaqabad, the third city of Delhi. I am sure everyone must have heard the story of Nizamuddin Auliya who cursed Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (Easily googleable...
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Humayun’s Tomb: 360 Degrees
Everybody knows about the Himayun’s Tomb which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I have nothing new to add to it and so not saying much apart from reiterating the fact that it is probably the...
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Jamali Kamali: TCBG_Trips With Rana Safvi
The last time I entered the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, I did visit the Jamali Manali Mosque, but did not realise the importance of the tomb located in the chamber next to it and nor did any anyone...
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Video: Around Vijay Mandal and Begumpur Masjid
This had been in the figurative editing table for ages. While exploring all those monuments of Delhi, I’ve always felt that some of them provide excellent scope for videos. The sheer shape, scale,...
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Delhi Textile Trail: A Journey Through Threads, Textures, and Time
The first leg of the Textile Trail, was at a place that had a lot to do with indigo. This repeatedly kept reminding of another walk I did back in February through the alleys of Old Delhi. During that...
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Asola Bhatti Lakes: Nameless Delights of the Lawless Backyard
“Well, I can’t stop you if you want to go… but be careful as things can happen…”, said the local guy we came across at the entry point with the usual smugness of the Delhi NCR folks. Sorry for the...
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Feroz Shah Kotla: Fortress of the Spirits
Feroz Shah Kotla? That stadium? Asked the auto driver. It is nothing new. I have met a lot of people in Delhi who are only aware of the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium but have never heard of the actual...
View ArticlePaharganj Alternatives: Finding Safe Budget Hostels in Delhi
“I landed in Delhi, got a cab to my hotel in Paharganj (where else?)… but then I got robbed in the evening, acquired a stomach infection, got assaulted by a cow, and even got lost on my way to the bus...
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Delhi Beyond Clichés: 10 Offbeat & Unusual Things No One Told You To Do In Dilli
Colonial sophistication, Mughal grandeur, street food, traffic jam, summer heat, winter chill… each of the Delhi attractions has been endlessly eulogized, recounted, recommended or ridiculed depending...
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