With Khan market on one side and the Safdar Jang tomb on the other, the Lodi Garden is a 90-acre garden filled with a series of Sayyid,...

While many might have driven past it on numerous occasions, very few know about its existence. At the intersection of Delhi’s busiest...

In the southern nook of Delhi, now transformed into an urban hub with a myriad of boutiques, coffee shops, and restaurants, is the first...

In the list of 7 cities of Delhi, this city does find its place, as its ruins have not survived the ravages of time, unlike the others....

Momin Khan Momin; often regarded as one of the greats of Urdu poetry and a contemporary of Ghalib was born in 1801 in Delhi. Originally...

The creation of the Mughal empire was more than a political transition, rather it was the start of an era that changed the nature of...

Situated just opposite the Purana Qila, and adjacent to the Sher Shah Suri gate is the lesser-known Khair-ul Manzil Masjid, also known as...

As the later Mughals ascended to the throne and got coronated as emperors, he was a massive decline in the atmosphere of the court, as...

The fifth city of Delhi, Firozabad, near the famous Delhi Gate on Bahadur Shah Zafar Road, was built by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, on the...

Shaikh Mohammad Ibrahim was born in a low-income household in Delhi, in 1789. He came from a family with obscure backgrounds and was the...

The word Attar is believed to have been derived from the Persian word ‘Itir’ which means Perfume. The word Itir is itself derived from a...

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib or popularly known as Mirza Nausha was born in Agra in a very respectable family of Mughal servicemen. Mirza...

There are many names that are given to this Darwaza, such as the Kabuli Darwaza and the Lal Darwaza, but most know this gate as the...

When we think of Agra, the first thing that comes in our mind is the resplendent Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, the markets that offer...

The city of Delhi as we knew it in 1947, has fundamentally changed. Pre-1947, Delhi was the city of Shahjahanabad mainly and after the...

Around 26kms from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, near the Jhelum river is a monumental jigsaw puzzle in stone. The place with an array of...

The Jama Masjid was completed in 1656, which was 16 years after the formal inauguration of the city of Shahjahanabad. The Jama Masjid,...

Built-in the 17th century, the Qila-e-Moalla (Red Fort) is credited as one of the most marvelous creations of the Mughals. Commissioned...

The Safdar Jang tomb was built for Mirza Muqin Abul Mansur Khan, whom we today know as Safdar Jang. The tomb was built by his son Nawab...

On 20th September 1857, the British consolidated their control over Delhi and it was the end for many sepoys that were fighting the...