After 15th years on 21st March 2009 we had a school reunion.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Walks @ Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Hi,
My another Heritage walk was on 29th March at Mehrauli Park. The walk covers Balban's tomb, Jamali Kamali's mosque and tomb, Metcalfe's bridge, Quli Khan's tomb, Rajon ki Baoli, Mosque and tomb, Maulana Majduddin's tomb and Khan Shahid's tomb.
My another Heritage walk was on 29th March at Mehrauli Park. The walk covers Balban's tomb, Jamali Kamali's mosque and tomb, Metcalfe's bridge, Quli Khan's tomb, Rajon ki Baoli, Mosque and tomb, Maulana Majduddin's tomb and Khan Shahid's tomb.
Tughlakabad Fort
Hi,
Next I went to explore Tughlakabad fort on 15th March, have pasted some pictures.
Next I went to explore Tughlakabad fort on 15th March, have pasted some pictures.
Chandni Chowk Walk on 7th March 2009
Hi,
This time I decided to explore Chandni Chowk. The walk was done by Intach and the lead walker was Harika Sachdev. The meeting point was the Jain Temple and we were 20 of all. After the introduction we walked through the lanes of chandni chowk. Passed by State Bank of India and then saw the Church, Dariba and saw the famous Jalebi wala.
Then we stopped at Sis Ganj Gurdwara were Harika told us about the importance of the Gurdwara. From there we went deeper into the lanes, there came gantewali shop, parantha wali gali, nau griha. We also went inside the Jain temple here. And then finally reached Jama Masjid.
This time I decided to explore Chandni Chowk. The walk was done by Intach and the lead walker was Harika Sachdev. The meeting point was the Jain Temple and we were 20 of all. After the introduction we walked through the lanes of chandni chowk. Passed by State Bank of India and then saw the Church, Dariba and saw the famous Jalebi wala.
Then we stopped at Sis Ganj Gurdwara were Harika told us about the importance of the Gurdwara. From there we went deeper into the lanes, there came gantewali shop, parantha wali gali, nau griha. We also went inside the Jain temple here. And then finally reached Jama Masjid.
There our walk ended. Then a few of us decided to visit the Masjid. We went inside the Masjid. It was amazing. There was a water pond in the middle with peigoens all over the place, lovely view. From there we went back to parantha wali gali, had the tasty paranthas & back home.
Monday, February 23, 2009
IHC walk to Panscheel Park, Shahpur Jat & Siri Fort
Hi, The walk with Sam Miller, author of Delhi: Adventures of a Megacity, was a very different experience. We walked through the Panscheel Park, Shahpur Jat village seeing the ruins of Siri Fort. Sam showed us the remains of the Fort that were in different areas.
Sam seems to have a good idea about this place. He took us through such routes that only a local person can know. We walked through many lanes (galis) of Shahpur Jat village. Then we reached the DDA Panscheel Park where we went through some hiddens routes to see the stone walls of the fort.
Sam is a wonderful person with good sense of humor. This has been a rewarding experience for me.
I'll add some more details to this walk later.
With best wishes,
Bbhawanaa
22nd February 2009
Online Darshan
Hi,
For online darshan to Shri Siddhivinayak Ji click here http://www.siddhivinayak.org/livewebcasting.htm
For online darshan to Shirdi click here http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/shirdilivedarshan1.htm
God Bless You!
Bbhawanaa
For online darshan to Shri Siddhivinayak Ji click here http://www.siddhivinayak.org/livewebcasting.htm
For online darshan to Shirdi click here http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/shirdilivedarshan1.htm
God Bless You!
Bbhawanaa
Visit to Mughal Gardens, New Delhi
Hi,
On Saturday, 21st February 2009 I visited the famous Mughal Gardens located in New Delhi in the premises of Rashtrapati Bhawan, the official residence of the President of India. The area covers 13 acres and the gardens combines mughal style with British garden designs. The gardens have excellent waterways with fountains. The garden was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. You can find over a hundred different species of roses, a wide variety of greens and a multitude of colourful flowers.
First I walked to the bio-diversity park. Here you can see some important medicinal and aromatic plants like Ashwagandh, Bergamot Mint, Ghritakumari, Isabgol, Pudina etc. depicting their use. I also saw ducks, pigeons, deer, peacocks etc.
Then it was the musical garden, which has fountains that dance to the Shehnai and Vandemataram. It was surrounded with lovely coloured Dahlias.
From there I reached the Mughal Gardens that were so large in size with very beautiful flowers like tulips, viscaria, lilies, bougainvillea creepers, roses, marigold, etc. There were a so many different types of roses like Paradise, Blue Moon, Queen Elizabeth, Iceberg, Christian Dior, Oklahoma (black rose) etc.
Then I walked to the Circular Garden also known as Butterfly Garden. Its a terraced bowl with fragrant varieties like Verbena, Dahlias, Jasmines all leaning in a circular shape. In the middle was a fountain pool.
I saw spiritual garden that has religious plants, trees like amla, harshingar, shikakai, tulsi, sita ashok, bael, etc. This was the last garden & then I moved to the exit.
It was a beautiful experience. I can still smell the scent of those lovely flowers.
Just for information entry & exit was from Gate No. 35 near North Avenue. No handbags, mobiles, cameras, water bottles etc were allowed inside the gardens.
First I walked to the bio-diversity park. Here you can see some important medicinal and aromatic plants like Ashwagandh, Bergamot Mint, Ghritakumari, Isabgol, Pudina etc. depicting their use. I also saw ducks, pigeons, deer, peacocks etc.
Then it was the musical garden, which has fountains that dance to the Shehnai and Vandemataram. It was surrounded with lovely coloured Dahlias.
From there I reached the Mughal Gardens that were so large in size with very beautiful flowers like tulips, viscaria, lilies, bougainvillea creepers, roses, marigold, etc. There were a so many different types of roses like Paradise, Blue Moon, Queen Elizabeth, Iceberg, Christian Dior, Oklahoma (black rose) etc.
Then I walked to the Circular Garden also known as Butterfly Garden. Its a terraced bowl with fragrant varieties like Verbena, Dahlias, Jasmines all leaning in a circular shape. In the middle was a fountain pool.
I saw spiritual garden that has religious plants, trees like amla, harshingar, shikakai, tulsi, sita ashok, bael, etc. This was the last garden & then I moved to the exit.
It was a beautiful experience. I can still smell the scent of those lovely flowers.
Just for information entry & exit was from Gate No. 35 near North Avenue. No handbags, mobiles, cameras, water bottles etc were allowed inside the gardens.
Hope you will also visit the place.
Best regards,
Bbhawanaa
21st Feb 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
IHC Walk at Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi
Hi,
Yet another amazing experience today at IHC walk at the Humayun’s tomb with Beeba Sobti. It was a very well guided tour and she gave us excellent information on the tomb along with good examples. To my surprise this place had a lot of greeny and beautiful gardens that made it so elegant.
Yet another amazing experience today at IHC walk at the Humayun’s tomb with Beeba Sobti. It was a very well guided tour and she gave us excellent information on the tomb along with good examples. To my surprise this place had a lot of greeny and beautiful gardens that made it so elegant.
Here is a small brief on the place. Built in the mid 16th century by Haji Begum, senior wife of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, Humayun's Tomb is an early example of Mughal architecture built in Delhi. It is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India. The architecture of the mausoleum is similar to Taj Mahal. The say its the Taj Mahal of Delhi.
The Humayun tomb is located at the centre of a huge garden complex. The garden complex is divided mainly into four compartments further being sub-divided into many square parts (a typical example of Mughal char-bagh), with causeways and water channels, and water pavilions at regular intervals. The building medium in the Humayun’s Tomb is of three kinds of stones, viz., red sandstone, while marble and quartzite.
The building is octagonal in shape, raised on a platform, with double domes, high arches, laid in the centre of a large walled enclosure, the monument is an imposing structure. A baradari (pavilion) occupies the centre of the eastern wall and a hamam (bath chamber) the centre of northern wall. Approached from four sides by paved stone paths which divide the garden into four squares, the mausoleum also has the distinction of having several of the Mughal rulers buried here.
The tomb was constructed with the help of a Persian architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyuath. It took 8 years to build and had a Chahr Bagh Garden style in its design, which is a Persian-style garden layout and was the first of its kind in the South Asia region.
For all you there visit this place & enjoy.God Bless You!
Bbhawanaa:)
15th Feb 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
A walk to Purana Quila, New Delhi
Hi,
Today I went for the India Habitat Centre Walk to Purana Quila with BBC journalist Sunil Raman. It was an amazing experience.
Two important monuments inside the fort are:-
Sher Mandal (Library)
Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque
Sunil made us walk to the north of the quila and that has Talaqui Darwaza, the forbidden gateway. This Darwaza combines the typically Islamic pointed arch with Hindu chhattris.
Then we walked towards the mosque, Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid. This appeared as one of the finest examples of architectural style. It was built by Sher Shah in 1541. The wall was made of red sandstone, white & black marble that gave it a distinctive look.
Then we moved to the Sher Mandal. It was a two storeyed octagonal building, used by Humayun as his library. It was made of red sandstone and marble. The significance of this place is that one day Humayun heard the prayer call, he tripped on the stairs & died of injuries. Entry to Sher Mandal was not allowed. They have stopped the entry since last 2-3 years.
Today I went for the India Habitat Centre Walk to Purana Quila with BBC journalist Sunil Raman. It was an amazing experience.
We were to reach the entrance gate by 8:15am and the walk started at 8:30am. They were around 40 people in total, including children. To my suprise I saw families attending to this walk.
We entered from the Bara Darwaza, main gate on the west made of red sandstone and then Sunil Raman introduced the place to us. The best thing about Sunil was that he took us around the place and explained the importance of each very well.
Let me give you a brief introduction on Purana Quila. The second Mughal emperor Humayan decided to make a city, Dinpanah (Asylum of Faith). For that he choose this site of ancient city of Indraprastha. It is believed to be the place where Indraprastha, the Pandava capital mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, once stood. Humayun was not able to rule from the fort for long and was defeated by the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah named the place as Shergarh. It was Sher Shah who added many buildings and some of them still stand. After Sher Shah died, Humayun came back to power. Later Humayun died while coming down from the library for his Namaz (prayers). The library is known as the Sher Mahal and was constructed by Sher Shah.
Purana Quila is noted for its massive walls, three large gates and two monuments inside. This was constructed by the Mughal emperor – Humayun, with later-day modifications by Sher Shah Suri. The Purana Quila is evidence to the glory of the Mughal art. Names of the three gates are:-
On the West – Bara Darwaza
On the North – Talaqi Darwaza
On the South – Humayun Darwaza
Let me give you a brief introduction on Purana Quila. The second Mughal emperor Humayan decided to make a city, Dinpanah (Asylum of Faith). For that he choose this site of ancient city of Indraprastha. It is believed to be the place where Indraprastha, the Pandava capital mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, once stood. Humayun was not able to rule from the fort for long and was defeated by the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah named the place as Shergarh. It was Sher Shah who added many buildings and some of them still stand. After Sher Shah died, Humayun came back to power. Later Humayun died while coming down from the library for his Namaz (prayers). The library is known as the Sher Mahal and was constructed by Sher Shah.
Purana Quila is noted for its massive walls, three large gates and two monuments inside. This was constructed by the Mughal emperor – Humayun, with later-day modifications by Sher Shah Suri. The Purana Quila is evidence to the glory of the Mughal art. Names of the three gates are:-
On the West – Bara Darwaza
On the North – Talaqi Darwaza
On the South – Humayun Darwaza
Two important monuments inside the fort are:-
Sher Mandal (Library)
Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque
Sunil made us walk to the north of the quila and that has Talaqui Darwaza, the forbidden gateway. This Darwaza combines the typically Islamic pointed arch with Hindu chhattris. 
Then we walked towards the mosque, Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid. This appeared as one of the finest examples of architectural style. It was built by Sher Shah in 1541. The wall was made of red sandstone, white & black marble that gave it a distinctive look.
Then we moved to the Sher Mandal. It was a two storeyed octagonal building, used by Humayun as his library. It was made of red sandstone and marble. The significance of this place is that one day Humayun heard the prayer call, he tripped on the stairs & died of injuries. Entry to Sher Mandal was not allowed. They have stopped the entry since last 2-3 years.We also went towards the south, crossing Hamman, the bathing place. 
The south gate is Humayun Darwaza. This was the gate from where Humayuns body was taken out. From this place you can have a good view of Humayun's tomb.
I really enjoyed the walk & the place too. Now I want to to explore more of Delhi and this walk has been a good start for me.
The south gate is Humayun Darwaza. This was the gate from where Humayuns body was taken out. From this place you can have a good view of Humayun's tomb.I really enjoyed the walk & the place too. Now I want to to explore more of Delhi and this walk has been a good start for me.
God Bless!!
Bbhawanaa
8th Feb 2009
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