The City Of Jinns: Heritage Walk At Kotla Firozshah

An Evening with Djinns of Hazrat e Dilli   On 11th May, Saturday, as the Karavan walks around the ruins of the fifth city, be prepared to be mesmerized by the stories of mysticism, legend and history. It is a place where belief is stronger than logic.. and devotees write…

A heritage walk to the Northern Ridge: Tracing landmarks of 1857

In our endeavor to bring new stories from the rich history of Delhi, the Karavan will trace it's way through the landmarks of 1857, that lie in the Northern Ridge. These structures not only are a testimony to the respective dynasties that built them, but also stand as a witness…

Sair e Gul Faroshan 2017

वाक़ई सैर है ये देखने ही के क़ाबिल, चश्मे अंजुम हो ना इस सैर पर क्यूँ माइल।" ~ Bahadur Shah Zafar. Hidden behind the urban clutter lies a Delhi where a different era pulsates, and from one such time in this season of festivities we bring for our musaafirs the…

Sanjay Van ki Sair- Heritage walk around Qila Lal Kot

Our Dilli has been thriving for several centuries now. However, as chronicled in various epochs of Delhi’s history, the first city of Delhi dates back to 11th century. Anangpal, a Tomer ruler possibly created the first known regular defense- work in Delhi called Lal Kot- which Prithviraj took over and…

An Evening at The Walls Of Qila Lal Kot And Sanjay Van !

  Punctuated with innumerable graves, home to a nature rich sprawling forest situated in quietitude in the midst of a bustling metropolis, which hides in it's confines the now unrecognizable ramparts of the first city of Delhi, is the "Sanjay Van". This is our next stop this month as we…

रुदाद ऐ मेहरौली – Heritage Walk at Mehrauli Village

"सिर्फ मैं अपनी कहानी ही नहीं , सुन मुझे तेरी भी रुदाद हुँ मैं ..” With every turn of the wheel of time, the story of Delhi too changed. But, throughout this story Mehrauli always played a character. Since 736 AD, when Anangpal Tomar first fortified it as Lal Kot,…

“एक अधूरा ख़्वाब”-Story of the 3rd City of Delhi -Tughalaqabad

दिल्ली कारवाँ की अगली पेशकश "एक अधूरा ख़्वाब" दिल्ली मरहूम के वीराने ख़ुद में ना जाने कितने ही अनकहे अफ़साने दफ़न किये हुए है । ऐसा ही एक वीराना है, जो रातों को अपना सुनहरा दौर याद करके सिसकियाँ लिया करता है । एक सुल्तान, जिसका अधूरा ख़्वाब है ये…

“Sair e Gul Faroshan” 2015

"खलक़ुल्लाह क्यूँ खरोशा हैं आज क्या सैर-ए-गुलफरोशां हैं बहेलियों-यक्कों का इक तांता हैं जिसको देखो वो क़ुतुब जाता है... Friends. Historically, most dynasties and rulers have never been partial to religions. Almost all great rulers of Hindustan have attempted to promote cultural and religious harmony.Delhi Karavan on 21st November, 2015…