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4  Chandni Chowk The walk begins at the Lal Jain Mandir, the digambar Jain Mandir dating bacvk to the time of Shahjahan and the Shiv Mandir built by Appa Gangadhar Rao, a Maratha chieftain on the late 18th century. After … Continue reading →

Red Fort and the complex of buildings inside I do not need to expand on this but the walk tries to Link structures to events in History.     To book a private tour of Red Fort with Sohail Hashmi, … Continue reading →

2 This walk begins at Jama Masjid, commissioned by Shah Jahan and completed in 1656, the mosque was to emerge as the design prototype for all mosques built in the sub-continent for several centuries thereafter. We carry on to Indraprasth … Continue reading →

1 Turkman Gate one of the 14 Gates of Shahjahanabad and named after a thirteenth century Sufi known as Shams-ul-Arifeen Shah Turkman Byabani, the saint was a contemporary of Qutub-ud-Din Bakhtyaar Kaaki and Iltutmish and died in 1240 the same … Continue reading →

I am a Dilliwala. I invite you to come and discover this city of 7 cities with me, any morning of the year, unless it’s raining. I do not have a fixed schedule and prefer to walk with groups not … Continue reading →

Ferozeshah Kotla (The 5th Delhi),  Built by Ferozeshah Tughlaq (1351-1388)structures worth seeing include the The Jama Masjid, the Baoli and the Ashokan Pillar, the last named was brought from near Meerut and installed here, by Ferozeshah Tughlaq. It was the … Continue reading →

The Puran Quila Complex including Khair-ul Manazil Mosque built by Maham Anga, one of the two wet nurses of Akbar, an attempt was made on Akbar’s life from this mosque. Sher Shah Gate, one of the gates used to enter … Continue reading →

This is a walk through Basti Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din, beginning with the Chausath Khambha, the 64 pillared mausoleum of Mirza Kokaltash, one of the commanders of Akbar and son of Atgha Khan and Jiji Anga, the former was Akbar’s chief body … Continue reading →

Hauz Khas (built with the 2nd Delhi), including the water reservoir, madrasa and Firozeshah Tughlaq’s Mausoleum. The Hauz was built by Ala’ud-din-Khilji to supply water to his capital Siri. He diverted a few perennial and a a few Monsoonal streams … Continue reading →