Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is the home for eternal rest to an eclectic group of people. All religions and...

My Uzbekistan trip, introduced me to what is possibly one of the earliest Islamic funeral monument in Central Asia: The...

The Shrine Uzbekistan has many Sufi saint shrines and I wanted to visit as many as...

Shah Jahan gave orders for building a fort in Delhi in 1639AD and entered the “Qila e Mubarak”, as it...

In a city which is a living museum, one passes by monuments of antiquity and importance without realising what they...

#shair pays tribute to Seemab Akbarabadi on his birth anniversary Tere qadmon pe sar hoga qaza sar pe khadi hogiphir...

Ingredients 1. 400 gm katthal pieces2. I bunch Methi leaves - chopped roughly 3. 1 cup shelled peas 4. 1...

Over the past two months I visited numeerous museums in some European cities: Berlin, Paris, Krakow, Vienna, Dresden, Leipzig, Salzburg...

Gandhara Art , is a style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern...

In the Jewish quarter of Krakow is a square with 33 empty chairs.This is called the Jewish Heroes Square and...

The visit to Auschwitz concentration camp has left chilling memories.Sharing some here.As the quote at the entrance said those who...

Tents have always fascinated me since childhood and I remember saying in them as children when Baba went for daura...

I took the hop on hop off tour in Potsdam. Suddenly I heard the sound of azaan on the audio...

Assyrian human-headed winged bull from Nimrud; 9th cent. BCE; Pergamon Museum, BerlinA Lamassu is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted...

Those of you who have seen Sound of Music will be familiar with the cemetery shown in tje escape of...

St Nicholas Church in #Leipzeg, #Germany associated with #Bach who was the music director of #Nikolaikirche and premiered many of...

A visit to the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens is a must for visitors to Vienna. The word Gloriette given on the...

Te first thing that struck me aboutMatthias Church on top of the hill where Buda castle Hill is located were...

The Neptune fountain in Schonbrunn Palace is located at the foot of the Glorietta, it wasdesigned as the crowning element...

From the hop on hop off bus i saw two Moorish looking minarets with domes. I heard it was a...

if i had my way i would stop at every church in every European village. They are just so pretty.This...

In the steps of Julie Andrews and the Von Trapp family as in the movie Sound of Music.one of the...

An interestingly shaped monument in Burhanpur , one that is currently in a ruinous state. I was told it is...

In the Raj Bhawan of Nainital is a wall with weapons decorated on it. These belong to the famous daredevil,...

This Jahan koshan cannon is a testimony to the metallurgical skills of Bengali blacksmiths. This one made by Janardhan in...

Sheikh Burhanuddin Garib was born in approximately 1240 CE at Hansi. His parents were Sheikh Mahmood and Bibi Hajra who...