Gurudwara Shri Qila Mubarak Sahib, is built inside Bhatinda Qila marks place where Guru Govind Singh ji visited. Inside

Ganga Ram ji has been visiting The dargah of Hazrat Meeran Shah in Bhatinda from 1974.He takes me on a...

تم میرے پاس ہوتے ہو گویاجب کوئی دوسرا نہیں ہوتا Tum mērē paas hotey hō gōyāJab kō'ī dūsrā nahin hota...

‪Darwaaze woh Dilli ke tareekh ke warqe thay ‬‪Jo darwaza chala aaya tareekh chali aayi‬‪(Mir tweaked by @mazdaki to suit...

The art of calligraphy was given a huge amount of respect. This can be seen from the fact that Ustad...

This dargah is inside the Jahanpanah City Forest

With Muharram approaching I keep going back to childhood and growing up days memories of Muharram in Jalali. The time...

While Sher Shah Suri's tomb is well documented the tomb of his father Hassan Khan Sur in Sasaram lies neglected...

Though Shah Jahan was betrothed to Arjumand Bano ( later Mumtaz Mahal) on 5th April, 1605, he could only marry...

The Bodhi tree was cut down many times.According to legend first time by Ashoka's wife who was jealous of his...

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

Taj ul masajid, Bhopal Photo 1. This is a wooden model of the mosque as envisaged by Shah Jahan Begum....

The Platts dictionary gives H طاهري t̤āhirī (prob. fr. t̤āhir) , s.f. A dish of rice and adaurī, q.v.; rice...

A Water-colour sketch of the Taj Mahal at Agra in Uttar Pradesh by Charles J. Cramer-Roberts (1834-1895) in February 1884....

Vidur Ka Tila; an archaeological site full of 50-60 feet tall mounds. The area is said to be the former...

A visit to Hastinapur in 2014 took us to the Pandeshwar Temple. Hastinapur is said to be associated with Mahabharat...

The famous battle of Mahabharat was fought in Kurekshetra, near Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). The entire area is full of relics...

If we walk further down the road from Auliya Masjid in Mehrauli ( near Shams Talab) , we come across...

Today when we see Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki or Qutub Saheb 's dargah we don't realise that the dome here...

Two years ago when I was exploring Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti for my book #ForgottenCitiesofDelhi I was kindly invited by Syed...

You will see two types of cenotaphs in old Muslim cemeteries. A cenotaph is a solid structure over the earthen...

Mawla Baksh, the Emperor's Elephant. Fraser Album. Delhi, 1815. Bonham's You can read all about Maula Baksh and how he...

Step 1: Take small size karela -6 pieces Scrape, slide and deseed. Boil in tamarind water ( a tbsp of...

from 2015 داغِ فراقِ صحبت ِشب کی جلی ہوئاک شمع رہ گئ تھی، سو وہ بھی خموش ہےغالب“Daugh-e-firaq-e-sohbat-e-shab ki jali...

Ingredients : 1/2 kg of peeled kathhal cubes 1/2 cup Bengal gram - chana dal I potato, diced 1 onion...

Poetry has been a powerful medium of expression, be it for conveying love or disappointment, for spreading general cheer, or...

Qanaat ki Masjid (wall Mosque with just a wall with a mihrab to denote qibla and a platform to pray...

Ingredients 1/2 kg mutton 1/2 kg turai ( ridged gourd) peeled and diced into thin slices 1 tbsp garlic paste...

One bunch mint leaves2 small unripe mangoes - grated6 cloves of garlicSalt ( to be added last) Stone grind on...

The construction of the Jama Masjid of Lucknow was started in the year 1839 A.D. by Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah...