Dargah Quli Khan – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Mon, 14 May 2018 00:54:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Dargah Quli Khan – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Qila Qadam Sharif in Paharganj, Delhi https://ranasafvi.com/qila-qadam-sharif-im-paharganj-delhi/ https://ranasafvi.com/qila-qadam-sharif-im-paharganj-delhi/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 00:53:53 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/qila-qadam-sharif-im-paharganj-delhi/ It was called Qila Qadam Sharif with a fortified wall, bastions & grand gateways. Now just another neglected and rundown basti

Firoz Shah Tughlaq ‘s memorial (grave) for his son Fath Khan. So called because of an imprint of the Prophet ‘s foot buried with him as per his request.

The descriptions given of it in Dargah Quli Khan ‘s Muraqqa e Dehli show you a vibrant bustling place where kings, Queens and prince and princesses come to ask for boons and joined commoners who came to ask for theirs.

The Basant celebrations started from this Dargah.

Alas it’s all a far off dream now.

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