Author: Ranjeet Chowdhury

Developed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Bharat Darshan Park is situated at Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. Spreading over 8.5 acres of land, the park consists of replicas of 21…

Situated on Mandir Marg, New Delhi, this Buddhist temple is built by the Birla family along with the Laxminarayan Temple (popularly known as the ‘Birla Mandir’) in the year 1939.…

Situated near Said-Ul-Ajaib Village, Saket (Mehrauli Heritage area near the first city of Delhi – Qila Rai Pithora), the Garden of Five Senses was developed by Delhi Tourism in the…

I happened to visit this Cambodian Buddhist Temple while on my way to Ahimsa Sthal, a Jain temple situated on the small hillock in Mehrauli heritage area of South Delhi.…

Dadi (grandmother) and Poti (granddaughter) Tomb is situated near Hauz Khas Village in South Delhi. It’s not sure whether the tombs actually belong to some grandmother and her granddaughter or…

Situated at Hauz Khas on Aurobindo Marg, the Chor Minar (Tower of Thieves) is a 13th century minaret with 225 holes, built by Alauddin Khalji of Khalji dynasty (1290–1320). Legends…

Tomb of the great 19th century Urdu Poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (often referred to as Urdu Shakespeare and better known by his pet name Ghalib) is situated on a…

Tughlaqabad Fort was built by the emperor Ghiyasuddin Tughluq (founder of Tughlaq dynasty) in 1321. Legend has it that the emperor was so passionate about building this fort that he…

Situated at Mehrauli Village in South Delhi, Zafar Mahal is considered to be the last monumental structure built during the declining years of the Mughal Empire. The last Mughal Bahadur…

The 17th century tomb of Azim Khan, a general in the Mughal army (though not enough historic record is available about him) is located atop a rugged hillock at Mehrauli…