Red Fort Delhi is a treasure chest of tales if only, you and I cared to stop and listened to its stones. As a frequent traveler to this fort, I have paused at its gates, and in its rooms and…
Delhi travel-Begums,Concubines,Maids and their affairs-Red Fort Stories
This Delhi travel post is all about storytelling. If you want to know more about the Great Mughals, then join me on this tour. Are you planning to travel to Delhi? Then let me make your Delhi travel experience a…
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Surajkund Mela – A Photoblog for travelers visiting Delhi
The Surajkund Mela 2017 for you in pictures. For foreign travelers visiting India around this time , this is the place to go to and take pictures. You will find a riot of colors, some out of the world folk…
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Delhi photoblog-the city comes to life
My mobile camera encouraged me to do a Delhi photoblog while coming back from the Red Fort last Sunday. Since a large number of my readers live outside India ( I hate the term ‘foreigners’) , a photoblog like this…
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Madame Tussauds- Shortly at Regal Cinema in Delhi
Madame Tussauds, the eponymous wax museum in London that celebrates success by installing wax figurines of celebrities comes to India in 2017, April. In India, it will be Delhi that will have the privilege to host the museum. It is…
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Uber Diaries- The Girl With The Wedding Cards
Is Uber safe for women passengers in India?Hope, my travel blog answers this question. As a foreign woman traveller coming to India, you would be wondering whether Uber in India is a safe and convenient mode of travel, isn’t it?…
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Visit Delhi- Mehrauli is much more than just Qutub Minar
Visit Delhi and you will be surprised to discover some hidden gems as travel destinations. In this post, I shall take you through the lanes of Mehrauli- one of the oldest villages of Delhi. How to reach Mehrauli village? Wondering…
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Places to Visit in Delhi-Hauz Khas Village
HKV or Hauz Khas Village has something for everyone who is interested in the history,culture,cuisine,art or craft of Delhi.An amazing destination or the Delhi traveller, this quaint place is a bohemian’s paradise. Located just off the Aurobindo Marg in Delhi,Hauz…
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Places To Visit in Delhi- Azim Khan Tomb
One of the lesser known stopovers for the travellers in Delhi, the Azim Khan Tomb sits astride the Mehrauli Gurgaon Road. You can see it easily from the Mehrauli Gurgaon/Mehrauli Badarpur intersection.What is the story behind this place? Ever since…
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What is the secret of this Delhi temple?
I am about to share a secret of Delhi.Very few people know about it.Visitors to Delhi do not know about it all and the various tour guides and operators don’t tell about it.Can you guess this secret?Let us explore this…
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Around Delhi; The vanishing Pyaoos,Our dying Heritage
It is a sweltering 45 degrees celsius here in Delhi and the roads are smoldering hot.There is a not a soul in sight and my throat is parched with thirst.Travelling in Delhi , particularly during the summers, is quite a…
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Around Delhi-The Slope of Power;Raisina Hills
The Raisina Hills in Delhi is home to some of the most powerful institutions of power in The world.The Hills also host the Commander in Chief of the fourth largest armed forces of the world.He is also the President of…
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Sensuous Delhi-Garden of Five Senses-A photoblog
Early this March, I thought I will make a short journey to a wonderful place in Delhi,The Garden of Five Senses.For travellers planning to visit India, this Garden is a terrific place to relax and enjoy Sundays and holidays. This…
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India in Pictures
No text , just pictures. Enjoy some of my clicks , my friends!
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Humayun’s Tomb-Amazing Destinations of India;What is the Story?
One of the most beautiful buildings of the world hides a sordid past.Presenting the hauntingly beautiful story of Humayun’s Tomb. Delhi has one of the most beautiful travel destinations of the world but, do you know, it hides a…
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Delhi-7 lesser known getaways in December
Delhi has at least 7 unknown getaways that you will like to visit this December. The city of Delhi abounds with surprises and this post will share some of them with you. A temple devoted to an avatar of Lord…
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Unknown Secrets of Delhi- The Fun, Frolic and Festive Destinations of a Hauntingly Beautiful City
There is a Delhi that is largely unknown to the inbound and domestic visitors to the city- A Delhi of limitless fun and frolic! Come winter and Delhi becomes a bride- and a blushing one at that!Ah, my hauntingly beautiful…
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Chandni Chowk- A town square colored by blood
Delhi, the capital of India , has had a gory past but quite a lively present. But, today as the world mourns #ParisAttacks , I would like to share some grisly attacks on Delhi in the past. When you visit…
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Top 4 Haunted Travel Destinations in Delhi
The Hauntingly Beautiful history of Delhi has shades of mystery and intrigue as well..
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Top 5 Places You Must Visit in Delhi
Travel, Splurge,Eat, Pray, Love,Make Friends in Delhi
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Ghost Walks; The Ghosts of Delhi
elhi is an amazing city, a city of contrasts. So, are the other world capitals like New York and London.
I say contrasts because modern technology rests cheek and jowl with legends and folklore.
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An 800 year long story!Finished by Sher Singh
A jailbreak and the return of a king to his motherland
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Hauntingly Beautiful-Red Fort in Delhi- Part 1
Last Sunday, I fulfilled a promise that I had made to myself- bringing alive , through images, the chequered history of the Red Fort of Delhi, India. It is a hauntingly beautiful fort and unlike many such old castles spread…
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Friday Feature- Just Pictures
Pictures and only pictures
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Friday Feature- Just Pictures
Of lassis and mouth watering sweet meat shops, of temples sitting cheek and jowl, Delhi is always a happy place to be in
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Hauntingly Beautiful India Red Fort in Delhi-Part 2:Murder, he ordered!
Bathrooms are for bathing and not for ordering executions, is’nt it? You are seeing a hamam , a mediavel era bathroom within the Red Fort in Delhi. Travelers to Delhi can’t miss the Red Fort but, what they do miss is the…
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India Travel;The King with 700 wives
She wanted to be the mother of the heir to the Mughal empire, her Mughal emperor would much rather kill her than have an illegitimate child..read on
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Hauntingly Beautiful-Red Fort in Delhi- Part 1
Hauntingly Beautiful-Red Fort in Delhi- Part 1.
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The Alley of the Jewellers
This alley is just one and half metres broad but has enough space to house at least a hundred jewellers. Called , Kucha Mahajan, this gulley or alley is located on the Main Street of Chandni Chowk, Delhi. It is…
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Meandering in Delhi-Mr. Jain and his 150 year old tea stall
There was a narrow canal that ran in the centre of Chandni Chowk more than a 100 years ago.And yes, trams were very much in existence then!
