Month: May 2025

The Last Twilight: A Saga of 18th Century Delhi

चप्पे पे हैं यहाँ गौहर-ए-यकता तहे-ख़ाकदफ़न होगा न कहीं ऐसा ख़ज़ाना हरगिज़ After Emperor Aurangzeb’s death, weak successors and endless skirmishes plunged the Mughal Empire into a state of decline. Foreign invasions deepened the turmoil yet the city’s cultural heart kept beating. Amid this fading glory bustling markets and kahwa khanas rose, hosting mushairas. The […]

From Dil kushaa to Dak Bunglows: Heritage Walk at the Metcalfe House, Mehrauli

“Dak Bangle ka Bhoot aur Anya Kahaniyan” The Metcalfe House in Mehrauli is a remarkable example of colonial adaptation of Mughal architecture. In the early 19th century, Sir Thomas Metcalfe, the British Resident at the Mughal court, transformed the 17th-century tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan into a country retreat with European-style annexes, landscaped gardens, and ornamental […]

Azadi ki Chhaon Mein Jalte Darakht

आज की रात बहुत गर्म हवा चलती हैआज की रात न फ़ुट-पाथ पे नींद आयेगीसब उठो, मैं भी उठूँ, तुम भी उठो, तुम भी उठोकोई खिड़की इसी दीवार में खुल जायेगी। Our last walk, set in the backdrop of 1857, recounted stories of love and friendship. Nearly a century later, 1947 bore witness to some […]

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