Ramparts and Ruins

Destination Insight

debasish7777@gmail.com

A walk in the Mehrauli Ruins

Mehrauli archaeological park is littered with monuments from almost all phases of Delhi’s history, and it represents 1000 years of continuous occupation starting from Lal Kot  built by Tomar Rajputs

Read More »

In Search of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

Muhammed-bin-Tughlaq, often dismissed as a mad genius, was undoubtedly the most learned emperor of the Sultanate era, having mastery over Persian, Arabic, Turkish & Sanskrit & had a knack for

Read More »

1857 Uprising: Northern Ridge

The wintery morning walk at the Ridge, where the 1857 rebellion was played out in a do-or-die battle deciding the fate of India..was as if re-reading the “The Last Mughal”

Read More »

Purana Qila

As Lutyen designed the Viceroy house/’Rashtrapati Bhavan’ on the Raisina Hills, he integrated it with old architectural highlights of the so-called-necropolis in perfect alignment. As the Viceroy would look around

Read More »

Fuel the Journey Through Time

If you value these deep dives into heritage, consider supporting the continued research.