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The world of Shahjahanabad turns upside down during the holy month of Ramadan*, when breakfast becomes dinner, night becomes day, and fasting turns to feasting. Enjoy an Iftar* evening at Old Delhi’s Jama Masjid with “India City Walks” where the lively lanes of Shahjahanabad are...

In the mid 14th century, when Firoz Shah Tughlaq ascended the throne of Delhi, he built his own city Firozabad, with its accompanying citadel. Explore the legacy and vision of Tughlaq Emperor Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the man who was fond of restoring heritage structures with ‘Delhi...

Once part of Lal Kot, the first urban complex in Delhi built by the Tomar Rajputs, today the Qutb Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and houses some of the major structures constructed by the Turkish rulers of Delhi, following the victory of Mahmud of Ghazni over Prithviraj...

“Hunuz Dilli dur ast” (Delhi is still far away) – Nizamuddin Auliya The Dargāh of Nizamuddin Auliya is situated amidst Nizamuddin bastī. Apart from a large number of tombs belonging to royal dignitaries and nobles, there were several medieval structures erected around the...

The ‘eighth’ and final city of Delhi was built by the British to leave a permanent imprint on the city of Delhi. On 12 December, 1911, when King George V announced that the center of government would shift from Calcutta, long-time capital of British rule in India to Delhi a site...