quwwat-ul islam mosque

quwwat-ul islam mosque

hogi iss dher imaarat ki kahaani kuch tau, dhundh alfaz ke malbe mein maa’ini kuchh tau Surely a story hides behind these ruins, somewhere. Search the debris of words, the meaning is there somewhere – sharper rasool Narrative Qutub-ud-din Aibak, a slave born in...
qila rai pithora

qila rai pithora

mit gaye ban ke qasr o mahal, naam ko ek laa-makaan baaqi raha as specks of dust in the wind, palaces and forts were swept away. only he, who needs no dwelling remains and will remain always – zaheer dehlvi Narrative Known as the last Hindu ruler of Delhi,...
surajkund

surajkund

(having offered) adoration to surya, the beholder of ‘mitra’ and ‘varuna’, the mighty, the divine, the farseer, the god-born, the manifester (of all things), the son of heaven; celebrate the rite enjoined by him and sing his praise. With that light, surya, with which...
lal Kot

lal Kot

darwaje sar phod rahe hain, kaun iss ghar ko chod gaye hain Tthe doors are banging their heads, who has left his house like this – Nasir Kazmi narrative The ‘lal kot’ palace is historically the first “fortification” of Delhi”. King Anangapal Tomara is credited...
agrasen ki Baoli

agrasen ki Baoli

qisse se tire merī kahānī se ziyāda paanī meñ hai kyā aur bhī paanī se ziyāda – Abrar Ahmad Narrative Among the most haunted places in Delhi, this water tank is believed to have been built by the legendary raja Ugrasen of Agroha, in the Mahabharata times....
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