by the narrator | Dec 13, 2019 | Mehrauli
Yaha kisi ko bhi kuch hasb-e-arzu na mila Kisi ko hum na mile aur hum ko tu na mila – Zafar Iqbal Narrative Alauddin Khilji wanted to immortalise himself by constructing a magnificent structure, both in terms of size and style. However, little did he realise...
by the narrator | Dec 13, 2019 | Mehrauli
Mati kahe kumhar se, tuu kya roundhe mohee. ek din aisa aayenga, main roundhoo toye. Aaye hain te jaayenge, raajaa, runk, phakeer. ek singhasan, chadhi chale, ek bandhe zanjeer. Clay says to the potter, “Today, you are moulding me… …such a day will come...
by the narrator | Dec 13, 2019 | Mehrauli
āsmāñ itnī bulandī pe jo itrātā hai bhuul jaatā hai zamīñ se hī nazar aatā hai – Waseem Barelvi Narrative Constructed by Alauddin Khilji in1311 C.E., the Alai Darwaza is the only remaining gateway out of the four that provided entrance to Alauddin Khilji’s...
by the narrator | Dec 13, 2019 | Siri
The tank was constructed by Alauddin Khilji and is known as Hauz-i- Alai or Hauz-i-Alai. The tank is square in shape with each side measuring about 600 meters and covering an area of over 70 acres. Later, the tank was repaired by Feroz Shah Tughlaq during his reign...
by the narrator | Dec 13, 2019 | Siri
ḳhauf hī ḳhauf jāgte sote koī aaseb is makān meñ hai – Ameer Qazalbash Narrative One of the cities of Delhi built by Alauddin Khilji around 1303, Siri was located northeast of the Qutub Delhi and was initially called the Lashkar or Lashkargah (army encampment). Later...
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