ghiyaspur

abdur rahim’s tomb

abdur rahim’s tomb

रहिमन धागा प्रेम का, मत तोरो चटकाय. टूटे पे फिर ना जुरे, जुरे गाँठ परी जाय. Narrative The tomb was constructed in 1598 C.E. by Abdur Rahim for his wife Mah Banu. This was indeed the first Mughal tomb to be dedicated to a woman. Later, he was himself buried here, next...

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humayun’s tomb

humayun’s tomb

Narrative While Taj Mahal has often been described as ‘sheer poetry in stone’, Humayun’s Tomb is no less. The latter served as an inspiration for the former. It is the first garden tomb built in India and was the biggest tomb of its time in the whole of Asia. The tomb...

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dargah of hazrat nizamuddin auliya

dargah of hazrat nizamuddin auliya

Khusro nizaam ke bal bal jaiye Mohe suhāgan kīnī re mose nainā milāike Bāt ajab keh dīnī re mose nainā milāike- Amir Khusro 'I give my whole life to you Oh, Nizam, You've made me your bride, by just a glance' Narrative These lines have been taken from a ghazal...

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