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There is a place in Lodhi Garden that remains relatively empty, although it harbours a monument of considerable significance. It is the tomb of Sikander Lodhi, the second ruler of Delhi Sultanate ...
The ancient forts of India are a symbol of their rich history, cultural heritage and unique architecture. These grand, ...
The celebrated Jama Masjids of Delhi and Agra remain icons of Mughal ... Persian version of ‘Bhayana’) took place in the early Sultanate period around the 12th and 13th centuries.
Listen to Story Delhi Sultanate era saw proliferation of Waqf institutions Mughal rulers expanded Waqf for monuments and Sufi shrines British rule introduced formal oversight of Waqf management The ...
The UNESCO World Heritage Site received a footfall of 67,80,215, and generated a revenue of Rs 98.5 crore through ticket sales–the highest amount collected by any protected monument in India. Qutb ...
Lodhi Garden, one of Delhi’s most iconic green spaces, turns 89 today. While a favourite among morning walkers, yoga practitioners and young couples, not many are familiar with the garden’s ...
Getting here entails flying from New Delhi to the town of Leh ... remarkably cosmopolitan period survived Kashmir’s Islamic sultanate in the late 14th century and the subsequent 16th-century ...
Indologist Wendy Doniger, in her book Hindus: An Alternative History, confuses the Jama Masjid with the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque commissioned by Qutb-ud-din-Aibak and completed in 1196 during the Delhi ...
Qutbuddin Aibak, the founder of Delhi Sultanate, made it his power centre in the late 12th century, and numerous tombs and mosques were constructed in the complex during the early Sultanate period.
Suri, in his appeal, filed before the top court, referred to several historical records which said the structure found a mention in a survey of Delhi monuments conducted in 1920 by Maulvi Zafar ...
Veer Savarkar Marg was pasted over the signboard of Shahjahan Road, Ahilya Bai Marg was pasted over Tughlaq Lane and Maharishi Valmiki Marg was pasted over Akbar Road. NEW DELHI: Members of a ...