Post Tagged with: "Delhi"
Dariba Kalan, translated to ‘Street of Incomparable Pearl,’ is literally beyond compare. Or at least it was the case at a time when all that glittered was gold, silver, diamonds, precious gems and more. The [...]
If you are married, or have no plans to tie the knot in a hurry, what use can a wedding band be to you? This post has been taken from Delhi 101, a book written by [...]
What is it with women and their wedding outfits? Wonder if scientists will ever isolate the gene that makes wannabe brides treat it like a ‘life and death’ issue? But then again, it is almost [...]
Most of what glitters is not gold here, but this is where you go to jazz up for any occasion. Royally. Shopkeepers trace Kinari Bazaar back to the mid-17th century when Mughal Emperor Shahjahan built [...]
Learn the fundamentals of photography with acclaimed photographer Dheeraj Paul in this special weekend workshop. The workshop covers the fundamentals of photography and will include: Equipment and its Handling; Going beyond technicalities to understand [...]
In the beginning Delhi was Mehrauli. When new cities like Jahanpanah, Siri and other subsequent ones came up, this became the old city. When Shahjahanabad was built, that was the new Delhi and Mehrauli was [...]
Right, you would never guess this place exists. 99 percent of Delhites would not know of it either. And it is right behind the city’s most famous landmark, the Qutab Minar. If you mention Jamali [...]
As he lay dying for two days in a battlefield, James Skinner vowed to build a church if he survived. The messiah came in the form of some poor peasants, who nursed him and other [...]
The Nicholson’s Cemetery is one of the earliest British cemeteries in India, named after General John Nicholson who died in the Great Revolt of 1857. Tragically, he was mortally wounded soon after the British were [...]
Head out to the ridge, a hill area as it is called, near Delhi University, for a 360 degree view of the city below. Actually, make that in the past tense. There was a time [...]
Politicians can get away with a lot. In the past, and in the present. The unofficial immunity they enjoy is a tad unfair.
The Kunzum Media Lab offers you a unique workshop in New Delhi to cover the following through one day of theory and practical field shoot in Hauz Khas. * Basics of Photography * Shooting [...]
The Kunzum Media Lab offers you a unique workshop in New Delhi to cover the following through one day of theory and practical field shoot. And in the process explore the historical Nizamuddin Dargah (mosque). [...]
The Kunzum Media Lab offers you a unique workshop to understand essential post-processing to enable you to bring a new life to your photographs. The workshop will cover: * Basics of Color Correction via [...]
Open publication – Free publishing – More ajanta After a break of three months, the Kunzum Travel Mag is back. The 7th edition dated December 2011 is here. As before, it takes a refreshing approach to [...]
The city of Shahjahanabad, now old Delhi, was fortified by walls running all around, with 14 heavily guarded gates to allow passage of people and goods. Some of these gates remain, and are addresses and [...]
He was never trained for it academically, but the fifth Mughal emperor Shahjahan has no rivals to the title of the ‘Greatest Architect Ever’ in India. Who can match a portfolio comprising the Taj Mahal, [...]
The Fatehpuri Masjid (Mosque) stands at the western end of Chandni Chowk, and is the most important mosque of old Delhi after the Jama Masjid. It is also very different from every other mosque.
This may seem complicated but bear with it. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was forced to come to the throne as a young boy when his father emperor Humayun met with an untimely death. Amongst the many [...]
It is one of the best preserved and finest mosques in Delhi, but lies largely ignored except by the devout who come here to offer prayers. Or by young boys who like to play cops [...]
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