Two friends trying to find their purpose in life by traversing the streets of Delhi.
When The East India Company arrived in India, it made it compulsory for army men and British officials to either bring their wives along or marry a native. The British also adopted the Mughal practice of taking concubines or prostitutes as partners, which, however, became a problematic practice in the early years of the 19th … Continue reading The Mosque of Mubarak Begum
The first Afghans who travelled to India came in the 10th and 11th century AD, as invading parties accompanying the infamous Ghaznavid and Ghorid armies of Afghanistan. Invaders soon turned into settlers, and when the Sultanate was founded, Afghan immigration proliferated as India was gradually transforming into a land of new opportunities. By the late … Continue reading Little Kabul
Plate 3 from the first set of Thomas Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery' depicts Qudsiya Bagh’s north-east view facing the river Jamuna. The bagh was laid out along the west bank of the river Jamuna, north of Shah Jahan's palace and fort in Delhi. Huge gateways paneled it and the Bagh was embellished with murmuring waterfalls. The … Continue reading Qudsiya Bagh
Dastaan-E-Dilli 