Category: Heritage

The tomb of Nasiruddin Mahmud, eldest son of Iltutmish, is arguably the first monumental islamic tomb to have been constructed on Indian soil. Tucked away from public view, barely a hundred meters off the Mehrauli Mahipalpur Road, this monument is

In May 2018, I conducted a heritage walk titled ‘The Hidden Tombs of the Sayyids and Lodis’, in collaboration with Sahapedia Walks and Talks. The walk was aimed at exploring and appreciating the architectural value of a few lesser known

Glimpses of the heritage walk titled ‘The Unsung Mosques of the Lodi Period’. The walk focused on three wonderful yet rarely visited Lodi period mosques – the Muhammad wali Masjid, the mosque of Darwesh Shah, and the Nili masjid. It

On the 29th of October 2017, I conducted a heritage walk titled ‘Jahapanah: Exploring a Lost City’, in collaboration with Sahapedia Walks and Talks. The walk was aimed at rediscovering the lost glory of Jahapanah, one of the medieval cities