Ayesha Saeed • Traveler on Make Heritage Fun!

Arts and Crafts, Best From Our Students, Community, Discover

All That Glitters is, well, Zardozi!

December 12, 2016December 27, 2016

Zardozi is an elaborate hand embroidery practised in India along with other countries like Iran, Iraq and Pakistan. It uses metal thread, primarily silver and gold …

Interviews, War

Meet The Raconteur, Mirza Naseem Changezi

September 28, 2016October 22, 2016

Sitting on his bed with a book “Ujda Dayar”, Mirza Naseem Changezi seems used to visitors coming for interviews. In one corner of his bed …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Photo Stories, Traditions

Purana Qila: So old but still standing tall

September 18, 2016November 14, 2016

The bus drops you at the Delhi Zoo’s bus stop, situated on the heavy traffic ridden Mathura Road, you won’t miss the longstanding Old Fort …

Community, Discover, Heritage, Photo Stories, Religious, Traditions

Dargahs of Delhi: Hazrat Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki

September 1, 2016October 9, 2016

There are few places in a city like Delhi where various faiths merge so seamlessly. The ‘dargah’ is more than just a saint’s mausoleum. It …

Built Heritage, Conservation

Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah: Of Qawwalis and Mannats

August 30, 2016September 5, 2016

One of the oldest places in Delhi is the ‘dargah’ (shrine) of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya,the famous 14th century sufi saint (1238-1325 A.D), in West Nizamuddin …