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Author: Ayesha Saeed

Pursuing masters in Linguistics. Loves history, poetry and music. Lives in New Delhi.
Arts and Crafts, Best From Our Students, Community, Discover

All That Glitters is, well, Zardozi!

Posted onDecember 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

Posted onSeptember 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

Posted onSeptember 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

Posted onSeptember 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

Posted onAugust 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 …

The naked fakir
Heritage, Religious

Sarmad Shaheed: The Fearless Naked Fakir

Posted onAugust 24, 2016October 11, 2016

Existing unbeknown to the everyday stream of visitors of the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi are the twin shrines of Shaheed Sarmad and Hare Bhare …

Food Heritage, Nature

Cat Poop Coffee: Time To Cut The Crap?

Posted onAugust 7, 2016January 24, 2017

Kopi Luwak or Cat Poop Coffee Touted as ‘the most expensive coffee in the world’, Kopi Luwak enjoys a rare prestige among the whole gamut …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Heritage News, Restoration

A Visit to Mirza Ghalib’s Haveli in Old Delhi

Posted onAugust 7, 2016August 7, 2016

Crossing over from the ‘New’ Delhi, capital of India, into the sprawling lanes and by-lanes of the walled city, the contrast is almost jarring. In …

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