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Tughluqabad Heritage walk, 19jan14

January 29, 2014 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Heritage sites in Delhi,Heritage Walks,Monuments of Delhi,Tughluqabad Fort,Tughluqabad Fort Heritage Walks,Walking Tour | Comments (0)

 

(posted by Kanika Singh & Kavita Singh, team members, Delhi Heritage Walks )


Exploring the city of Tughluqabad, 15dec13

January 8, 2014 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Heritage sites in Delhi,Heritage Walks,Monuments of Delhi,Tughluqabad Fort,Tughluqabad Fort Heritage Walks,Walking Tour | Comments (0)

(posted by Kanika Singh & Kavita Singh, team members,  Delhi Heritage Walks)


Of Sultans, Sufis & the cursed city of Tughluqabad: heritage walk on 10 Feb13

February 19, 2013 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Heritage Walks,Tughluqabad Fort,Tughluqabad Fort Heritage Walks,Walking Tour | Comments (0)

Tughluqabad is one of the most popular heritage trails on our calendar & we conducted it twice this winter on popular demand. The massive fortifications of the city of Tughluqabad are visible from the Mehrauli Badarpur Road, but nothing prepares you for the sight inside. The Tughluqs built like giants-& this is evident in the remains of this city. As far as the eye goes, it is a landscape of bare, (more…)


Heritage Walk to Tughluqabad: ruins frozen in time, 16 Dec12

January 16, 2013 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Heritage Walks,Tughluqabad Fort,Tughluqabad Fort Heritage Walks | Comments (0)

Our heritage walk to Tughluqabad is one of the most awaited events. It always gets a large crowd, last year we had 55 people, this year, 62. And winters are the perfect time to visit this massive site. There is large area to be explored, and walking here is almost a mini trek, with its rocky terrain & ruins almost consumed by vegetation. Add to it the reputation of its builders, the dynasty of the Tughluqs & the notorious tiff between the rulers & Nizamuddin Auliya, the revered Chishti sufi saint, which led to the site & the dynasty being cursed. (more…)


A heritage walk to the grand city of Tughluqabad, 18 Dec 2011

December 20, 2011 in Delhi Heritage Walks,DHW,Heritage Walks,Tughluqabad Fort,Tughluqabad Fort Heritage Walks | Comments (0)

There are many a legends about the city of Tughluqabad and the Sultans after whom it is named. As one approaches the fort, our first impressions are of colossal grandeur! The fort’s boundary walls carry on a great distance along Mehrauli Badarpur Road; they are about 4 miles in perimeter & its massive bastions looking formidable. Our heritage walk in Tughluqabad was almost a small trek with a dash of adventure. Many parts of Tughluqabad fort are completely ruined and covered with their own rubble & vegetation and our heritage walk explored the hidden features like the underground granaries, the palace area to the north and the royal escape route built into the fort wall!

The ruins of Tughluqabad are frozen in time. The city was abandoned shortly after it was built, after which there was no substantial settlement here, except a small one in the late Mughal period. Continue Reading This Post