Fathepur Sikri which is around 50km from Agra was the capital of Mughal King Akbar.”Sikri” was the abode of a Sufi saint named Salim Chisti, to whom Akbar had prayed for an heir. When Jogha Bhai, Akbar’s wife gave birth to his son Jahangir in 1569, Akbar built a tomb in honor of the saint [...]
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Humayun’s Tomb or Makbara (as they call in Urdu/Hindi) is one among the beautiful historical monuments of NewDelhi.This was the first Mughal building built with gardens and it has inspired several major Mughal architectures in India including TajMahal. The tomb has been built by Humayun’s wife Hazi Begum. It is built of red sandstone with [...]
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Agra fort which is a World Heritage Monument is located close to TajMahal. Also known as Red Fort, the fort has been constructed in 15th century using red sandstones .It was a home to great mughal kings Humayun,Akbar,Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.They lived and ruled the country from here.It seems that there were around 500 [...]
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“To the Dead Of the Indian Armies Who fell and are honoured in France,Persia,East Africa…the near and the far east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are here….” Above are the 2 lines written on the India Gate,New Delhi the Capital of India.Reading those 2 lines I became emotional….so many soldiers sacrificed [...]
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