Sometimes Poets Make Architectural Wonders Too!
As the Delhi summer was welcoming us, and Insaniyat Magazine’s release date was just around the corner; my (Arya) foolish self had...
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Arya Sethi
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Ye Photo Bengal Jayega (Insaniyat Archives)
Delhi-6 is designed in a pattern where there are different settlements for different professions. The washermen, entertainers, and...
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Arya Sethi
- Jan 31, 2022
- 5 min
The Lodi Garden Complex: A series of Sayyid, Lodi, and Mughal structures
With Khan market on one side and the Safdar Jang tomb on the other, the Lodi Garden is a 90-acre garden filled with a series of Sayyid,...
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Arya Sethi
- Jan 29, 2022
- 4 min
Sundar Nursery: Delhi’s Leisure Garden and a Mughal Sarai
The weather in Delhi is very harsh, all through the year, but there are days during these harsh weather spells when the wind is soothing...
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Arya Sethi
- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
Sabz Burj: The Monument at a Roundabout
While many might have driven past it on numerous occasions, very few know about its existence. At the intersection of Delhi’s busiest...
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Arya Sethi
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Delhi: A Critical Eulogy
of all the things used to describe delhi/dilli/दिल्ली, I’d call it — the crossbred offspring of the numerous rulers from the Sultanate,...
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Arya Sethi
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
The Last Structure of Delhi: Zafar Mahal
In the southern nook of Delhi, now transformed into an urban hub with a myriad of boutiques, coffee shops, and restaurants, is the first...
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Arya Sethi
- Aug 15, 2021
- 5 min
Kilokhri: The lost city of Delhi
In the list of 7 cities of Delhi, this city does find its place, as its ruins have not survived the ravages of time, unlike the others....
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Arya Sethi
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
Momin Khan Momin: The Court Intellectual without a payroll
Momin Khan Momin; often regarded as one of the greats of Urdu poetry and a contemporary of Ghalib was born in 1801 in Delhi. Originally...
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Arya Sethi
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
Studying Mughal Warfare under Babur
The creation of the Mughal empire was more than a political transition, rather it was the start of an era that changed the nature of...
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Arya Sethi
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Most Auspicious of Houses: Khair-ul-Manazil Masjid in Shergarh
Situated just opposite the Purana Qila, and adjacent to the Sher Shah Suri gate is the lesser-known Khair-ul Manzil Masjid, also known as...
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Arya Sethi
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Condition of the Mughal Family, Court, and Emperors in the Early-19th Century
As the later Mughals ascended to the throne and got coronated as emperors, he was a massive decline in the atmosphere of the court, as...
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Arya Sethi
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
The Amruttulya Tea Drinking Culture of Pune
The process of tea drinking eventually became a public act with people coming from different socio-economic backgrounds to avail a...
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Arya Sethi
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
The Abode of the Djinns: Feroz Shah Kotla
The fifth city of Delhi, Firozabad, near the famous Delhi Gate on Bahadur Shah Zafar Road, was built by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, on the...
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Arya Sethi
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
Shaikh Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq: The Mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar and his Rivalry with Mirza Ghalib
Shaikh Mohammad Ibrahim was born in a low-income household in Delhi, in 1789. He came from a family with obscure backgrounds and was the...
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Arya Sethi
- Nov 27, 2020
- 3 min
The Historic Tale of Itr/ Attar
The word Attar is believed to have been derived from the Persian word ‘Itir’ which means Perfume. The word Itir is itself derived from a...
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Arya Sethi
- Nov 23, 2020
- 5 min
The Eccentric Life of Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib or popularly known as Mirza Nausha was born in Agra in a very respectable family of Mughal servicemen. Mirza...
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Arya Sethi
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
The Violent History of Khooni Darwaza in Firozabad
There are many names that are given to this Darwaza, such as the Kabuli Darwaza and the Lal Darwaza, but most know this gate as the...
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Arya Sethi
- Oct 30, 2020
- 4 min
The Illuminated Lamp of Delhi: Hazrat Roshan Chiragh e Dilli
Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud was the last great Chishti saint of Delhi. He was the fifth chain of the Chishti Silsila in Delhi and was the...
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Arya Sethi
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Emperor Akbar’s Church in Agra
When we think of Agra, the first thing that comes in our mind is the resplendent Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, the markets that offer...
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