For the third time, since it was built 794 years ago, no Eid namaaz was offered at the Eidgah here on Monday. Over the past eight centuries, the Eidgah witnessed no prayers in 1982 and a decade later, ...
NEW DELHI: The Hauz-i-Shamsi — a reservoir in Mehrauli built by 13th century Delhi Sultanate ruler Shamsuddin Iltutmish due to a dream — has seen better days. Once, it covered over a hundred acres and ...
Badaun’s rich cultural history and Sufi past, as also its proximity to the power centre in Delhi, has been relegated to the ash-heap of history, rendered obsolete by the bugbear of electoral politics ...
Located in the historic neighbourhood of Mehrauli, is the Hauz-i-Shamsi, a reservoir dating back to 1230, common era. It was built by the third sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, Shamsuddin Iltutmish of ...