Mukherjee Nagar is instantly recognizable by the dense, repetitive layers of coaching institute advertisements that paper the walls of every building and alleyway. Originally a post-Partition settlement for refugees from West Punjab, the…
Bollywood in Delhi
This tour guides you through the iconic monuments, historical stepwells, and bustling neighborhoods of Delhi that have served as cinematic backdrops for legendary Hindi films.
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1. Mukherjee Nagar
2. Red Fort
The Red Fort is defined by its massive, towering walls of red sandstone, which reach heights of up to thirty-three meters and enclose a vast, octagonal complex. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned this fortress-palace in sixteen…
3. Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk is a dense, bustling commercial corridor in Old Delhi defined by its narrow, labyrinthine lanes and an enduring history that dates back to sixteen fifty. It was established by Princess Jahanara Begum, the daughter of Mughal…
4. Connaught Place
Connaught Place is defined by two concentric circles of white, two-storied buildings linked by wide, radial roads. This grand, circular layout, featuring a continuous colonnade of pillars, was modeled after the Royal Crescent in Bath,…
5. Agrasen ki Baoli
Agrasen ki Baoli is a rectangular stone stepwell that descends into the earth through one hundred and three steps, separating itself from the surrounding modern skyline with its deep, symmetrical tiers of arched niches. Measuring sixty…
6. Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Baoli
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Baoli is a seven-hundred-year-old stepwell, recognizable by its deep, rectangular stone tank and the series of steps that descend eighty feet below the ground to a natural spring. Built in thirteen twenty-one by the…
7. India Habitat Centre
The India Habitat Centre spans nine acres in New Delhi and is defined by its five interconnected blocks and climate-tempered courtyards. Opened in nineteen ninety-three, the complex was the brainchild of Housing and Urban Development…
8. Lodhi Garden
Lodhi Garden is defined by its collection of grey quartzite stone monuments from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, which sit scattered among ninety acres of manicured lawns and mature trees. These tombs, belonging to the rulers of the…
9. Qutb Minar
The Qutb Minar is a tapering tower of red and buff sandstone that rises seventy-two and a half meters above the landscape, distinguished by its five storeys, projecting balconies, and alternating angular and rounded flutings. It stands as…