Gurudwara Damdama Sahib is situated in Dilli near Hazrat Nizamuddin’s Dargah and is associated with the Tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Here Guru Gobind Singh Ji had a meeting with Empror Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1707 when he came to Dilli. The Emperor was better known as Prince Muazzam back then, post the Emperor’s request who called upon the Guru Ji to get his help … [Read more...]
The Delhi Golf Club in Saddi Dilli….
The Delhi Golf Club is one of the oldest golf-courses in Asia and the oldest one in Saddi Dilli. It was founded in the 1920s as the Lodhi Club and is located at Dr. Zakir Hussain Road in Nizamuddin. It became a corporate entity on the 24th February 1950. The course was originally laid out by the British, integrating existing Mughal structures and tombs into the course. The … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s National Police Museum….
The National Police Museum is situated in the CBI Headquarters within the CGO Complex located on Lodi Road in South Dilli. The museum was established in 1991 with the purpose to showcase all objects and methods used by the Indian as well as International Police Forces to combat crime and hence attract all those curious minds to this nodal center of all the Police … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s Sanskriti Kendra….
Sanskriti Kendra Museum is a set of three museums namely, Museum of ‘Everyday Art’, Museum of Indian Terracotta (tribal art) and Textile Museum. The museum was established by Shri Mulkraj Anand in 1979. It is housed within Sanskriti Kendra complex, at Anandgram, an artist village complex, spread over eight acres, situated 10 km south of New Dilli, near Aya Nagar on Mehrauli – … [Read more...]
Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum in Saddi Dilli….
Remembering Indira Gandhi on her 28th death anniversary today. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi better known as Indira Gandhi (19th Nov 1917 – 31st Oct 1984) was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms (1966–77) and a fourth term (1980–84). Indira Gandhi was the second female head of government in the world after Sirimavo … [Read more...]