The much awaited time of the year when the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi opens for the general public has arrived. And this time the difference is, that the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be open for extended hours and also on Sundays. An online system of booking for tours of Rashtrapati Bhavan has been recently launched by Secretary to the President Omita Paul, keeping in view the … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s New Delhi Airport….
A couple posts earlier, in the one which explains, how to arrive in Delhi, I had mentioned and in fact made it explicitly clear that if you’d like to arrive in style and have a super duper comfy journey, commuting by air is the best option. I felt it appropriate to elaborate more on the Delhi Airport and highlight the details of the facilities which this world class airport has … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s Moth ki Masjid….
Moth ki Masjid is an over five hundred year old Lodi-era mosque located south of the residential colony of South Extension, Part 2 (NDSE II) in the village of Masjid Moth in South Dilli. Translating to "Lentil Mosque," it was built in the first decade of the sixteenth century by Miyan Bhoiya, a prime minister under Sultan Sikander Lodhi (1517-1526). Legend has it that one day … [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 Children Park….
The Children Park is located in the heart of Saddi Dilli at the India Gate and is a favorite picnic destination of all Delhiites who have kids. If you are an adult and you don’t have any kids accompanying you, be sure to have a tough time entering the children park premises since the guards won’t let people without toddlers in. This practice is followed so that the park does … [Read more...]
