I remember visiting the National Science Center long time back when I was in Grade 8 or something and that too via a school trip. One can easily blame that on my ‘not-so-academic’ bent of mind which was all because of mathematics and I was one among the exceptionally bad students when it came to number crunching back then, the scenario hasn’t changed much even now however I was … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s International Museum of Toilets….
One is limited only by his imagination in Saddi Dilli and a clear example of the same is the International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi, India. This quirky museum houses toilet-related paraphernalia dating from 2500 BC to modern times. This International Museum of Toilets is a brain child of Sulabh International, an NGO (non government organization) who has done commendable … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s Parliament House….
The Parliament House Estate comprises the Parliament House, Reception Office Building, Parliament House Annexe, the Parliament Library Building, and the extensive lawns around it where ponds with fountains have been provided. The entire Parliament House Estate is enclosed by an ornamental red sand stone wall or iron grills with iron gates. The Parliament House commonly known … [Read more...]
Rashtrapati Bhavan in Saddi Dilli….
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is an eminent monument of the British Empire which is said to be the palace of the Viceroy of India. The Rashtrapati Bhavan of Dilli is considered to be the best known monument of India next to the glorious Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar. Rashtrapati Bhavan is the house of the President of India. It is a real masterpiece that was built in the British period … [Read more...]
Jantar Mantar in Saddi Dilli….
Jantar Mantar (Yantra - instruments, mantra – formulae or instruments for calculation) is an astronomical observatory with masonry instruments which was constructed in 1724. The mathematician and astronomer king, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur who built this observatory in Dilli, later during 1727 – 1734, went on to build other observatories in Jaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi and … [Read more...]
