The Indian War Memorial Museum is located at the Naubat Khana Building, the very first building you’d encounter upon entering the Red Fort complex in Dilli. The Naubat Khana or Naqqar Khana (Musical house), is where ceremonial music was played to announce the arrival of the royalty and important dignitaries. The drum house has four floors and it also served as a gate house … [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...]
The Crafts Museum in Saddi Dilli….
Saddi Dilli’s famous Crafts Museum is situated on the Bhairon Road at Pragati Maidan facing the Purana Qila Complex, the museum offers a refreshing change from the hectic metropolitan life of Dilli. The Crafts Museum takes you through the rural surroundings that have been painstakingly created to imitate typical Indian villages, with craftsmen sitting outside the museum and … [Read more...]
Japanese Park Saddi Dilli….
The Japanese Park is a very famous and recently developed park in Saddi Dilli. As we already know Saddi Dilli has once served as the capital of the Mughal Empire as well. The Mughals were very well known for their aesthetic sense and eye for beauty and were very fond of landscaped gardens which is why all their monuments and palaces are all adorned with fountains, flower beds, … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s Mughal Gardens….
Saddi Dilli’s Mughal Gardens are located inside the official residence of the President of India, the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Rashtrapati Bhavan is built in an area of 354 acres excluding the buildings and roads. The open area covered by trees and lawns is about 320 acres and this open area includes over 6 hectares of the famous Mughal Gardens which are attached to the main … [Read more...]
