History, Culture and Food Enjoyed In Winters - Delhi

This post has been in the backlog for a long time. When I was in Mumbai, I always missed the enigma called Delhi where I started my career in 2003 and I used to always think about writing this article. When I came back to Delhi in 2011, I kind of started missing Mumbai's Humility and for some time - cursing Delhi's show off in the form of Concrete Malls, Rowdy Jats and the Crazy Hot Summers! And then along came the Winters in Delhi and it all just changed. Suddenly, Rowdy Jats bothered me no more...the Aunties in the malls started looking more hot...and the Concrete malls were replaced by the places that I will talk about today. So here we go as to how you can spend 12 hours  in a Wintery Delhi...

Early morning walk at Qutub Minar :

There is of course lot of history on Qutub Minar and there are enough Wikipedia type articles to tell us that. What I can say is that it's a great place to walk around early mornings, especially in winters. Not too many touts around so you can go about doing your photography and getting lost in your thoughts...

The whole area around the Minar has been really well kept

The Minar seen up close, with urdu scriptures on it

Remains Of The Day : The broken arches near Qutub Minar

Cultural Melee at Delhi Haat : 

Delhi Haat is an open-air food plaza cum craft bazaar where people from all walks come to enjoy cuisines from all around the country and get a great bargain on clothes, Bags, Handicrafts etc.

Piping Hot Momos at one of the North East Stalls

Girls having a field day bargaining for stuff they love!

This man stands alone and plays his Ektara @ Delhi Haat

Timetripping at Jantar Mantar : 

Located in the middle of the busy and bustling Cannaught Palace is Jantar Mantar , an astronomical observatory build in the 17th century by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur. Once again , the place is very well maintained by the authorities but one word of advice is to go a little early else the crowd kind of gets to you!

 

One of the various observatories at Jantar Mantar

The Old and the New - The observatory and behind it the CP Skyscrapers

Come out of Jantar Mantar and have the quickfire 5 INR Veg Burger

Late Lunch @ Karims :

Started in 1913, Karim's is a household name in Delhi for people who love good Non Veg. Located near Jama Masjid at Daryaganj, there are hosts of options to choose from : Mutton/Chicken Stew, Biryani, Sheer Maal(Sweet Roti), Raan(Lamb Leg Whole Cooked) and Burra(Burned Slow Cooked Ribs). If you are in Delhi and especially in winters, when digestive systems work better...dont miss out on this restaurant!

The delicious Firni at Karims in Old Delhi

Digest out the Food @ Red Fort : 

We have seen many many times the Red Fort during the Republic day Live Telecast on DD. Going there and reliving the moments is another thing altogether on a chilly winter afternoon!

The grandness of the Red Fort

Backside view of the fort 

Watcing the Sunset @ Humayun's Tomb : 

This was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent,and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Qila, that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale.

The quiet lawns near the Entry Gates Of Humayun's Tomb

Approaching the tomb through the clean paved pathways

Everyone gets to give a pose here!

Watching the Sun set from the Top Of the Tomb Building

Theatre in the Evening @ Lodhi Road : 

Named after the Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Road is the hub of Cultural centres.I went to one such cultural centre(The Islamic Centre) to watch an evening theatre show by an up and coming director! It's a mind boggling experience seeing actors doing acting in one single take! 

Actors working it out at the stage

The beautiful Fountain at IIC, Lodhi Road

Finish your great day by visiting India Gate : 

That's what regular delhites do all the time...their favorite timepass at night is to visit India gate. Reason : It's a short trip, lot of place to sit about and the nighttime India Gate that's as beautiful as always!

The Brilliantly Lit India Gate

Hope this piece will give you a good idea how to spend one fruitful day in this historic city of Delhi!