A Walk through Purana Qila

A Walk Through Purana Qila

The story of Sher Shah Sur - the Afghan whose legacy reverberates even today 500 years after his death. In his short reign of 5 years, he left us with long lasting contributions in architecture, coinage, administration, infrastructure and military. His architecture (mosques, tombs, forts, serais etc) can be found across geographies and the cities he built still bear his memory. Like others before him, Sher Shah also built a capital in Delhi, remnants of which stand today in form of Purana Qila, Khooni Darwaza and Lal Darwaza. In fact, Purana Qila of today is amalgamation of two capital cities - that of Humayun ( Dinpanah) and Sher Shah ( Sher Garh) . To add to that an ancient oral tradition connects it to Pandavas and Mahabharat We will discuss the story of Sher Shah and Humayun as well as Purana Qila in this walk.

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Rameen was an exceptional guide! His knowledge of historical sites made our tour enriching and memorable. Highly recommended!

Aparna Patel

October 2018

The company was recommended to us by a friend, and now I can see why! It was certainly one of the highlights of our vacation. The guides were all very friendly, experienced, and professional which made it a real treat.

Doug Martin

September 2018

I was visiting from out of state with my family, most of whom had never been to NYC before, and we thought a tour would be a good idea - we're sure glad that we did! The experienced guide made sure that the whole day went smoothly, and luckily for us the weather was great. Highly recommended!