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Jamia Millia Islamia: Heritage of the Nationalist Movement

Post Author By Team HT
Post Date October 27, 2018

Jamia Millia Islamia is the only university whose teachers as well as students participated in the freedom movement. Described as …Read more »

Jamia Millia Islamia University, General Issue Stamp, India

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Shahjahanabad: Ramparts and Gateways

Post Author By Sufia Fatima
Post Date May 19, 2018

Shahjahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi in 1638 and laid the foundation of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of …Read more »

The City of Delhi Before the Siege, 1858

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Hazrat Nizamuddin’s Dargah : The holy shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.

Post Author By Sufia Fatima
Post Date May 19, 2018

Shaikh Nizamuddin was born at Badaun in 1236. He lost his father at the age of five and came to …Read more »

Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah - Delhi 1860

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Surajkund: One of the Ancient Reservoirs of the World

Post Author By Sufia Fatima
Post Date May 14, 2018

Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located in Faridabad, Haryana. It is believed to have been constructed …Read more »

An Image of the Surajkund Reservoir

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Lal Kot: Delhi’s Oldest Fort

Post Author By Sufia Fatima
Post Date May 12, 2018

The Tomar Rajputs are believed to have settled first in the Suraj-kund area and shifted west, where Anangpal raised the …Read more »

An image of the Lal Kot, the oldest fort in Delhi

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