Efforts By History Department Of MCL Saraswati Bal Mandir

3. Efforts made
by our
History Department

4. No other city in the world is like Delhi, the capital of India. One of the
oldest cities in the world, Delhi has an excellent old town ambience in
Old Delhi, and is modern in New Delhi. Stately and historic, the city is one
of the undisputed highlights of the country. An array of historical sites
including World Heritage Sites of Red Fort, Humayun’s
Tomb and Qutub Minar rests amongst other several historical treasures
in Delhi’s possession. The seamless blend of old and new worlds makes
for a fascinating exploration of this metropolis. The city is normally
the first port of call for those planning to visit Northern India.

5. LETTER

6. Objective
• Know about
monuments in Delhi
• The Dark Side of Delhi
• Old Delhi

8. Khandavprastha and Indraprastha
Lal Kot and Qila Rai Pithora
Siri
Tughlaqabad
Jahanpanah
Ferozabad
Dinpanah and Dilli Sher Shahi (Shergarh)
Shahjahanabad Lutyen's Delhi or New Delhi

9. Delhi is the largest metropolis of India and eighth largest of the World. It started as
Indrapatta (aka Indraprastha), a small settlement by Pandavas within the Khandva Forest
near river Yamuna around 2500 BC. Later in 736 AD, Tomar kings established a new city
named Lal Kot not far from this historic land. Since then, 88+ rulers from 12 dynasties tried
to change the face and fate of Delhi and established 9 cities adjacent to each other. Delhi
consists of 3 World Heritage Sites, 174 National Protected Monuments and over hundreds
of state protected monuments and several unprotected and lesser known monuments.

10. Lutyens' Delhi is an area in Delhi, specifically New Delhi,
India, named after the leading British architect Edwin Lutyens(1869–1944),
who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building when
India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s.
This also includes the Lutyens Bungalow Zone

11. Red Fort Iron Pillar
Qutub Minar
Red Fort
Khirki Masjid

12. In 1538, the Mughal emperor
Humayun laid the foundations
of his city named Dinpanah,
or the Refuge of the Faithful.
The inner citadel of this city
is today called Purana Qila or
the Old Fort

13. The highest stone tower in India,
the Qutub Minar was built by
Qutbuddin Aibak,
the viceroy of Mohammed Ghori in
1192.
It was built to celebrate Ghori's
victory over the Rajputs

14. The Red Fort, with a circumference
of over 2.2 kilometers,
was laid out by the banks of the
Yamuna river in the 17th century.
The Mughal emperor Shajahan built
it with the ambition of
the Mughal power in one
monument.
is perhaps not the right word. A
mini-city is more like it.

15. Khirki Masjid, approached from the Khirki village
in South Delhi and close to the Satpula or the
seven arched bridge on the edge of southern wall
of Jahapanah (the fourth city of Medieval Delhi),
was a mosque built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah,
the Prime Minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(1351–1388) of the Tughlaq Dynasty.
The word 'Khirki' prefixed to masjid is an Urdu
word that means "window" and hence is also
called "The Masjid of Windows

16. Satpula is a remarkable ancient water
harvesting dam or weir located about
800 m (2,625 ft) east of the Khirki Masjid
that is integral to the compound wall of the
medieval fourth city of the Jahanpanah in
Delhi, with its construction credited to the
reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughlaq
(Muhammad bin Tughluq) (1325–1351)
of the Tughlaq Dynasty.

17. Old Delhi , walled city, was founded as Shahjahanabad by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in
1639.It remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty. It was once
filled with mansions of nobles and members of the royal court, along with elegant mosques
and gardens. Today, despite having become extremely crowded and dilapidated because of
the failure of the Delhi government to control migrants from moving in, it still serves as the
symbolic heart of Islamic metropolitan Delhi.
Walls and gates
-Nigambodh Gate
-Kashmiri Gate: north
-Mori Gate: north
-Kabuli gate: west
-Lahori gate: west
-Ajmeri Gate: southeast
-Turkman Gate

18. Ghalib Ki Haveli
the renowned Urdu
and Persian poet.
Razia Sultanas’ tomb near
Kalan Masjid
Khari Baoli, Asia's biggest spice
market
Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's
cremation site memorial
Begum Samru's Palace of 1806
Old Delhi Railway Station

19. Gali Paranthe Wali
Noted for its series of shops selling
paratha, a fried Indian bread, and
now a popular culinary destination.
Ghantewala
Established in 1790 CE under Shah Alam 2 is
one of the oldest Halwais in India
Historic Karim's at Old
Delhi.

20. Old Delhi is the home to legendary Mughlai restaurants such as Karim's (located in Jama
Masjid area) and the Moti Mahal (located in Darya Ganj). There are a plenty of other
restaurants in Muslim areas of Old Delhi such as Jama Masjid, Balli Maran, and Chitli
Qabar that sell mouth-watering, spicy Mughlai delicacies such as Tandoori Chicken, Butter
Chicken, Nahari, Korma, Biryani, Seekh Kebabs, etc.
Old Delhi is also famous for its street food. Chandni Chowk
and Chawri Bazaar areas have many street joints that sell spicy
chaat (tangy and spicy snacks).

21. Bhalswa Slum Delhi 52 % of Delhi lives in slums

22. ….but they’re lacking in good manners
Driving is an extreme sport
It’s downright dirty
It’s claustrophobic and over-crowded

23. The filth and poor infrastructure
They tolerate every kind of crap which the
administration throws

24. 1. Need of the govt. interference to check the pollution.
2. problems created by authorized & unauthorized gudies -
Need to launch a new guide – package system.
3. Parking.
4. Istallation of CCTV cameras at maximum places to ensure
security & safety.
Create Public awareness

25. 5. Cleanness.
6. Sanitation facility.
7. New provisions for removing Beggars & pick
pocketers.
8. Monuments – To recover the orginality & value.
9. Spitting,Scribbling.

26. • Campaigning Love it , if you guard it.
• Letter & e-mail to the ASI , New channel
& to government.
• Creation of acebook page for
Heritage awareness.

27. APPEAL

41. It means if we guard
Delhi it can be more
lovable to us