Another great day of crazy experiences!! A young lady friend from Darjeeling accompanied us and was mistaken for a Japanese tourist!! So des neeeee!!! Is Japani ki tho mahenga ticket lagega!!!! Then ofcourse its not surprising that the word Khana (food) is confused with Khanan. Why else would lesser mortals with big appetites go to Nizamuddin? Advice from senior citizen.....Yeh kya dargah mein aake aap sirf khane ki sochte hein?? Chalo Age ....market mein biryani wagera doond lena!!
We were looking for the tomb of Abdul Rahim Khan, Khan-i-Khanan, which lies on the east of Mathura Road, opposite Nizamuddin's shrine. A regent of Akbar, he knew several languages and composed couplets in Hindi under the pen name Rahim and died in 1626-27 was the one who translated Babar's Memoirs from Turki to Persian. Food for thought indeed even without a morsel of khana !!!
Further down Mathura Road, lies the Barapula Bridge. A thriving vegetable market has taken over the bridge with a chaotic overhead construction by speedy Norwegian technology and pure Indian garbage all over!!! Our photo expeditions are immediately welcomed with inquisitive questions. Foto kis 'channel' ke liye hain? MCD se aye ho kya? Garib ke pet mein kyun lath marthe ho? Hum tho police ko tho dehte hi hain har maina!!! Quite an impressive bridge all the same.The word 'bara' means twelve and 'pula' means piers and the structure derives its name from the twelve piers, which support the bridge. The bridge has eleven arched openings and a 2-meter high minaret surmounts each pier. According to an inscription on one of its arches, Mihr Banu Agha built the Barapula in 1621-22. Agha was the chief eunuch of Jahangir's court. The bridge is 14 meters in width and over 195 meters in length and is very near the Nizamuddin shrine. Jumping over vegetables, goats rickshaws and muck we managed quite a few decent pics!!! Cornucopia meri jaan !!!!
We were looking for the tomb of Abdul Rahim Khan, Khan-i-Khanan, which lies on the east of Mathura Road, opposite Nizamuddin's shrine. A regent of Akbar, he knew several languages and composed couplets in Hindi under the pen name Rahim and died in 1626-27 was the one who translated Babar's Memoirs from Turki to Persian. Food for thought indeed even without a morsel of khana !!!
Further down Mathura Road, lies the Barapula Bridge. A thriving vegetable market has taken over the bridge with a chaotic overhead construction by speedy Norwegian technology and pure Indian garbage all over!!! Our photo expeditions are immediately welcomed with inquisitive questions. Foto kis 'channel' ke liye hain? MCD se aye ho kya? Garib ke pet mein kyun lath marthe ho? Hum tho police ko tho dehte hi hain har maina!!! Quite an impressive bridge all the same.The word 'bara' means twelve and 'pula' means piers and the structure derives its name from the twelve piers, which support the bridge. The bridge has eleven arched openings and a 2-meter high minaret surmounts each pier. According to an inscription on one of its arches, Mihr Banu Agha built the Barapula in 1621-22. Agha was the chief eunuch of Jahangir's court. The bridge is 14 meters in width and over 195 meters in length and is very near the Nizamuddin shrine. Jumping over vegetables, goats rickshaws and muck we managed quite a few decent pics!!! Cornucopia meri jaan !!!!
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