http://karuneshjohri.com Travel and see Places Tue, 21 May 2013 11:19:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/qila-rai-pithora-and-lal-kot/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/qila-rai-pithora-and-lal-kot/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:07:06 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=4164 Lal Kot and Qila Rai Pithora are known as the first city of Delhi. Lal Kot was founded by Anangpal in the eighth century. It was expanded into Qila Rai Pithora by Prithviraj Chauhan in the twelfth century. ]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/qila-rai-pithora-and-lal-kot/feed/ 1 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/monuments-near-the-hauz-khas-village/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/monuments-near-the-hauz-khas-village/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:05:56 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=3988 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/monuments-near-the-hauz-khas-village/feed/ 1 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/tourist-places-in-delhi/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/tourist-places-in-delhi/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:58:03 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=3102 Delhi is a historical city, having evolved with time. The top tourist places to see in Delhi are the Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Old Fort, National Zoological Park, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Bahá'í House of Worship, Akshardham Temple and the Lodi Gardens.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/tourist-places-in-delhi/feed/ 7 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/mehrauli-archaeological-park/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/mehrauli-archaeological-park/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:24:17 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=901 Mehrauli Archaeological Park is a heritage park covering an area of about 200 acres located close to the Qutub Complex in New Delhi. The park has been developed around historical monuments dating back to almost a millennium.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/mehrauli-archaeological-park/feed/ 2 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/lodi-gardens/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/lodi-gardens/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:46:39 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=821 Lodi Gardens is a historic park spread over 90 acres in the heart of New Delhi. Lodi Gardens has historical monuments built during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/lodi-gardens/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/qutub-minar/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/qutub-minar/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:30:07 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=698 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/qutub-minar/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/safdarjungs-tomb/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/safdarjungs-tomb/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:58:18 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=642 Safdarjung's Tomb is the tomb of Mirza Muqim Abul Mansoor Khan (1708-54), who is better known by his title, Safdarjung. Safdarjung, was the powerful governor of the province of Awadh and a key member of cabinet under the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah and later prime minister under his successor, Ahmad Shah Bahadur.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/safdarjungs-tomb/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/abdul-rahim-khan-i-khanas-tomb/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/abdul-rahim-khan-i-khanas-tomb/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:13:24 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=593 Navaratnas, or main ministers, in the court of the great Mughal emperor, Akbar. Abdul Rahim was a learned man with great command over Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hindi and Sanskrit languages.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/abdul-rahim-khan-i-khanas-tomb/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/humayuns-tomb/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/humayuns-tomb/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:40:01 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=458 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/humayuns-tomb/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/isa-khan-tomb/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/isa-khan-tomb/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:04:32 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=437 Isa Khan Tomb Enclosure is located just outside the Humayun's Tomb. The Enclosure has his tomb and a mosque, which were built in 1547-48.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/isa-khan-tomb/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/sabz-burj/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/sabz-burj/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:29:46 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=430 Sabz Burj, or Green Dome, is located at the busy Mathura Road crossing, just before the Humayun's Tomb. As a part of preservation work, the dome is now of the blue color. ]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/sabz-burj/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/delhi-zoo/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/delhi-zoo/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:58:00 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=337 National Zoological Park, New Delhi, popularly known as the Delhi Zoo, is located on the Mathura Road, just next to the Old Fort, or Purana Qila. It was established in November 1959.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/delhi-zoo/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/monuments-near-old-fort-delhi/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/monuments-near-old-fort-delhi/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:39:28 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=320 the Red Gate, is close to the Khair-ul-Manazil.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/monuments-near-old-fort-delhi/feed/ 0 http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/old-fort-delhi/ http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/old-fort-delhi/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:20:45 +0000 kjohri http://karuneshjohri.com/?p=64 Old Fort is the oldest historic site in Delhi. It is believed that the Indraprastha city of Pandavas stood here during the days of Mahabharata. The present fort was built by Sher Shah Suri during the years 1538-45.]]> http://karuneshjohri.com/travel/old-fort-delhi/feed/ 0