My Visit to Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, ISKCON Temple in Delhi

 

The guide told me that Raghunath Rao was the Peshwa of Maratha empire who was involved in a primary role in controlling Delhi from Afghan rulers in a battle. This battle was known as Second Battle of Delhi. There was Ahmad Shah Durrani who was a ruler of Afghan origin and he was responsible for sacking Delhi in 1757. He went to Afghanistan and he had left Alamgir who was the emperor in Mughal period.  The guide told me that the Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. In 1758, the Maratha had captured Delhi.

The Sikhs had captured Delhi in 1783 under Baghel Singh along with Red Fort . Due to the sign of treaty, there was a withdrawal from the Sikh rulers from the Red Fort. Shah Alam II was regarded as the emperor.

I came to know that in 1803, there was Second Anglo – Maratha War. The Maratha were defeated bt British East India Company. The battle is known as the Battle of Delhi.

In 1857, at the time of Indian Rebellion, Delhi had come under the control of East India Company and there was a tough fight and it is regarded by historians as the Siege of Delhi. In 1858, the British government had controlled Delhi. It was regarded as a province under Punjab. There was a transference of capital to Delhi from Calcutta during the British rule in 1911. In 1927, Delhi was regarded as New Delhi. There was an inauguration in 1931 on February 13. India gained independence on August 15, 1947. From the region of West Punjab, the Sikhs and Hindu refugees had taken shelter in Delhi. The city had a lot of residents who are Muslim, they went to Pakistan.

 

The guide told me that there is a influence of Punjabi culture in Delhi. There are 1200 buildings which are regarded as heritage by Archeological Survey of India.  There were National Heritage sites in Delhi and the total number is 175. These are monuments.

I went to different places of Delhi like Jama Masjid which is the largest mosque in India. It has been constructed in 1656 along with the Red Fort.

The World Heritage Sites in Delhi are three in number and they are as follows:

1.      Red Fort

2.      Qutub Minar

3.      Humayun’s Tomb

 

I also went to Jantar Mantar and India Gate. Jantar Mantar is regarded as the astronomical observatory of 18th-century. There is fortress known as Purana Qila which dates back 16th-century.

I also visited popular architectures of Delhi and they are as follows:

1.    Laxminarayan Temple

2.    Akshardham Temple

3.    Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

4.    Bahai Lotus Temple

5.    ISKCON Temple

6.    Raj Ghat

7.    Mahatma Gandhi memorials

 

 

 

 

I got the opportunity to see the government buildings along with the official residences which has close similarity with the colonial architecture. They are as follows:

1.    Rashtrapati Bhavan, 

2.    Secretariat,

3.    Rajpath

4.    Parliament of India

5.    Vijay Chowk

6.    Safdarjung Tomb