 About
Delhi
Delhi, capital city
of the Federal
Republic of India.
It is one of India's
fastest growing
cities. It has
sprawled over the
West Bank of the
river Yamuna,
straddling the
river. The city has
two distinct parts,
Old Delhi & New
Delhi. Old Delhi is
centered on the Red
Fort built by
Emperor Shah Jehan
between 1636 & 1658.
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 Adventure Sports
Adventure activities
like parasailing,
trekking, rock
climbing, water
sports including
boating and
hovercraft rides.
From time immemorial
Delhi has attracted
people with a
penchant for
adventure providing
as it did
opportunity as well
as patronage. It is
this spirit of
adventure for which
Delhi Tourism now
provides avenues.
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 Excursions
Agra, or the city of
the Taj, as it is
known all over the
world, forms the
first destination on
the itinerary of
most travelers
coming into India.
Forming part of the
famous 'Golden
Triangle' (Delhi-Jaipur-Agra),
it is placed on the
western bank of the
Yamuna. The
magnificent Taj
Mahal which is the
pride of this city
is set around a
Charbagh or 'four
garden' plan, which
is split by
watercourses - a
reflection of the
Persian style.
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 Food & Specialities
For gourmets, Delhi
is synonymous with
Mughlai and Frontier
cuisines. The best
of Mughlai cuisine
can be enjoyed at
Karim, (both in Jama
Masjid and
Nizamuddin) where
recipes, dating from
the times of the
Mughals have been
the closely -
guarded secret of
generation of chefs.
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 History
Delhi : A
Transition through
Time - As you walk
along the narrow
bylanes of this city
of dreams, tread
softly. Every
crumbling wall has a
story to tell. Every
yesterday is replete
with history. Rulers
have come and gone.
The city has lived
through wars and
resurrection,
repeatedly rising
from the ashes.
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 Museums & Galleries
The
National Museum on
Janpath is the
premier repository
of antiquities.
Built in 1960, it
has an extraordinary
collection
representing the
entire span of
Indian civilization
from pre-historic
times. Its galleries
include finds from
the Indus Valley
Civilization, superb
sculptures in stone,
and bronzes from the
Chola period, the
largest collection
of miniature
paintings in the
world, manuscripts,
a Buddhist Gallery,
including relics of
the Buddha from
Piprahwa, the
exquisite Jewelry
Gallery, the
Anthropological
Gallery of tribal
art; galleries
devoted to
decorative and
applied arts,
Maritime Heritage
and Pre-Columbian
art, and the Central
Asian Antiquities,
Gallery of Auriel
Stein's finds along
the ancient Silk
Route (the great
murals however, are
on display at the
adjacent
Archaeological
Survey of India).
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 Places of
Interest
Qutub Minar
The
origins of Qutab
Minar are shrouded
in controversy. Some
believe it was
erected as a tower
of victory to
signify the
beginning of the
Muslim rule in
India. Others say it
served as a minaret
to the muezzins to
call the faithful to
prayer. No one can,
however, dispute
that the tower is
not only one of the
finest monuments in
India, but also in
the world.
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