Forgotten History 101

SARAI BADARPUR the enclosure wall of the southern gateway, restored by INTACH (2014) " Badarpur village "an area situated on the southeast edge of Delhi is residing three ponderous gateways of a Sarai (inn) belonging to the 18th century, in its heart. It is believed that these three historical gateways date back to about 1730 AD have been erected by Roshan-ud-daula, Who thrived in the reigns of Mughal rulers Farrukhsiyar and Muhammad Shah. Southern Gateway from front This site was located along with Grand Trunk Road through which travelers used to commute and would generally stay or rest here. The inn has not been in existence anymore, but what remaining are its three residual gateways (northern, central and southern) lying in an axial line. Earlier which were enclosed with bastions and fortified walls from the east and west's parts. It used to Contain arched cells for the visitors in the enclosing walls which would be used for accommodation o...

MAHABHARATA : The Narration

MAHABHARATA : The Narration An imaginary scene of the war from mahabharata For the millions of Hindus across the entire Indian subcontinent, Mahabharata is the largest source of the information about their religion and culture. Mahabharata is the story which tells about the war held between two groups of cousins, in the form of poem. And this story is ultimately the largest written record in the history of mankind, it is about 1.8 million words in total. The reason why this epic is so lengthy is because the epic employs a structure of story within story. Being an Indian we all must be knowing pretty enough about this Epic, but there are a million of things what we don't know about. Very few people are aware of how this story actually begins. The conclave of sages in Naimisha forest So the story commences from the ending of the Mahabharata. On the banks of Gomti river, Uttar pradesh a forest called " Naimisha " situated between earlier Kaus...

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