East Dilli is located on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River and this part of the city is also called "Trans Yamuna" (or Jamna Paar) since in order to reach there, the river needs to be crossed. During old times, people used to live on one side of the river because of fear of invaders who used to take the river route to invade. This is the reason why Saddi Dilli was located on … [Read more...]
North Dilli
The zone of North Dilli is nothing but the new name or zoning for the good ol’ Old Dilli and it is a very important part in the landscape of Saddi Dilli. North Dilli has the trace of some great monuments that Mughals left behind like Red Fort and Jama Masjid. Dilli’s old and popular markets are located in North Dilli. Places like Chandni Chowk, Kashmiri Gate and Darya Ganj are … [Read more...]
An EGGShilarating experience….
It was about 9’o clock in the evening and after struggling from the torturous traffic on the Delhi Gurgaon expressway, I was on my way towards Dwarka in west dilli intending to drop a colleague home after work. As the roads became narrower under the flyover which runs over the Mangla Puri market and connects the airport underpass with Dwarka, it was almost the time when the … [Read more...]
