Begum Ka Bagh | LOST in Chandni Chowk

Originally posted by: Bindu_nhbr

Loved the title of post😆

Radhika🤗

All the pictures are splendid,loved "Begum Samru's house" the most❤️

Thanks a lot for the post and wish you a happy new year😃

A very Happy New Year to all the readers on this forum. A special thanks to Abhay and Radhika for the wealth of information they share with us.

What a wonderful article Radhika. the illustrations are so beautiful. My personal favorite was Begum Samru's House.

This article comes ironically just a few days after my own visit to Delhi. I timed my visit to attend the legendary thursday evening Qawali at Nizamuddin's pious Dargah. What a wonderful and moving experience it was. One of the highlights of my trip was visiting Jahanara Begum's tomb...I thought a lot about you Radhika. The Khadim of the Dargah gave us a personal tour of the dargah and the tombs which are unmarked and would have been difficult for us to find at night on our own. Unfortunately, Jehanara Begums tomb is very neglected and the Khadim was surprised I even asked for it as most visitors ask for Amir Khusrau's tomb which was also very beautiful.
We then made a trip to Chandini Chowk and had a delicious Mughaliya meal at the iconic Karim's.
Charu is right, but it is hard to imagine the chaos of today's Chandini Chowk as a graceful and vibrant garden filled square in a bygone era.
Jehanara Begum was indeed the the grand old Lady of Shahjehanabad! Thank you for shedding more light on her achievements.

Originally posted by: history_geek

Thanks Bindu!
That house of Begun Samru is in the Jahanara Bagh only.

Yes,I understood that from the post,Abhay😊

The title was funny ? ;-P

I actually found it funny,when read for the first time😳
Though it is a reality. The garden is no where to be seen now. :)
A great loss indeed!😔
My New year wishes. Have a fine year ahead.