The Musafir Stories Ep. 175: New Delhi with Aditya Worah

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Aditya Worah, a traveler and audio producer as he takes us to New Delhi
Today's destination: New Delhi!!
Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International airport (DEL)
Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi railway station (NDLS)
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters can be cool and summers can be HOT!
Time of the year: October to Nov
Length of the itinerary: 1 days
Itinerary Highlights:
The walk begins at Lodhi Gardens, following which one moves through Delhi’s iconic Khan Market with its book stores and eateries, and then passes through the Judah Hyam Hall, North India’s only Synagogue. We then pass through an ‘Art Nukkad’, move across the Taj Hotel, and reach the corridors of power, where MPs, Judges, Civil Servants, and top names of the Armed forces reside. We now reach India Gate, and the Central Vista Zone, pass through a museum and an art gallery, walk across the Grand Masonic Lodge as we enter the commoner’s road from the King’s way, pass Jantar Mantar, a Mughal-era observatory, which is better-known these days for the protests around it. After a near-10,000-step walk, We finally reach Connaught Place, with its cinemas, shops, and eateries, truly the heart of Delhi.
Understanding ‘New Delhi’
The cities of Delhi
What, Where, is ‘New Delhi’
Shift of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi
Lodhi Gardens
Khan Market
Partition and History
Bookstores
Khushwant Singh, Sujan Singh Park and Sir Sobha Singh
Judah Hyam Hall
Street Art Nukkad and Delhi Street Art
Corridor of Power
‘Lutyens Delhi’
LBS Memorial
10 Janpath
AICC
VP’s Home
India Gate
Central Vista
Kingsway to Rajpath to Kartavya Path
Janpath
National Museum
NGMA
Jantar Mantar, Dissent and Dosa
Kutty’s
Kerala House
Agrasen ki Baoli
Connaught Place
Historic Overview
Moving around CP
Cinemas of CP
In and around Regal
Rivoli
Plaza
Odeon
The Bollywood Mural
Dhoomimal Art Gallery
Food
Conclusion
Correa and Stein - connecting CP and Lodhi - a note on the architecture in and around Lodhi Gardens and ‘Steinabad’, and on Charles Correa’s Jeevan Bharati building at CP. A walk that begins with one great architect and ends with another.
Map Link: www.google.com...
Links:
Link to Aditya’s twitter: Worah | #WalkingInDelhi (@psychedelhic) / ...X · psychedelhic1.6K+ followers
Link to website: adityaworah.in/...
Link to the KBC clip: • KBC 3 - Hilarious Cont...
Link to the Old Delhi episode: open.spotify.c...
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