Delhi is a living, breathing chronicle of India’s past. For those of us who call it home, there’s always something new to discover, no matter how well we think we know its streets and stories. This World Heritage Week, we turned to the city’s heritage walk experts to uncover the hidden corners of Delhi that rarely make it to guidebooks or social media feeds.
We asked those who’ve spent years peeling back Delhi’s historical layers, to answer one simple question: “What’s your favourite hidden heritage site in Delhi?” Ramit Mitra: Kushk-i-Firoz, Ferozshah Kotla FortRamit Mitra is the founder of DelhiByFoot Adventures and as the name suggests, he keeps walking – to every monument in and near town! For him, an expert in Delhi’s history, Ferozshah Kotla Fort, straddling both Old and New Delhi is a poignant reminder of the city's past. “The 14th century fort ruins of 'Kushk-i-Firoz' (Palace of Firoz) next to which stands the famed Ferozshah Kotla cricket stadium, continues to remain largely unexplored, shrouded in a veil of mystery..
.a mystery concerning the Djinns (supernatural spirits) and Fakirs (wandering minstrels) of Delhi. This mediaeval palace-fort built by Sultan Ferozeshah Tughlaq in 1351 CE, on the banks of the Yamuna, is the most prominent marker of Delhi’s fifth city.
Kotla signifies a kot (small fortified enclosure). What makes it a must-visit are the ‘dead’ ruins—what historians say was the sultan’s residence, meeting-rooms, Delhi’s o.