Written by phileasfogg on March 25, 2009
- I am taking a slight liberty here by referring to Agra’s European past as colonial. Agra, actually, has had residents and passers-through of extremely varied origins since well before the British took over, and many...
Written by phileasfogg on March 25, 2009
- I can say, with all modesty, that I have seen quite a few very historic cemeteries in northern India, including some famous ones like Nicholson Cemetery in Delhi; the St John’s Cemetery in Meerut, and...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- The Agra Fort—also known as the Red Fort—is, along with the Taj Mahal, Agra’s big attraction. It’s not as popular as the Taj Mahal, and is consequently less crowded. Once we’re done seeing the Taj,...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- The eastern bank of the Yamuna was, in Mughal days, given over almost completely to gardens: the Ram Bagh, the Zahara Bagh, the Garden of Wazir Khan, and so on. Today, with the alluvial soil...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- Sikandra, a few kilometres short of Agra on the main Delhi-Agra highway (National Highway 2), is supposedly named for a pre-Mughal ruler of Delhi called Sikandar Lodhi. Sikandar Lodhi had ambitions of extending his reign...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- There’s not much I can say about the Taj Mahal that you wouldn’t know anyway. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and, one of the world’s most beautiful...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- A little bit of background—about the trip...For anybody who’s spent their childhood in northern (read me and my sister, Swapna), at least one trip to Agra—and, of course, the Taj Mahal—is almost inevitable. And when...
Written by phileasfogg on July 29, 2002
- The pros of Agra are many- with the lovely Taj Mahal topping the list. There’s more, of course: the imposing Agra Fort, Sikandra, Itmad-ud-Daulah, and more- which makes this city one of India’s most visited....
Written by phileasfogg on July 29, 2002
- The Taj Mahal is- well, something of a pilgrimage. You can’t come to India and miss seeing the Taj- and Indians themselves turn up in droves to view the mausoleum to beat all mausoleums (which...
Written by actonsteve on August 3, 2001
- I think the Agra Fort is my favourite sight in India. Forget the Red Fort or Fatehpur Sikri - this is where the Moghul Emperors really ruled their empire from. When you stand in the...
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