Heritage Walk the Talk [Part-4]

The condiment of the sandwich called Delhi

Asaf Ali Marg 

For Shahjahan, the city planned inside the walls of Sahajahanabad represented the entire world only penetrable by strategically placed Islamic arched entrances out of "Delhi blue quartzite stone". The presence of Feroz Shah Kotla is the main reason behind the copycat planning and materials of the city.

Anglo-Arabic school (source)

Anglo Arabic School-

This landmark till now teaches Persian.

It was established by Ghiassudin Khan a courtier in Aurangzeb's reign. There is a folklore attached to its prestige, the institute was counted to be one of the elitist and even Mirza Ghalib, the famous poet wasn't deemed as suited to teach there by the students.

The entire facade bears Kota sandstone, windows bearing jaali work and trio arched entrance.

Cloister to the old Delhi walls facing the no man's land

Asaf Ali Marg-

The stretch of Asaf-Ali Marg dates the interesting image of changes that Delhi has gone through.

It evolved from slums to refugee area to market complex bearing the oldest industries India had like Hamdard.

The column to column span is 9 feet, which is similar to parking bay of a horse.

Cloister to the New Delhi walls of Kamala Market 

Kamala Market-

The market where refugees earn their livelihood was built on a triangular plot.

It came up in 1951 and was named after the deceased wife of the first Prime Minister of India.

The post-independence tower bears the inscription "Kamala Market" boldly.

This became the very first high-rise stretch bearing ideologies of the earlier visionaries like Habib Ur Rahman, the architect of independent India.