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By Anju Gattani After having understood the grandeur of the 17th Century Mughal Empire in India and the riches that once filled the city of Agra, I returned to our hotel, the ITC Mughal Sheraton, distraught at history’s devastations of these monuments renowned by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. I remembered the words of our…
By Anju Gattani Fatehpur Sikri, The City of Victory, sits approximately 37 km west of Agra, India, along the Jaipur-Agra national highway. Renowned by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, this city of red sandstone with intricate carvings running along pillars and walls like a never ending series of zardosi embroidery was the original abode…
By Anju Gattani Promises were made to be broken… One man builds and another destroys… these and many other thoughts circled my head as we continued to tour the city of Agra, India, where the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort live. Renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of The World, the Taj…
By Anju Gattani The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, is renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of The World and rightly so; during our visit last summer (coordinated and as always, paid for by my husband, Vivek) I couldn’t help but wonder how something so beautiful could exist on earth. No camera, no blog post,…
