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History · 4 min read
Interesting facts about the Qutub Minar, the world's tallest brick minaret
Who built it, how tall it is, who added its five storeys, why you cannot climb it, and the 1,600-year-old rust-free Iron Pillar in its complex.
Amazing facts · 3 min read
India’s largest prison: facts about Tihar and its reforms
Delhi's Tihar is India's largest prison: nine central jails on about 400 acres. Why it is overcrowded, how Kiran Bedi reformed it, and what prisoners learn there.
History · 3 min read
10 interesting facts about Delhi: the capital, its heritage and the Metro
The 1911 announcement of the new capital, three UNESCO sites, Jahanara’s Chandni Chowk and the Metro since 2002 — ten facts about Delhi.
History · 3 min read
12 facts about India Gate: whom it remembers and when it was built
The 42-metre India Gate by Edwin Lutyens remembers Indian soldiers who died in the First World War. Amar Jawan Jyoti, the National War Memorial and Kartavya Path.
Amazing facts · 3 min read
India’s largest prison: facts about Tihar and its reforms
Delhi's Tihar is India's largest prison: nine central jails on about 400 acres. Why it is overcrowded, how Kiran Bedi reformed it, and what prisoners learn there.
History · 3 min read
10 interesting facts about Delhi: the capital, its heritage and the Metro
The 1911 announcement of the new capital, three UNESCO sites, Jahanara’s Chandni Chowk and the Metro since 2002 — ten facts about Delhi.
History · 3 min read
12 facts about India Gate: whom it remembers and when it was built
The 42-metre India Gate by Edwin Lutyens remembers Indian soldiers who died in the First World War. Amar Jawan Jyoti, the National War Memorial and Kartavya Path.