As said by Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib “ I asked my soul: what is Delhi? She replied: "The world is the body and Delhi is its life”. Delhi is a beautiful and inviting place with ample cultural diversity filled with Historical monuments, cafes, bars, a savage nightlife, heaven for college students, UNESCO world heritage sites, and Yes! tempting and enticing street food. It is bordered by the state of Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to one side in the East. Delhi is one of the oldest cities in the World and continuously colonized since the 6th Century BCE, it has been captured, ransacked, and rebuilt many times in history by various kingdoms and empires and still standing as an epitome of what beauty is.
If we talk about Delhi in itself it has two parts (a) Old Delhi (b) New Delhi.
Okay! so let’s take a virtual tour of old Delhi first, Old Delhi was founded as a ‘Walled city’ and commonly known as “Purani Dilli” in a vernacular language. Old Delhi is famous for its bazaars, street food, shopping location, and its Islamic buildings and architectures, one of the famous and well-known among is Jama Masjid standing tall in the heart of Old Delhi. Old Delhi is full of cultural diversity and a mixture of many North Indian descent and traditions; many people are from Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab.
The culture of Old Delhi is full of various cultures, but Urdu remains the most spoken language there. The Old Delhi is majorly enclosed by four roads :
- Jawaharlal Nehru Marg which is in South
- Mahatma Gandhi Marg which is in East
- Shraddhananda Marg which is in West
- Nicholson Road which is in North
The most famous and highly visited street which is also the heart of Old Delhi is now known as Chandni Chowk, which runs from the Red Fort to Fatehpuri Masjid. Walking on Old Delhi street is in itself an experience when it comes to exploration with full of incredible places to eat and shop for labyrinthine and beautiful embroidered fabrics, bangles, spices, herbs and also Indian sweets, it also has a huge spice market ‘Khari Baoli’ where even before entering you will get whiff of Indian spices.
Now let’s take a virtual and brief tour of New Delhi – So as in vernacular language Old Delhi is prominently known as “Purani Dilli” likewise New Delhi is known as “ Nai Dilli” an administrative district of NCT Delhi ( National Capital Territory). First and foremost it has all three branches of the Government of India consisting of Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India.
New Delhi lies on floodplains of Yamuna River near the urban area ‘Shahdara’. New Delhi is a Cosmopolitan city consisting of worldly greater cultural diversity. It is a city where National events like Republic Day, Independence are celebrated with great gusto and integrity in the presence of all prominent political leaders. Like Old Delhi, New Delhi is also home to various historic sites and museums like India Gate, Rajpath, Gandhi Smriti (the place where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last 144 days of his life ), Jantar Mantar, Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, National Museum of Natural History, National Handicraft and Handlooms Museum, Nehru Planetarium, Shankar’s International Dolls Museum, and Supreme Court of India Museum. New Delhi is particularly known for its beautiful landscaped gardens which take a serene look in spring. Some of the Parks are Buddha Jayanti Park, Lodi Garden, Rose Garden, Nehru Park. The rapid transit mode to commute in Delhi is Delhi Metro which covers every area of Delhi.
As Delhi is also known for its temperamental climatic conditions and level of pollution it is very important to consider at what time you are going to visit Delhi, According to usual climatic condition visiting Delhi between April to June will give you a hit of heat as temperature varies from 35 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees celsius which become very uncomfortable to adapt sometimes for the people who are from cooler places comparatively .it is very advisable to plan a trip between February and March or July to November because during these months climatic condition in Delhi become congenial and snug with warm evenings.
- During a trip to Delhi, be open-minded because that will lay your fear down from the bad and negative mindset due to crime and the horror stories you read about Delhi. This will somewhere permit you to enjoy Delhi from nadir to top.
- Do prefer to stay in a good and satisfactory area of Delhi try to hire an agency or any trip organizing company for that matter as some of the areas of Delhi are too overwhelming when it comes to several crowds and huge people markets like Paharganj.
- Try to use the metro a very convenient and easy to commute transport which connects whole of Delhi, it will also help you to save your traveling time from congested traffic roads with a probability of pollution .it is very easy to use Metros in Delhi as they are color-coded and you can also take help from maps which are projected everywhere in Metro stations also you can take help from people around there but be careful to whom you are asking for help and yeah these Metro Trains are air-conditioned too which is a kind of bliss and respite altogether
- Try to visit places which are nearby tourist places as you can find much more beautiful sights and good street food there but beware of scams, be careful about your things which you are carrying also it is advisable to carry some extra food with you if you don’t find yourself comfortable with street food or junk food.
