Come and explore how a great water reservoir was commissioned by Alauddin Khilji at the start of 14th century to cater the needs of his city of Siri which soon after his death fell into disuse and encroached upon. On this trail walk with us to understand that why half a century later Feroz shah Tughlaq refurbished the entire reservoir and chose Hauz khas to be the site of biggest Islamic seminary and his own burial. We will understand that what was curriculum and student life at this seminary? How hauz khas was anti-thesis to prevalent Madarsa Architecture of those times. Explore the intriguing presence of Stone railings around the final resting place of Sultan Feroz shah Tughlaq. And finally you will get to see How Hauz Khas would have looked in its original grandeur.
Monuments Covered in Walk: Original Entrance Gatehouse to Enclosure – Classrooms – Student rooms – Assembly Halls – Teacher’s Quarters – Garden Tombs – Tomb of Feroz Shah Tughlaq – Mosque.
This Walk is brought to you by International Luxury Travel Guide Award winning organization Gointhecity and hosted by Gaurav Sharma who has been a lifelong Dilliwala. He grew up amidst the multilayered culture of Delhi. He has an honours degree in History from Dayal Singh College, University of Delhi and subsequently he enhanced his passion by completing 'INDIA: ART & CULTURE' certificate from National Museum Institute. His experience of working in art galleries gave him a fair idea of what art connoisseur look for. He has also been a history consultant with TIMES Newspaper in Education. He had a short stint at Khalsa College, St.Stephens College and Department of History at Faculty of Social Sciences,University of Delhi. His long experience of researching on historical personalities lent him enough credentials to narrate historical events in a well researched/factual and storytelling manner.