Description and travel of Kutb Minar, adjoining monuments, and the architecture of Mughals; a study.

*Set apart from the descriptive guides that exist on the subject, this book analyzes the meaning of the Qutb Complex's monuments and their afterlife from the fourteenth through the twenty-first centuries The Qutb complex is one of Delhi's major tourist attractions and the Qutb Minar is often used as an iconic emblem representing the city. Yet aside from scholarly essays and largely descriptive books on the site, there has been little attempt to write an accessible analysis of the site's monuments, patrons, inscriptions and history. This book will examine not only the site as it was developed in the early Sultanate period, but also probe its life prior to the establishment of Muslim rule in the late-twelfth century and then again after the period of Sultanate patronage of the site up to the present. The aim of this volume is to prove that over time the complex remained considerably more significant in meaning than is generally believed. The surrounding urban area, including dargahs, temples, mosques, tombs and water sources, will be studied in terms of their relation to the core mosque and minaret. A comprehensive analysis of the interwoven histories of the Qutb Complex and its architecture, this book is both visually sumptuous and informative.

Building Histories offers innovative accounts of five medieval monuments in Delhi—the Red Fort, Rasul Numa Dargah, Jama Masjid, Purana Qila, and the Qutb complex—tracing their modern lives from the nineteenth century into the twentieth. Mrinalini Rajagopalan argues that the modern construction of the history of these monuments entailed the careful selection, manipulation, and regulation of the past by both the colonial and later postcolonial states. Although framed as objective “archival” truths, these histories were meant to erase or marginalize the powerful and persistent affective appropriations of the monuments by groups who often existed outside the center of power. By analyzing these archival and affective histories together, Rajagopalan works to redefine the historic monument—far from a symbol of a specific past, the monument is shown in Building Histories to be a culturally mutable object with multiple stories to tell.

Legacy landmarks across the world are impacted by an assortment of physical and organic anxieties. Harm to legacy landmarks because of bugs and bugs is developing with expanding anthropogenic strain and changing climatic circumstances. Cave landmarks are natural surroundings to organisms, green growth, parasites, and bugs, and are extraordinary biodiversity locales because of their low temperature, almost no daylight, and high dampness conditions. This review checks out accessible data on significant variables that work with the development of bug bothers and debase legacy landmarks. Ajanta Caves, an UNESCO world legacy site in India, is a human wonder, significant archeological and legacy site of huge social and memorable qualities. The current paper is an endeavor to comprehend an assortment of stresses and factors with an emphasis on bug bothers that have significantly impacted Ajanta cave artworks over the most recent couple of many years. The concentrate likewise gives data on accessible ways to deal with harm control including the requirement for a coordinated bug bother the executives for safeguarding cave landmarks against quick corruption the nation over overall and Ajanta collapses specific. A light-based approach is the vital feature of the review that can be utilized as a powerful and productive way to deal with shield archeological destinations particularly cave compositions from bug bugs without upsetting the pollinator variety and general climate.

A Magic Carpet Ride is more than just a travel memoir. It is a story within a story about personal journeys as well as travel journeys. Of the many themes, the strongest is the author's rediscovery of her mother's spirit while traveling "Mother Earth." A cosmic theme unfolds, as well as a theme of preparing for the empty nest. The first generation Greek American author describes what it is like to take her own children back to her ancestral homeland to discover the essence of their roots, much like the author did in her childhood trips to Greece. Over 20 countries are described in A Magic Carpet Ride, as well as an educational unit that the author and her three sons designed to build their own trip itineraries and research components. This book is about travel, history, love, pain, goals, fears, risk, adventure, humor, understanding, letting go and faith. Come take a magic carpet ride!