Amer Fort. A Unique combination of Art and Culture.

 

The Amer Fort, situated on the top of the Aravalli hill, at a distance of about 11 km from Jaipur, is one of the important and largest forts of Rajasthan. This fort is famous for its unique architectural style and magnificent structure. It is also one of the major tourist places in Rajasthan.

Given its attractive design and grandeur, this fort has been included in the list of World Heritage. One of the main attractions of Rajasthan, the Amer Fort was built by Raja Man Singh. This unique fort made of Hindu-Rajputana architecture is a unique specimen of rich history and grand architecture.

Built-in Hindu-Rajputana architecture, the Amber Fort is one of the largest forts in Rajasthan, which is situated on the Aravalli hills, at a distance of about 11 km from Jaipur. On the other hand, if we look at the history of Amer and the construction of this fort, it is known that Amer has previously been the capital of the Suryavanshi Kachwahas, which was built by a tribe named Minas.

According to historians, this largest fort of Amber in Rajasthan was built by Raja Mansingh I in the 16th century. After which the successors and rulers of Raja Mansingh did the work of expansion and renovation of this fort for about 150 years.

After this, in the year 1727, the Sawai Jai Singh II regime shifted its capital from Amber to Jaipur during his reign, at which time Jaipur was recently established. Let us tell you that before Jaipur, Amber was the capital of the Kachwaha (Maurya) dynasty. One of the oldest forts in India, the Amber Fort, formerly known as Kadima Mahal, also houses the famous temple of Sheela Mata Devi, which was built by Raja Man Singh.

Some people believe that this fort was named after Ambikeshwar, the name of Lord Shiva. Whereas, some people consider the name of Amer Fort as such that the name of this fort is derived from Amba, the name of Maa Durga.

In this most famous and grand fort of Rajasthan, many historical structures were destroyed inside the fort during the times of different rulers, and many new magnificent buildings were built, but despite facing many disasters and obstacles, today it is the name of Amer. The fort is enhancing the pride of Rajasthan and reminds us of its glorious and rich history.

Situated at a distance of about 11 km from Jaipur, this huge fort of Rajasthan has been constructed in Hindu and Rajputana styles. Looking at this fort from the outside, it appears to be influenced by Mughal architecture, while from the inside this fort is built in Rajput architectural style.

This fort is a unique example of Mughal and Hindu architecture. Inside this fort are pictures of famous and courageous Rajput rulers of ancient architecture and history. Historical palaces, gardens, reservoirs, and beautiful temples built inside this huge fort double its beauty.

Tourists enter the Amer Fort of Rajasthan through the entrance built to the east of this fort, this gate is the main gate of the fort, which is called Surpol or Surya Dwar, the name of this gate is taken from the rising of the sun located in the east. . At the same time, there is a grand gate in the south inside this fort, which is known as Chandrapol Dwar. Jaleb Chowk is built right in front of this gate. From where the tourists enter the courtyard of the palace.

Let us tell you that the Jaleb Chowk of Amer Fort was earlier used by the army to re-display their wartime, which women could see only from their windows. Stairs are visible on two sides from Jaleb Chowk, out of which the stairs on one side lead to Shila Mata Temple, the Kul Devi of Rajput kings.

This temple is established in the sanctum sanctorum of this grand fort, which has historical importance as well as its own religious importance, while tourists who come to visit Amer Fort definitely visit this temple. At the same time, the stairs on the other side, visible from Jaleb Chowk of this fort, led to the Singhpol gate.

At the same time, near this gate, a very attractive structure remains the Diwan-i-Aam, where earlier emperors held a court for the general public, in which their pleas were heard. Ganesh Pol Dwar is situated on the south side of this grand fort built of yellow, and red sand, and marble stones, which is the most attractive and beautiful gate of this fort. Excellent carvings and splendid workmanship have been done at this gate.

At the same time, a small idol of Lord Ganesha is adorned above this door, hence this gate of Amer Fort is called Ganesh Dwar. There are many historical and very attractive structures, including Diwan-e-Khas, Sukh Mahal, and Sheesh Mahal, when going inside this royally designed fort of Rajasthan. Amazing artwork is also seen in these structures of the fort.

Along with this, this grand fort, included in the list of World Heritage, also has a beautiful garden made of a Charbagh style, which is making the beauty of this fort even more beautiful by spreading its natural shade. This oldest Rajputana heritage of Rajasthan is also connected to Jaigarh Fort through a tunnel route of about 2 km long.

This tunnel was constructed to take the families of emperors to Jaigarh fort in case of emergency. A very beautiful view of Jaigarh Fort and its surroundings is visible from near this fort. A huge number of tourists visit every year to see the beauty and grandeur of Amer Fort, one of the most important and famous forts of Rajasthan.

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Left prove to be Right Once again in CHILE-Victory of Gabriel Boric

Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile's presidential election to become the country's youngest ever leader.

In what was expected to be a tight race, the 35-year-old former student protest leader defeated his far-right rival José Antonio Kast by 10 points.

Mr Boric told supporters he would look after democracy, promising curbs on Chile's neoliberal free market economy.

He will lead a country that has been rocked in recent years by mass protests against inequality and corruption.

Mr Boric's victory prompted celebrations on the streets of the capital Santiago, with his supporters waving flags and honking car horns.

In his speech, Mr Boric said he was taking on the job with humility and a "tremendous sense of responsibility", vowing to "firmly fight against the privileges of a few".

Mr Boric has promised to address this inequality by expanding social rights and reforming Chile's pension and healthcare systems, as well as reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, and boosting green investment.

"We know there continues to be justice for the rich, and justice for the poor, and we no longer will permit that the poor keep paying the price of Chile's inequality," he said.

The president-elect also promised to block a controversial proposed mining project which he said would destroy communities and the national environment.

Chile's currency, the peso, plunged to a record low against the US dollar after Mr Boric's victory. Stock markets fell by 10%, with mining stocks performing particularly badly.

Investors are worried stability and profits will suffer as a result of higher taxes and tighter government regulation of business.

Its once again message is clear that democracies always should be pro-public and only benefits for upliftment of common class of society.

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One of best Rajasthani food.... its daal baati.

 

History of this evergreen Rajasthani food-

Baati (little doughballs made of wheat flour, ghee and milk) is believed to have originated during the time of Bappa Rawal – the founder of the kingdom of Mewar. Back then, the Rajputs were establishing their stronghold in the region and baati was their preferred war time meal.

It is believed that the Rajput soldiers would break the dough into chunks and leave it buried under thin layers of sand to bake under the sun. On their return from the battlefield, they world dig out the perfectly baked baatis that were then slathered with ghee and consumed with curd made from goat or camel milk. Then it was later, when traders from the Gupta Empire settled in Mewar, that the combination of dal and baati became popular – panchmel dal was a much-loved favourite in the royal court of the Guptas. The panchmel dal is a simple and nuritious mix of five lentils – moong dal, chana dal, toor dal, masoor dal and urad dal – prepared with a fragrant tempering of cumin, cloves and other spices.

Churma, on the other hand, is believed to have been invented when a cook of Mewar’s Guhilot clan accidentally poured sugarcane juice into some baatis. Realising that it had made the baati softer, the women of the clan started dunking the battis in sweet water (made from sugarcane or jaggery) in an attempt to keep the baatis soft and fresh for their husbands. This eventually evolved into churma, a sweetened and cardamom-flavoured mix of crushed baati.

INGREDIENTS

FOR BATI:

• 2 cup wheat flour / atta
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup desi ghee/white butter
• water to knead

FOR CHURMA:

• 2 tbsp of ghee / clarified butter
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp cashew & almond, chopped
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder

FOR DAL:

• ½ cup moong dal / green gram dal
• ¼ cup masoor dal / pink lentils
• ¼ cup chana dal / bengal gram dal, soaked 30 minutes
• 3 cup water
• 3 tsp desi ghee/clarified butter
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• pinch hing / asafoetida
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 green chilli, slit
• 1 to mato, finely chopped
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

• firstly, in a large bowl take 2 cup wheat flour, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp baking powder and ¼ cup ghee.
• mix well making sure the dough is moist.
• now add water as required and knead the dough.
• pinch a small ball sized dough and roll with x impression.
• place the rolled bati in each mould of appe pan
• cover and cook on low flame for 30 minutes all sides.
• dip the bati in ghee for more soft bati from inside.
• finally, enjoy dal bati churma along with slices of onions chilly.

What will we miss?

 

In our days, bicycles were taught in three stages,

First Stage - Scissors

Second Stage - Stanchion

Third step - padding ...

Cycling was not so easy then because my father or uncle used to ride bicycles at home.

At that time, the height of the bicycle was 24 inches, which was equal to our shoulder when standing, it was not appropriate to ride the pad with such a bicycle.

"Scissors" was the art where we walked between triangles in a bicycle frame and put both feet on both paddles.

And when we used to run like this, we used to pinch our chest and take the face out of the back of the handle, and "cleanly", rang the bell so that the people could see the garden where the boy was running the bicycle.

Today's generation is bereft of this "adventure". They do not know that at the age of eight or ten years, 24-inch cycling was like flying a "ship".

We have not known how many times he has broken his knees and mouth, and the amazing thing is that there was no pain then, after falling, he used to stand silently looking around and wiping his half-briefs.

Now technology has made great progress, as soon as five years old, children start cycling, they also fall without falling. Two two-fit bicycles have arrived, and the children of the rich now drive directly. Small bikes are available in the market.

But today's children will never understand that at that young age, balancing on the big bicycle was the first lesson of life! The first link of "responsibilities" used to be where you were given the responsibility that you are now able to crush wheat.

Go cycling from here to the mill, and come back home driving the scissors from there!

And believe it, happiness was also great in fulfilling this responsibility.

And it is also true that the "scissors" system became extinct after us.

We are the last generation of the world who learned cycling in three stages!

First stage scissors

Second stage rung

Third stage padding.

● We are the last generation who have often heard the stories of fairies and kings, sitting on the ground, eating food, and drinking tea on a plate.

● We are the last people who have played traditional sports, Gilli-danda, hide and seek, kho-kho, kabaddi, and marbles with their friends on the mohalla grounds in childhood.

● We are the last generation of people who have done homework in the low or yellow light of the bulb and have studied Navel.

● We are the same generation of people, who have exchanged their feelings and feelings for their loved ones.

● We are the last generation of people who have spent their childhood without a cooler, AC, or heater.

● We are the last people who often used to go to school and weddings in their short hair with more mustard oil.

● We are the last generation of people who have made copies, books, clothes, and hands black and blue with ink or pen.

● We are the last people who have been killed by teachers.

● We are the last people who used to see the elderly of the locality from afar, run away from the nook, and come home.

● We are the last people to make a shave by applying soap from the Godrej soap's round casket. Those who have drunk jaggery tea. Black or red dental powder or white tooth powder has been used for a long time in the morning.

● We are definitely the last people who have heard the news of BBC on radio, programs like Vividh Bharati, All India Radio, and Binaka geet mala on moonlight nights.

● We are the last people when we all used to spray water on the roof as soon as it was evening. After that, he used to sleep laying on white sheets. A fan with a stand used to be all for air. Even after the sun came out in the morning, he used to sleep hard. All that time has passed. The sheets no longer lay. Rooms like can have coolers, night in front of AC, days pass by.

● We are the last generation of people, who have seen those beautiful relationships and people sharing their sweetness, which has been steadily decreasing. Now, the more people are reading and writing, the more they are losing themselves in selflessness, unrestrained, uncertainty, loneliness, and despair. We are the lucky people who have felt the sweetness of relationships… !!

We are the only generation who have listened to their parents and are also respecting the children

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Humayun's Tomb.....A widow's signature on husband's grave

 Humayun's Tomb Building Complex is a tomb monument inspired by Mughal architecture. ... This group is declared a World Heritage Site, and is the first example of Mughal architecture in India. This tomb has the same Charbagh style, which gave birth to the TajMahal in the future. This tomb was built in 1562 on the orders of Humayun's widow Begum Hamida Banu Begum.

This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal.

Brief Synthesis

Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi is the first of the grand dynastic mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal architecture with the architectural style reaching its zenith 80 years later at the later Taj Mahal. Humayun’s Tomb stands within a complex of 27.04 ha. that includes other contemporary, 16th-century Mughal garden tombs such as Nila Gumbad, Isa Khan, Bu Halima, Afsarwala, Barber’s Tomb, and the complex where the craftsmen employed for the Building of Humayun’s Tomb stayed the Arab Serai.

Humayun’s Tomb was built in the 1560s, with the patronage of Humayun’s son, the great Emperor Akbar. Persian and Indian craftsmen worked together to build the garden tomb, far grander than any tomb built before in the Islamic world. Humayun’s garden-tomb is an example of the charbagh (a four-quadrant garden with the four rivers of Quranic paradise represented), with pools joined by channels. The garden is entered from lofty gateways on the south and from the west with pavilions located in the center of the eastern and northern walls.

The mausoleum itself stands on a high, wide terraced platform with two bay deep vaulted cells on all four sides. It has an irregular octagon plan with four long sides and chamfered edges. It is surmounted by a 42.5 m high double dome clad with marble flanked by pillared kiosks (chhatris) and the domes of the central chhatris are adorned with glazed ceramic tiles. The middle of each side is deeply recessed by large arched vaults with a series of smaller ones set into the facade.

The interior is a large octagonal chamber with vaulted roof compartments interconnected by galleries or corridors. This octagonal plan is repeated in the second story. The structure is of dressed stone clad in red sandstone with white and black inlaid marble borders.

Humayun’s garden-tomb is also called the ‘dormitory of the Mughals’ as in the cells are buried over 150 Mughal family members.

The tomb stands in an extremely significant archaeological setting, centered at the Shrine of the 14th century Sufi Saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. Since it is considered auspicious to be buried near a saint’s grave, seven centuries of tomb building have led to the area becoming the densest ensemble of medieval Islamic buildings in India.

Criteria (ii): Humayun’s garden-tomb is built on a monumental scale, with the grandeur of design, and a garden setting with no precedence in the Islamic world for a mausoleum. Here for the first time, important architectural innovations were made including creating a char-bagh – a garden setting inspired by the description of paradise in the Holy Quran. The monumental scale achieved here was to become the characteristic of Mughal imperial projects, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal.

Criteria (iv): Humayun’s Tomb and the other contemporary 16th-century garden tombs within the property form a unique ensemble of Mughal-era garden tombs. The monumental scale, architectural treatment, and garden setting are outstanding in Islamic garden tombs. Humayun’s Tomb is the first important example in India, and above all else, the symbol of the powerful Mughal dynasty that unified most of the sub-continent.

Integrity

The inscribed property includes the Humayun’s tomb enclosure, which comprises the gateways, pavilions, and attached structures pre-dating Humayun’s Tomb, such as the Barber’s Tomb, Nila Gumbad and its garden setting, Isa Khan’s garden tomb, and other contemporary 16th century structures such as Bu Halima’s garden-tomb and Afsarwala garden-Tomb. All of these attributes fully convey the outstanding universal value of the property. The tombs in the complex have been respected throughout their history and so have retained their original form and purpose intact. Recent conservation works, that have followed the urban landscape approach, have been aimed at preserving this character and ensuring the preservation of the physical fabric, enhancing its significance while reviving living building craft traditions used by the Mughal builders. 

Authenticity

The authenticity of the Humayun’s Tomb lies in the mausoleum, other structures, and the garden retaining its original form and design, materials, and setting.

The tomb and its surrounding structures are substantially in their original state and interventions have been minimal and of high quality. Conservation works being carried out on the structures are focused on using traditional materials such as lime mortar, building tools, and techniques to recover authenticity, especially by removals of 20th-century materials such as the concrete layers from the roof and replacement by lime-concrete, removal of cement plaster from the lower cells and replacement with lime mortar in original patterns and concrete removal from the lower platform to reveal and reset the original stone paving, among other similar efforts. A similar conservation approach is being used on all garden tombs in the complex.

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India... incredibly a worth place to visit.

 

Mark Twain said: that India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and instructive materials in the history of man are treasured in India only.

India is a mosaic of multicultural experiences and one of the world's oldest civilizations. With a rich heritage and myriad of attractions, the country is among the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It covers an area of 32, 87,263 sq. km, extending from the snow-covered Himalayan heights to the tropical rain forests of the south. As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity.

Fringed by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. As you travel the expanse of the country, you are greeted by diverse nuances of cuisines, faiths, arts, crafts, music, nature, lands, tribes, history, and adventure sports. India has a mesmeric conflation of the old and the new

There are many reasons to visit India – be it mountains or plains, beaches or backwaters, wildlife tours or adventure activities, secluded islands or bustling metropolitan, culinary delights or local drinks, spiritual holidays or romantic vacations

This is the best part about India. Warm hospitality and personalized service are common traits of Indians not only in the country but worldwide. The best-in-class hospitality in India is what travelers love and look forward to every time they visit India.

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