December in Allahabad

Since my childhood, this time of the year has had its charms, one of them being the Shilp Mela organized at NCZCC. NCZCC is the zonal cultural centre of the northern part of India. One among the seven cultural centres under the Ministry of Culture in India, the main purpose here is to preserve and promote cultural and literary activities for the development of the creative and innovative faculties of the people.   Picture Credits: Ahmed Khan The Shilp Mela […]

Taarikhnama…beyond time

Taking a walk beyond the strings of time, the founder of Delhi Karvaan took with him a piece of Allahabad and Her people. Asif Khan Dehlvi makes his audience relive history in a way that resurrects the characters, the places, and the incidences of the past. On the 3rd of December, the team of Arz Hai, along with a few invitees were taken on a journey by Mr Dehlvi through the turns of Khusro Bagh. The bricks of the walls […]

A day in chowk

When it comes to shopping, almost every city in India has its own main market popularly known as Chowk, which is located towards the centre of the city. So do we, the Allahabadis. The Clock Tower, or “Ghantaghar” is the Chowk of Allahabad. With changing times, Allahabad is developing at a rapid pace, but the chowk remains as it was, and that is its beauty. If you belong to the city, you must know what a fabulous place it is […]

Jhalkiyan

A day spent on the banks of the river Ganga, with the breeze flowing through the hair, the occasional touch of the sun on the unshielded skin, and the company of people who poured their hearts out through words and music. A group of people full of love for life in their hearts gathered together at Sangam, to feel the “India” in them on the special day on Independence day of the country. Others also joined the group over time […]

Sangam

The city “sangam” I have travelled through sunset, A waking dream. Waves rolled over, As my thoughts breached. Drops of Yamuna and cold breeze, Flashed a thousand memories. The streets of Loknath. And stairs of old school. As the boat siled through sangam, I swum through old memories. The anecdotes of ghat, The sands and the free. Remembered,relived and hiked A thousand lives in one breeze. As I came close to silt, Flashed a million dreams. Dreams to be like […]

Allahabad Fort

“The beauty of a king comes from his people but the beauty of his province comes from his fort” Allahabad fort aka OD fort stood for it’s people in 1583,built by Mughal emperor Akbar.The fort stands on the bank of river Yamuna.For a long time [Akbar’s] desire was to found a great city in the town of Piyag [Prayag], where the rivers Ganges and Jamuna join, and which is regarded by the people of India with much reverence, and which […]

Alfred Park

Built in 1870 to Mark Prince Alfred.The park is a place of attraction due the auspicious presence of a number of important monuments.Near the north fence of the garden is situated a Jamun tree.The Garden also known as ‘Chandra Shekhar Azad Park’,is a public park where Chandra Shekhar Azad sacrificed his life during India’s struggle for freedom.    The story of death of Azad was a tragic.One morning he was sitting with his counterpart in premises of Alfred park when […]

Magh Mela

A faint glow at the horizon, marking the start of the sunrise. Cool breeze that usually makes you wish to stay indoors. Dark waters of the same hue as the sky, being illuminated by the reflection of lights, high up on poles, scattered around the sand. These lights are of the special time of the Magh Mela, representing the uncountable tents set up on the mela ground. In the still waters, it would be the picture perfect moment to show […]