Holi Festival of India

From rich to poor, from men to women, from children to teenagers to adults to old age, from sadhu to business class, from north to south to east to west, this festival is played similarly, without any discrimination, unbiasedly across the country, with love and purity in heart. Yes! It is HOLI. Though the festival was celebrated a few days back, the memories and excitement of the festival is still there in people which is reminded in the form on […]

Holi in Sangam Nagari

Being one of the ancient, joyful and colorful festival of India, Holi brings out immense happiness, love and excitement each year in the month of march. Not only is the excitement limited to children and youths of playing with colors and waters but extending to the people of all ages and genders. Whether it is their passion and love for gujjias, their motive or resolving their grudges, their excitement of playing with colors, when it comes to North India. Holi […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Allahabad “blessed by God.”

Allahabad,often known as the Sangam City. Here not only the confluence of three rivers dwells, but also dwells the heart of tourists.The city’s original name Prayag or ‘place of offerings’. The history of city yet remained to be glorified despite being the second oldest City of India. Triveni sangam is noted fir historical, cultural and religious tourism. Rich in historical places including Alfred Park, now informally called called ‘Company Garden’, Khusrobagh, Allahabad Fort, Minto Park, the Victoria and Thornhill Memorial, the Ashoka Pillar, Anand […]