Dilapidated

A dilapidated structure in the inner circle of Connaught Place. Renovation of the buildings has begun and hopefully they will be in their brand new avtaar by the end of this year. I will post the brand new look then.

Rhythm and Bowl, Ambience Mall

This is the Rhythm and Bowl at the Ambience Mall, Gugaon. A 40 minute drive from Connaught Place, Ambiance Mall is a haven in this suffocating heat. Rhythm and Blues is a bowling alley cum tattoo parlour. Though I chickened out of getting a tattoo, I did enjoy a bowling match with my brother, Akshat.

# 2: Jamia Millia Islamia

The Jamia Millia Islamia University, is an Islamic National University and is spread across a vast expanse. Unfortunately, because of time constraints I could not explore it too much and could click only two photos of the commerce department before the guard asked to put my camera phone down. The gate and the red building is all that I saw of the university, which boasts of a fabulous alumina including my favourite actor, Shahrukh Khan. However, I am not sure that as a SRK loyalist am I suppose to like or dislike the university, which ousted him citing lack of stipulated attendance. While I deal with this dilemma,you people have a fun time. :-)

Jamia Milia Islamia

This is the signage that welcomes you to the Jamia Milia Islamia University. I went there for an entrance exam last week. Despite staying in Delhi all my life, this was my first visit to the University. Will post more photos tomorrow.

# 2 Agrasen Ki Baoli

This is the Agrasen Ki Baoli in sepia. As Abe pointed out it is a 14th Century structure. The shape of the well is very interesting as it is quite different from the traditional round shape. You can read more about the baolis here.




Steps of the well.



Galleries and chambers surrounding the well. These chambers used to become cool, quiet retreats for travelers during summers.



I liked this shot a lot. :-)

Agrasen Ki Baoli

As promised, I finally managed to go into the Agrasen Ki Baoli over this weekend. This is a historic well, nested between the multi-storey buildings of Connaught Place. This photo shows the contrast that had me completely mesmerized. It is so nice to know something new about a place, you have grown up in. Will post more photos from the Baoli in the days to come.

Theme Day: July: Empty Bank

Now, this is a unique site --- An Empty Bank Counter. Generally the bank is always over crowded with atleast three fights taking places at any given time of the day. So here is the photo welcoming the month of July. Hope the lines fill up soon and the excitement of visitng a bank reaches the scale of the yonder.

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