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22/06/2024

TDW shares: Stopped at a dhaba (described later) to eat paranthas (indian bread) filled with paneer (cottage cheese) and gobi (cauliflower). Eaten with white butter and curd and if needed mint chutney.

The origins of Dhaba culture can be traced back to the days of the silk road, when traders and travellers would stop at these simple, roadside eateries for a hot meal. Over the years, dhabas have evolved to become an integral part of Indian culture, and they're now a common sight on Indian highways.

Dhabas were characterised by mud structures and cots to sit upon (charpai) while eating. A wooden plank would be placed across the width of the cot on which to place the dishes. With time, the cots were replaced by tables. The food is typically inexpensive and has a 'homemade' feel to it.

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07/06/2024

TDW shares: Delhi heritage buildings to get blue plaques. The Delhi civic body will install blue, oval plaques at prominent heritage buildings across the national capital to serve as historical markers, in a hat-tip to London’s iconic blue plaques that link places with legendary people or landmark events.

The town hall in chandni chowk will be among the 50 buildings in phase one of the project.

source: hindustantimes.com

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29/05/2024

TDW shares: Delhiites get some respite from the scorching heat, the national capital witnessed light-intensity showers amid the ongoing heatwave. The rainfall will lower the mercury for sure.

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20/05/2024

TDW shares: Karnataka has been considered most favourable for sunflower cultivation. This is the reason that the farmers here are producing 48.65 percent of the total sunflower production of the country

Video: sunflower fields in Punjab

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30/04/2024

TDW shares: Panipuri is a deep-fried breaded hollow spherical shell, about an inch (2.5 cm) in diameter, filled with a combination of finely diced potato, onion, peas and chickpea. It is a common street food in the Indian subcontinent. It is often spiced with tamarind chutney, chili powder or chaat masala.

Has to be eaten in one bite. Must try when in India.

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26/04/2024

TDW shares: Ganga Aarti at Varanasi.
It is believed that when the Goddess Ganga descended to Earth, she turned into a River to wash out the sins of predecessors of King Bhagirath. Notably, people perform the Ganga Aarti every day to thank the Goddess and therefore, perform the rituals by chanting shlokas and bhajans.

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25/03/2024

TDW celebrates: Holi is also known as the 'festival of colors' and is known around the world for its use of colourful powder and water. It is characterised by people playing with colours known as 'gulal' and splashing water on each other while saying 'happy holi'

It is a jubilant celebration of camaraderie celebrated with loved ones, organic colors, traditional rituals along with spreading love and forgiveness amidst festive treats.

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22/02/2024

TDW tours: Dive into the Indian flavours. Delhi's Khari Baoli is Asia's largest spice market, and its journey to this fame has been a long yet an interesting one. It came into being during the 17th century, dating back to the Mughal era.

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22/02/2024

TDW tours: fun fun tours with the ever sporting Cristina - delhi and agra

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23/01/2024

TDW tours: Fun fun days with this really lovely family

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20/01/2024

04/01/2024

TDW shares: Manohar International Airport, also known as Mopa International Airport is the 2nd airport established in Goa. It is named after the late Manohar Parrikar, the former chief minister of Goa.
The state-of-the-art airport will significantly improve connectivity as well as boost tourism.

Mopa to Candolim is about an hour and Mopa to Morjim only 50min.

So next time you book a flight don't hesitate to take it from Mopa.

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30/11/2023

From TDWs den: indian chinese cuisine is a distinct style of chinese cuisine adapted to Indian tastes, combining chinese food with indian flavours and spices

captured a local vendor making it on the street

if you haven't tried it you are missing something 😊

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27/11/2023

From TDWs Den: Happy Gurpurab
There are 10 gurus in Sikhism and today is Guru Nankji's birthday, the founder.
'Gur', means Guru or master, and 'Purab' means parv in Hindi, meaning day

People head to the gurudwara and sing morning hymns. The Sikh temples (pic) are lit up and so are the houses. Fire crackers are also burnt to add to the celebrations

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20/11/2023

TDW tours: Nizamuddin Dargah is the dargah (mausoleum) of the Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 1325 CE). Situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi, the dargah is visited by thousands of pilgrims every week. The site is also known for its evening qawwali devotional music sessions.

Women are not allowed to enter the dargah, where Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya rests, because it is believed the dead can see women naked if they go too close. While men are allowed inside the south Delhi shrine, women have to pray, kneel and kiss the wall behind the grave of the Sufi saint

Amir Khusrau was a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He wrote many playful riddles, songs and legends

The street is also known for some delicious street food, take a walking tour to discover this and much more

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18/11/2023

TDW shares: Mumbai becomes the 18th most expensive city for luxury living according to Julius Baer’s Lifestyle Index 2023 which ranks the world’s 25 most expensive cities. The lifestyle index is prepared by analysing residential properties, cars, business class flights, business school, degustation dinners, and other luxuries.

Source: https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/mumbai-18th-most-expensive-city-for-luxury-living-julius-baer-index-123062000620_1.html

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09/11/2023

From TDWs den: Chandni chowk was built in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor shahjahan and designed by his daughter jahanara.

Delhi gets ready for Diwali!

Come explore this old mysterious city with us as we tell you the untold tales, take you through narrow alleys to discover hidden sites, make you try some delicious food and help you with great bargains

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18/10/2023

TDW shares: Golu is the festive display of dolls and figurines in South India during the autumn festive season.. These displays are typically thematic, narrating a legend from a hindu text to court life, weddings, everyday scenes, and miniature kitchen utensils.

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16/10/2023

TDW corporate tours: Our 3 day corporate tour with Ogilvy was full of fun, knowledge, interesting conversations and exploring the unexplored

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15/10/2023

TDW tours: Tours for women by women, we at The Delhi Way make sure you have a great time while exploring India without any worries.
A fun fun day with gail exploring old and new Delhi

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30/08/2023

TDW celebrates: Sibling love.
Raksha Bandhan - 'knot of protection' is
a festival that celebrates the relationship shared between brothers and sisters. The sister ties a rakhi (thread) on her brother's wrist and he makes a lifelong promise to protect her. If he doesnt he'll be accountable 😊😊 just kidding.
Nowadays there are all kinds of rakhis - cartoon ones, food rakhis, rakhis with politician's faces etc etc.

The history for the ones who want to know more:
The most famous story is of Rani Karnavati of Chittor and the Mughal Emperor Humayun. She was the widowed queen of Chittor who had been attacked by Bahadur Shah, Sultan of Gujarat. The queen realised that defending her empire from the invasion was not possible for her and in lieu of protection and help, she sent a Rakhi to the Mughal Emperor, Humayun.

On receiving the rakhi, the Emperor was overwhelmed and became emotional. He along with his troops, immediately set out to protect Chittor from the invasion. He could not reach on time. The Sultan of Gujarat had by then reached the queen's fortress. All the women in the fortress including Rani Karnawati, had performed Jauhar (mass su***de) by then. Humayun, on reaching the fortress, fought with Bahadur Shah and evicted him from the
land. The empire was handed over to Rani Karnawati's son, Vikramjeet Singh. Since then, the act of a sister tying a rakhi on the wrist of her brother indicates lifelong protection from him.

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29/08/2023

TDW celebrates: As Raksha bandhan approaches, rakhis being sold in the local markets. Earlier there were only simple threads. Now there is a lot of variety with different characters made on it from Gods to superheroes to politicians to cartoons
Get the one that your brother will love

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27/08/2023

TDW tours: Enjoying a cup of tea at a old tea shop in Old Delhi with

Interestingly tea was introduced formally to Indians by the British who intended to overthrow China's monopoly on tea. They found that Indian soil was eminently suitable to cultivate these plants and in 1830s, the first tea estates were established in Assam using tea plants brought from China.

Chai is the word for tea in Hindi and comes from the Mandarin word chá.
Also we Indians love to add our touch to things so we created masala chai. Masala simply means spice. No Indian can live without masala in their lives :).

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26/08/2023

TDW tours: Some more pics of the pretty ladies from their Rajasthan tour

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15/08/2023

TDW celebrates: Happy Independence Day. Glimpses captured during the freedom day celebrations

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09/08/2023

TDW tours: Dive into the Indian flavours. Spend the day with Arti, our culinary expert in her beautiful home. Her gregarious and friendly nature wins all. Learn the nuances of Indian cooking and try your hand at making some dishes. A fun day filled with spices, delicious food and some great conversations

A lovely afternoon with Edward and his warm family. Arti and Prianka, the co-founder added to the fun

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08/08/2023

TDW tours: Tours for women by women, we at The Delhi Way make sure you have a great time while exploring in India without any worries

Our travellers Suzzane, Summer and Sylvia start their india holiday with agra, jaipur and udaipur. more to follow

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21/07/2023

TDW explores: andhra bhavan canteen - located on ashoka road in delhi
known for years for its biryani and south indian non veg food but the vegeterian thali is a delight as well

when to go: all 3 meals are available so anytime. timings are mentioned in the reel
what to order: the veg thali which is a mix of rice, roti, veggies, lentils, accompaniments. this is for INR 190 and is unlimited. you can add non veg dishes starting from INR 240 onwards
where to park: permission has been taken to park on the main road itself - jaswant singh road

the staff was really very friendly. the manager came to our table and gave us the mutton curry to try on the house. there is ac as well and the food is authentic and delicious

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13/07/2023

From TDWs den: The golden temple, harmandir sahib, is located in amritsar, india is the preeminent spiritual site of sikhism.
It is not only a large temple but being surrounded by other white temples and the moat adds to its overall beauty. Built in 1577, the temple's dome is gilded with 750 kg of pure gold.

One of the finest example of indian and mughal architectural style.

Over 100,000 people visit the holy shrine daily for worship and the free community kitchen at the golden temple feeds 50,000 people a day which is also the largest free kitchen in the world.

Saluting the sikh community for always serving the society.

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30/06/2023

TDW shares: when it pours in india so do the snacks 😊, as kids whenever it rained, our grandmoms would make pakodas (fritters) and samosas for us

They would also drink masala tea with it. The feeling still stays, its raining and the heart craves for these yummy fried snacks

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