by Dipali Bhasin | Feb 27, 2019 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Travel
Through the years my car zoomed by Mehrauli on a number of occasions and I used to see the red and buff sandstone minaret stand tall in all its glory. To me, Qutub Minar was just a minaret. No big deal. The fact that it is the tallest minaret in India didn’t...
by Dipali Bhasin | Feb 12, 2019 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Travel
Do you ever feel the need to take a back seat in life? Maybe take a chill pill and indulge in pampering yourself like a diva/dude shamelessly? Well, that was just my mood when I sauntered into Sawadhee Spa plonking all my worries, stresses and deadlines at its...
by Dipali Bhasin | Feb 6, 2019 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Travel
Sunder Nagar – Batashewala Complex Once a Mughal garden, the 90 acres Sunder Nagar Nursery was visited mainly by people with green fingers. The beautiful monuments that stood in the complex lay barren and screamed for an upliftment. It was in 2007 when the Aga...
by Dipali Bhasin | Jan 19, 2019 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Restaurant
For years, the iconic “The Great Kebab Factory” – the North Indian restaurant in Radisson Blu, Mahipalpur, has wowed guests by serving melting-in-the-mouth kebabs. In a delirious state of hunger, I have driven miles for a meal. A bite of the delicate...
by Dipali Bhasin | Nov 26, 2018 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Food
In his study, “American Diner: Then and Now”, the leading diner expert Richard J.S. Gutman makes mention of a vendor named Walter Scott who in the year 1872 parked his small wagon in front of a local newspaper office. The idea was to serve sandwiches, pies...
by Dipali Bhasin | Oct 10, 2018 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Travel
Every July twenty idol makers travel from Krishna Nagar, a small city close to Kolkata, to Delhi and settle down in a compound in Chittaranjan Park. This becomes their place of residence and workshop for four months. They toil day after day making Goddess Durga idols....
