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Tuesday, July 27, 2010








The day started with an orientation of group members by 8:30am, later we had break fast at the hostel of global school of business management in Dehli, where we stay at the moment. The day was split into two types of activities; one, to visit some important places of Dehli whose details are given below. Upon arrival of all the teams back to hostel, then there will be a reflection session at evening time.
Brief account of places visited mentioned here:
India Gate: Proceedings along the central vista straight to the East from Rashtrapati Bhavan, one meets about 40 meters high and 27.5 meters wide, 01st World War Memorial Arch called India Gate. With a war museum on the first floor, it commemorates the Indian soldiers who laid their livers in world war-1, and their names are inscribed on its walls.

Rashtrapati Bhavan: Originally built as Viceregal lodge, it is now the president’s house. It covers 330 acres and has 340 rooms. The building is in H Shape with corridors running into a length of 2.4 kilometers. The Rashtrapati Bhavan Mughal Gardens with velvet lawns set between limpid pools and 37 glittering fountains. These gardens are at their spectacular best in Feb, March when these are thrown open to a common public.

Central Secretariat: Designed by Sir Herbert Baker Houses in its two (North and South) blocks the ministerial offices. Each block is surmounted by 85.35 meters high dome and the corridors of the two together run a length of about 13 Kilometers.

Parliament Houses: Built by Sir Herbert Baker, founded by Duke of Connaught in 1921 A.D and opened by Lord Irwin on Jan. `18, 1927, its circular in design with its central dome of 29.25 meters diameter. Here two houses of the Indian parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) hold their sessions (Budget, Feb-March/Monsoon, Aug-Sept/Winter, Nov-Dec). To witness the session of Lok Sabha (lower house) visitors should obtain permission through the M.P. of their constituency.

Indira Gandhi memorial, this place basically was a house of a great lady Indira Gandhi whose name is still alive in the hearts and minds of those who saw her being the great and bold leader of their times.
The whole house is turned to a memorial (Museum) for common public to experience the history and life style of Indira’s family.
The house seems very organized and managers of that museum say that they have only kept the things in same manner except some chronological things like, news papers of that time, pictorial events attended by Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. These two great leaders were assassinated in their home country. People still follow the foot prints of these leaders and that is the reason of having a mighty democratic government led by Ms. Sonia Gandhi and her party leaders now a days. The team came to hostel and had very pleasant memories to share.

2 comments:

  1. Dear Aumir

    Really marvelous trip report...still censored.

    Get some chance to go though Delhi Darshan, a way to see delhi through tour guide.

    I remember his melancholy voice and way of explaining monuments. It has given me feeling of courtier of lost mughal emperor...
    I do not find anybody during your sight seeing photos. Looks you are alone or you r at arms length with others. Tell us the truth....
    Not having comments on comments....

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  2. In fact, we are so busy in training studies and after training sessions we find some chance to go out side in a group. All the members in training program are firmly restricted by the leaders not to go outside until unless the security clearance is not obtained properly. Actually the visa we have obtained only for Dehli and Ferozabad, tomorrow the organizer will go to take special permission to visit Agran and Ajmir, please pray to have an achievement so that these two historical cities could be visited and walked through.
    How shall I dare to censor things specially to my big brother. Takecare! Aumir

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