Hi-Story, Theatre and Architecture Walk at Tughlaqabad Fort, South-East Delhi
Dr. Parthajeet Das (Partha or Das) is a self-confessed, engaged and addicted lover of Delhi and it’s history, story, architecture and poetry. He currently works as a Director at a not-for-profit foundation working towards improving school education in India. He has worked with top management and government consulting firms in the past. Parthajeet believes this to be his joyous duty to educate the tourists, passers-by and more importantly the inhabitants of the city about the rich history, architecture and heritage of Delhi. He has been conducting walks in and around Delhi since 2016, mixing a bit of history, storytelling and drama leveraging his research, storytelling and theatre skills. He is also a traveler and writer who has a few publications such as Slient Horizons (a collection of English poems), Tum Main aur Ye Wadi (a collection of 51 urdu nazms) many short-stories, travelogues and plays (in both English and Hindi) to his name.
Pickup
I will be waiting for you at the Tughlaqabad Fort parking area/ticket counter which is on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road (junction of MB road and Surajkund road). Using a car or tuk-tuk is recommended. Happy if you use google maps, the internet, and common sense to reach the place by your own. There is only one ticket counter and parking space. Be there. I will be having a DelhiStoryWalks black cap on and a tote bag in hand.
Description
On a curated walk conducted by a passionate Delhi, history, monuments, architecture, poetry, story, theatre lover – Parthajeet, who works as International Education consultant, the story of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq will be brought alive. Through facts, stories, visualisation and physical presence and touch of the remnants of the fort Parthajeet will take us to the time and lives of Tughlaq. The walk will cover the ruined fort of Tughlaquabad, the tomb of Ghiasuddin Tughlaq (Muhammad’s father and sponsor of the fort and the third city of Delhi) and culminate in a special theatrical improvisation where we will listen to the mumblings of the maverick sultan – Tughlaq played by Parthajeet.