The Most Awesome Things to do in Delhi, the National Capital of India

Being a great cornucopia of culture, history, cuisine, business and art, the national capital of India offers a wide range of sights and activities that keep the visitors engaged. Let’s discover them.

At first sights, the national capital can appear like an irresistible place to exchange but once you start giving it time, you’ll come across the fact that the chaos decrease, revealing subtle pieces of daily life and layer upon layer of earliest history, built up over 2000 years of the clearing.

Here are seven great things you can choose to do in this hysterical, always moving, but fun-loaded capital.
 

1. TASTE DELHI'S SCRUMPTUS FOOD

The street food in Delhi is mythological. Tasty delights like chaat papri (fried wafers filled with potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt and chilli) or golgappas (fried hollow dough loaded with chickpeas and spicy potatoes), are modish in Old Delhi. Also indulge in stuffed parathas (fried bread with vegetable fillings), searing kebabs and treacle-dripping jalebis (sweet twirls of fried dough).
 

2. VISIT THE RED FORT

Discover the great sandstone cadaver of the Red Fort, and you’ll be aerated back to the finishing days of the Mughal empire. Although some regions are under restoration, the amalgamation of elegant Islamic structures and British-era accompaniments still tells a tale of clashing empires. If feasible, catch the Republic Day celebrations here when the Prime Minister hoists the Tricolour from its splendid bulwarks, and browse the goods on sale in the Meena Bazar, once the high-class spot for the ladies of the Mughal era.


3. GET LOST IN OLD DELHI

Lose yourself and get jumbled in the narrow lanes of Old Delhi and think as you’ve strolled into the primitive era. Every wrong turn coils a fresh surprise as you trip upon such concealed delights as the home of the legendary Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib, the towering Jama Masjid, India’s biggest mosque, or Khari Baoli – Asia’s biggest spice bazaar. On your discoveries, manage to get an eye out for a range of well-preserved and vibrantly decorated Jain Havelis (merchant’s houses), built in the 18th century.

 

4. VISIT INDIRA GANDH"S FORMER HOME

The flickers of history glide through the former residence of Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi Smriti, where she was shot dead by one of her guards in the year 1984. You’ll get to know a lot about India’s most influential family, and India’s compound politics, as you stroll through this periodic home.

 

# Experience lifestyle at Khan Market

Witness the sophisticated lifestyle of middle-class Delhiites at slipshod Khan Market. Go through the bookshops and homeware stores, hang out for a chat at Café Turtle, powered by coffee and slushy cake. Otherwise, indulge in the youthful vibe by sipping a shake at Big Chill Café or sushi at Yum Yum Cha, or mix coffee and carafes at Perch, the city’s first wine and coffee bar.

 

5. VISIT QUTUB MINAR

Take a break by making a trip out to the historic Qutab Minar, with its soaring minaret looking like an ornate factory chimney. This compound is dotted with monuments spanning several centuries and will be of great value to any history, architecture or calligraphy enthusiasts. The ruins are still there in the adjacent Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

 

6. CLIMB JAMA MASJIDS MINARET

End up your discoveries back in Old Delhi at the Jama Masjid, and hike the mosque’s minaret in the late afternoon for classic sights of weighted rooftops, rising vultures and coiling kites, then prize yourself with a classic non-veg meal nearby at Karim’s or Al-Jawahar, both known for their sumptuous, weighty kebabs.
 

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1. GET LOST IN OLD DELHI

Lose yourself and get jumbled in the narrow lanes of Old Delhi and think as you’ve strolled into the primitive era. Every wrong turn coils a fresh surprise as you trip upon such concealed delights as the home of the legendary Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib, the towering Jama Masjid, India’s biggest mosque, or Khari Baoli – Asia’s biggest spice bazaar. On your discoveries, manage to get an eye out for a range of well-preserved and vibrantly decorated Jain Havelis (merchant’s houses), built in the 18th century.