Delhi Karavan presents 'Zafar Ki Aakhri Khwaish' Heritage Baithak at Zafar Mahal Mehrauli > 3pm to 6pm on 23rd March 2014

Time : 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm 

Duration: 3 hours

Entry : Rs. 300/- Person 
Contact: Asif Khan Dehli - 9818278665

ESSENTIALS TO WEAR & CARRY:
1- All participants should carry something to cover their heads, so be it dupattas, scarves, handkerchiefs etc for the entry to Dargah.
2- Dress conservatively to respect religious sentiments of the people in the area
2- Do wear a good pair of walking shoes or flip-flops.
3- A bottle of drinking water.

Meeting Place : Mehrauli Bus Depot (Opposite Bhool Bhulaiyya)
Metro : Nearest Metro Stations - 'Qutub Minar(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : Delhi Karavan presents "Zafar Ki Aakhri Khwaish" Heritage Baithak

"Na Ghar Hai Na Dar Hai Bas Ek Zafar Hai"

Delhi Karavan brings to you, a talk session on Mughal Emperor “Bahadur Shah Zafar “who was a Sufi by nature and has a very deep & poignant story behind him. His full name was “Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah”, and he was the man destined to watch dusk envelop the Mughal Empire in India. Ironically, this Mughal emperor, who was also an acclaimed poet, used a nom de plume -Zafar - meaning victory, when in reality; he sat on his throne much like a defeated leader. In the finall years of his life, Zafar was banished from his own kingdom, and he lived in a state of utter despair in Rangoon, where he is said to have composed the famous lines

"Kitne badnaseeb hai Zafar
dafn ke liye/ Do gaz zameen bhi na mili ku-e-yaar mein"

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