Delhi Karavan presents "Dilli 1857...!!!" Heritage Walk at Ritz Cinema, Lothian Rd, Inter State Bus Terminal, Kashmere Gate > 9:30am on 5th April 2015

Time : 9:30 am Add to Calendar 05-04-2015 09:30:00 05-04-2015 12:00:00 68 Delhi Karavan presents "Dilli 1857...!!!" Heritage Walk Event Page : http://goo.gl/1TtbQ7 Ritz Cinema, Lothian Rd, Inter State Bus Terminal, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi 110006 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : CHARGES: Rs.300/person! 
ESSENTIALS: 
1-Do wear a good pair of walking shoes or flip-flops
2-Pls carry a bottle of water
3-Suitable sun-shades depending on weather forecasts

Meeting Point : Ritz Cinema, Lothian Rd, Inter State Bus Terminal, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi 110006
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Kashmere Gate (Yellow Line and Red Line)'
Pls call us on 9818278665 in case of any problem

Event Description : Delhi Karavan presents "Dilli 1857...!!!" Heritage Walk. 

"nahin haal e Dilli sunane ke qaabil..
Ye kissa hai rone rulane ke qabil
ujaade lutero'n ne wo qasr uske
jo the dekhne dikhane ke qabil
na ghar hai na dar hai fakhat ek zafar 
hai, bas haal e Dilli sunane qabil..!!! 

On 10th May, 1857 the Indian sepoys(soldiers) in the cantonment of Meerut raised their guns. This time not to protect their ruler, but against him. If the entire nation would have joined the sepoys that time, we could have toppled over British East India Company. But British stifled the voice of the sepoys and the rule went from East India Company into the hands of the British Monarchy, resulting into the British Colonial Raj for next nine decades. The royal families were wiped out, the Mughal 
princesses raped, and some forced to marry men not worthy of them. The last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was deported to Rangoon even when he begged to be buried in the soil of his nation. But only because of the loss in 1857, after ninety years the nation rose up together to free their nation. No wonder we call the great mutiny of 1857 the first Indian War of Independence!The facts are everywhere, but the pain people when through has not been etched in words. Delhi Karavan will recreate the tale of 1857 through the eyes of the people who witnessed the atrocities of British and who burnt in the fire of this great rebellion. Come let’s cross over a century, and peep into the bruised yet brave heart of India.

Note: presentation will be done in Zabaan-e-Dehli, a mix of Hindi/Urdu

Storyteller: Asif Khan Dehlvi 

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