{"id":171,"date":"2011-12-08T12:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T12:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2012-03-16T04:24:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T04:24:26","slug":"the-trail-of-nizam-piya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/?page_id=171","title":{"rendered":"The Trail of Nizam Piya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Trail of Nizam Piya<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Stories of sufis, emperors &amp; poets in one of Delhi\u2019s oldest village<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The village named after Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (1236-1325) one of the most popular Sufi\u00a0saints of North India, is a treasure house of stories and histories.<\/p>\n<p>At the\u00a0epicenter\u00a0is the Dargah\u00a0of Nizamuddin, set in the bustling village with a medieval\u00a0ambience, narrow alleys, and bazaars.\u00a0Because of\u00a0 its association with the saint, the area became a popular site for burials \u2013 for\u00a0emperors, saints, nobility, royalty, warriors and poets alike.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, Nizamuddin offers a\u00a0bouquet of built heritage down the centuries,\u00a0besides of course the chance to meet with the beloved Nizam Piya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Places Visited<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Dargah complex and nearby monuments \u2013 Tomb of Ghalib, Chaunsath Khamba &amp; more\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Chilla Nizamuddin<\/li>\n<li>Humayun\u2019s Tomb, mausoleum of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0mughal, a world heritage site; 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century<\/li>\n<li>Tomb of the poet Rahim Khan-e-Khanan, 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0c.<\/li>\n<li>Sunder Nursery, India\u2019s largest nursery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Duration: \u00a04 hours<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mode of Commuting: Walking<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Meeting Point: \u00a0Police Station, Nizamuddin West<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Timings: \u00a0Customised<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(Images &#8211; Click to enlarge)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nizamuddin Dargah \/ Photo: Karan Thapa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nizamuddin Dargah \/ Photo: Bedatri Datta Choudhury<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nizamuddin Dargah \/ Photo: Chandan Ahuja<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Subz Burj \/ Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunder Nursery \/ Photo: Karan Thapa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chilla Nizamuddin \/ Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Humayun&#8217;s Tomb \/ Photo: Kabilan Sathyamurthy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Humayun&#8217;s Tomb \/ Photo: Deepanjali<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Humayun&#8217;s Tomb \/ Photo: Soham Banerjee<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/images\/walks\/nizampiya\/niz10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rahim&#8217;s Tomb \/ Photo: Russ Bowling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trail of Nizam Piya Stories of sufis, emperors &amp; poets in one of Delhi\u2019s oldest village &nbsp; The village named after Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (1236-1325) one of the most popular Sufi\u00a0saints of North India, is a treasure house of stories and histories. At the\u00a0epicenter\u00a0is the Dargah\u00a0of Nizamuddin, set in the bustling village with a medieval\u00a0ambience, narrow alleys, and bazaars.\u00a0Because of\u00a0 its association with the saint, the area became a popular site for burials \u2013 for\u00a0emperors, saints, nobility, royalty, warriors and poets alike. Hence, Nizamuddin offers a\u00a0bouquet of built heritage down the centuries,\u00a0besides of course the chance to meet with the beloved Nizam Piya. &nbsp; Places Visited The Dargah complex and nearby monuments \u2013 Tomb of Ghalib, Chaunsath Khamba &amp; more\u2026 Chilla Nizamuddin Humayun\u2019s Tomb, mausoleum of the 2nd\u00a0mughal, a world heritage site; 16th\u00a0century Tomb of the poet Rahim Khan-e-Khanan, 17th\u00a0c. Sunder Nursery, India\u2019s largest nursery Duration: \u00a04 hours Mode of Commuting: Walking Meeting Point: \u00a0Police Station, Nizamuddin West Timings: \u00a0Customised (Images &#8211; Click to enlarge) Nizamuddin Dargah \/ Photo: Karan Thapa Nizamuddin Dargah \/ Photo: Bedatri Datta Choudhury Nizamuddin Dargah \/ Photo: Chandan Ahuja Subz Burj \/ Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur Sunder Nursery \/ Photo: Karan Thapa Chilla Nizamuddin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":167,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-171","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171\/revisions\/1013"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}