We are DelhiByFoot.....the name says it all!! We walk, jump, crawl, tip-toe, scramble, stumble and run all over Delhi, sometimes in sneakers, flip-flops, sandals and sometimes even barefoot! But we are always on foot, exploring Delhi's heritage, traditional lifestyles, the people, their culture, foods, religions & spirituality; learning, unlearning & re-learning about this ancient city of Dhili or
Dhillika or Dehli as it has been variously known in its last 2500 years of recorded history. You get the gist, right?! Delhi...People...Photography...Foot...Food...Lovers of Saddi Dilli! We are a band of self-taught ehh…err…well…nature experts...photographers, ehrr....history geeks, activists, academics...mmm...we even blog at times...err kind of a confused lot...Well, we are just like Delhi–many layers, myriad experiences and with a method to our madness! Every nook & cranny in our city is steeped with evidences from times of the Chauhan Rajputs, Tomars, Afghan Pathans, Muslim Sultanate up till the Mughal empire, the architecture of these periods all overlapping and mixing together at times into indistinguishable masses of forts, mosques, temples & ancient buildings. Delhi has the solidity of massive rock walls of Lal Kot near Qutub Minar mixing effortlessly with the most effervescent colors of Delhi's famous bazaars. Centuries of mingling of people have infused our foods & culture with a uniqueness and the people with a unique cosmopolitan spirit, expounded by Delhi-wallahs(as we Delhites are popularly known as) who say 'Dilli hai Dilwallon ki', literally meaning Delhi is for people with a open heart. (Dil is Hindi word for heart)
