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Sunday Sunset Amidst Monuments!

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There is something magical, mystical about monuments - they are silent yet they whisper to those who listen and tell you about their pasts.  What exactly might have happened centuries ago is only a guesswork. Inferential yet subjective.  So at times it seems achievable to a non historian like me. Its interesting to guess  "what might have happened here centuries ago".  This makes you stay and listen to them through their arches, scriptures, emblems, stonework. They ask you to stay & admire & listen !  An advantage of being in Delhi NCR is you can always  head on to any of these mystical places.And choose to give history, a long gone by era to come alive when given a chance.  Today we grabbed our opportunity & set out to explore Qutab Minar & nearby areas. The chosen mode of transport was metro for sheer comfort and reliability. We reached Qutab Minar metro station and through an auto landed at the monument gates. Inundated by The majestic Struct