About Us
Who is this site for?
What will you find on this site?
Well researched blogs on interesting historical places and hidden gems…describing their stories and legacies in a way that brings them alive. As well as descriptions of what to look for and practical information for planning your own visits.
Connections to quality heritage walk and tour providers across India, for you to curate your own individual experiences.
A special section for students. We encourage students’ love for history and heritage and we run a Students Award Scheme for those interested to explore further.
Merchandise for sale. All authentic. All about heritage awareness.
A quick introduction to our contributors…
Adil Ahmad
Adil Ahmad has worked with Multinational companies across India, England, Mideast, East Asia….but his passion has always been in history and culture! Adil is deeply curious about India’s heritage and its many stories, and being widely travelled and a voracious researcher of all things historical, loves discovering ‘hidden gems” that he knows will interest other readers.
Adil is a history graduate from Delhi University (where the seeds of his heritage-passion were sown…) and an MBA. Having finished with his corporate career, he is now a full-time heritage nerd.
You can access Adil’s book “Absolute Delhi”, available on Amazon, here : https://www.amazon.in/Absolute-Delhi-Hidden-Would-Discover/dp/1642493910
Navpreet Arora
Navpreet runs FunOnStreets.com, a Kolkata based walking tours company that briliantly weaves an “insiders” narrative on the city, bringing alive Kolkata’s myriad colours as the “Land of the Babus, the Birthplace of Reformers, the Brewery of Nationalism.”
Navpreet started FunOnStreets in 2016, offering guided tours to locals and visitors alike and she has grown to be one of the major voices in Kolkata’s heritage landscape. Navpreet is a Sociology graduate from Presidency College and has a Masters in Management, having previously worked in the corporate sector for many years….before the heritage bug took over.
Siddharth Raja
A lawyer by profession and a heritage enthusiast by conviction, Siddharth Raja lives in Nandi Hills, Bangalore, and runs with his wife, Priya, in the foothills of Nandi Hills, a historical walking tour company “Nandi Valley Walks” (www.facebook.com/nandivalleywalks)