Speaking Archaeologically™

Disclaimer: The following account includes screaming kids, a tik tok video shoot, attempts to enter a locked baoli, dogs lazing around, and yes! A site cover. You are still in that holiday stupor even though your holidays have ended. Imagine then getting a text one day on your class group saying that all your classes are cancelled. Wouldn’t you just have a big goofy smile on your face and snuggle right back into your covers? Or just spend the whole day lazing around and catching up on Netflix (Kdramas for me please)? No, no. That wasn’t the case with me though. Rather the first waking thought that came to my mind was, “Ah great I finally have some time to do a site cover”. Yes you read that right. A site cover, something that I would later find to be challenging yet extremely fun by the end of it. And before you think of me as someone crazy, hear me out!   I had embarked on the quest of exploring the ‘Baolis of Delhi’ initially as a part of my research project, something ...

‘ I asked my Soul, "What is Delhi?" She replied, "The world is the body and Delhi is its life.’"  – Mirza Ghalib These lines by Mirza Ghalib beautifully summarize my love for Delhi and it's ruins that lay around the city. Though it looks like a small part of this world, its essence can make anyone fall in love with this city. It’s the charm that the historical sites exude, resplendent with various stories and cultural motifs, that make them all the more endearing. Trust me, historical sites,with a whiff of earthly smell and a dash of adventure, are replete in Delhi. Especially on the adventure part. Seriously.  It is with this romanticism that I got out of my bed. On a Sunday morning that is. Alright before I get tagged as someone crazy for doing this, hear me out. We were supposed to cover the Baolis of Delhi, something that started as just a part of Simran’s research project but later, literaly became something more. Baolis , a.k.a. stepwells now defunct and ...