Opinion Tandoor

History is tricky. We live through it, making our little impressions upon it, eroding it and yet preserving it in some ways. At the same time, we wish to consume it by observing it, recording it and experiencing it. The two are not mutually exclusive and yet are not completely in congruence. Nevertheless, some people manage to bring the two aspects together in a wonderful synchronisation.
This past Sunday, in the early hours of the morning, a few aficionados of photography, some connoisseurs of art and culture and a few of those who are interested in history assembled in one of the by-lanes of the old Agra city (built and developed during the medieval period, Mughal period to be more precise) for a unique experience of a heritage walk. Led by Tahir Ahmed Qureshi, a filmmaker based in Agra, who also happens to live in this part of the city, the walk was a guided tour of the old Agra city, walled amidst such iconic monuments as the Agra fort and the Jama Masjid.
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As the cool breeze hits you on the face you cycle down a hill, with intermittent rain falling on you and occasionally as you pass from under a tree the very breeze shakes some drops off of the leaves almost flirtatiously on to you. There is no match for cycling in the monsoons and if you are brave enough you will cycle about eight kilometers one way from your home to reach the beautiful Yamuna road in Agra, one side of which is walled by the majestic, huge Agra fort and the other side lies the river Yamuna, which brims, thanks to a good rainfall beyond which lies one of the wonders of the world the Taj Mahal. Yes there are uphill battles but there are also downhill joys. In the end cycling through those glistening, wet roads, breathing in that early morning air is all worth it if you manage to capture your experience in some pictures to share with everyone.

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