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FROM DOOM TO BLOOM - Humayun's Tomb Gardens - 2003-04-19

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Saturday, 2003, April 19
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NEW DELHI - 'I am not the star of the show,' Ritesh Nanda protests as he shies away from the range of our cameraman Amit Kumar

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV


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The Nila Gumbad, or the blue dome, stands at the far-east of the Humayun tomb complex.(Mayank Austen Soofi)
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It’s 24 karat gold—the kalash , or the finial, at the top of the Humayun’s Tomb. The gilded metal glistens in sunshine. Just some steps away is a much smaller tomb. Its dome is dotted with wild grass. But it too is as intense as its celebrity counterpart. The effect is caused by the dome’s enigmatic blue, which is neither shiny, nor pale. The shade appears fragile, and one fears it might wash out during the rains, or under the harsh sunshine.

Business Standard - FROM DOOM TO BLOOM - 2003-04-19

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www.business-standard.com/weekend/story.asp?Menu=17&story=12642

From doom to bloomA collaboration between the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and ASI sees the garden at Humayun's Tomb get a much needed facelift, says Maitreyee handique

Published : April 19, 2003

'I am not the star of the show,' Ritesh Nanda protests as he shies away from the range of our cameraman Amit Kumar's focus, 'the star is behind you.'

The star, in question, is the garden at Humayun's Tomb, a star destination on a traveller's itinerary, bang in the nerve centre of teeming Delhi. The site was declared a world heritage monument by UNESCO in 1992.

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