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India Gate.

New Delhi, 07/10/2007

India Gate which was originally called All India War Memorial was built in 1931, by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the Indian Soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan wars. The monument is 42 meters tall and since 1971, Amar Jawan Jyoti has been burning underneath it, to pay homage to Indian Soldiers.

The National Stadium.

New Delhi, 07/10/2007

The National Hockey Stadium was renamed as Major Dhyan Chand National stadium to pay homage to former Indian Hockey player, often regarded as the greatest player to have played the game. The historic stadium served as the venue for First Asian Games in 1951, and recently, the famous Bollywood Blockbuster Chak de India was shot at this stadium. The stadium has capacity to hold 25,000 people.

Otto Peltzer races.

New Delhi, 13/10/2007

Legs wanted is the theme of Otto Peltzer races which have now restarted and are held on the second saturday of every month at the Nehru Park, Chankya Puri. The races are held in 4 categories — Girls, Boys, Women, and Men. The races are sponsored by addidas and the distance is 5.6 Kms. I participated in this month’s race and hope to participate regularly from now on. The race is the oldest race and was being held in Delhi since 1950’s on every weekend till 2005, when it was called off due to lack of sponsorship. It got its name from the legendary German middle distance runner who set world records in 1920’s.

 The Golden Temple at 2 am.

 Amritsar 02/12/2007

This is the famous Golden Temple of Amritsar looking even more beautiful in the darkness of a chilling December night.