Anil Goyal, Indologist
बोलते पत्थर
Bolte Patthar: Stones That Speak
Every old stone in Delhi has a story. Indologist Anil Goyal listens to them, and retells what they say: of Gurus and Sufis, emperors and traitors, Pandavas and the river Yamuna.
39 stories, place by place
A Gurudwara where Guru Nanak Dev Ji stayed in 1505. A tomb built so you can walk in but not find your way out. A temple where the Pandavas left Lord Krishna for the last time. And a plate of spicy chaat that began as an emperor's medicine.
Bolte Patthar collects these stories, place by place, with photographs and simple directions so you can go and see them for yourself.
Three collections
दिल्ली के बोलते पत्थरSpeaking Stones of Delhi
Eleven places in Delhi with stories most of us walk past every day.
11 stories
भारतीय मंदिरों के आश्चर्यWonders of Indian Temples
Singing pillars, a hanging pillar, a stone sundial, an arrow that points to the South Pole and ghee kept for 650 years.
21 stories
भारतविद्या के आश्चर्यWonders of Indology
What our Panchang, scriptures and sacred geography knew long before modern instruments.
7 stories
About the author
"I am Anil Goyal, an Indologist. I share these stories so the next time you pass an old stone, you stop and listen."
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