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Agra, The City through Poetry

Location Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
$40.16
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Overview

Agra's poets, including Nazir Akabarabadi, Ghalib, and Mir Taqi Mir, illustrate how language fosters human connections. The city's rich cultural heritage is beautifully captured in their poetic verses.

  • 📜 Visit the birthplaces of renowned poets and gain insights into their contributions to literature.
  • 📖 Engage in discussions about Agra's poetry and its impact on the city's cultural landscape.
  • 🌆 Experience the unique cultural richness of Agra through the lens of its poetic tradition.
  • ⚠️ Please note that this is a walking tour; comfortable footwear is recommended.

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Agra, The City through Poetry
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

  • A handout with some beautiful photographs curated with and poetic verses

Meeting point
I will meet you at central gate of Jama Masjid, opposite to Agra For Railway Station
Return details
I will meet you at central gate of Jama Masjid, opposite to Agra For Railway Station

  • Jama Masjid
    We will start our walk from Jama Masjid and continue walking to : - Visit Mirza Ghalib's Birthplace. Learn briefly about his writing genre and emergence of Urdu poetry in the late Mughal period. - Calligraphy workshop- Urdu is known for it's a unique calligraphic script. We visit a calligraphy workshop and discuss the development of language and literature during the Mughal rule. - Walking down the 16th-century shopping street of the city that was once an important part of the silk route. We read a couple of verses from Nazir Akbarabadi and learn how he's documented the city's socio-economical details. - Visit Khankhana Katra. Read Abdur Rahim Khankhana's Hindi Dohas and talk about the submergence of Hindi and Urdu languages. - Live flute performance inside a 17th-century temple - Here we talk about the poetry of Meer Taqi Meet. - Exploring a 16th-century neighborhood and meeting practicing poets of Agra- listen to their poetry and talk about how poetry helps to build stronger human connection and to avoid stereotypes. - Visit 15th-century mosk and talk about the poetic tradition of Agra and listen to some more practicing poets of the city. - Visit family mausoleum of poet Maikash Akbarabadi and talk about his family

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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    Agra, The City through Poetry

    Location Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
    $40.16
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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