MCD to organise heritage walks, seminars across city from May to July

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to organise a series of heritage walks and seminars across the city, likely from May to July, showcasing the national capital’s evolution through its prominent sites, officials said.

The initiative, planned as a “Summer Circuit”, is likely to feature events on the first and third Saturdays of each month, with a total of six early-morning walks scheduled over the three-month period, they said.

Officials said the walks are likely to be scheduled in the morning hours in view of rising temperatures.

The routes are expected to cover key historical sites, including Lal Kot, regarded as the city’s earliest fortified settlement, the Qutub Complex, Feroz Shah Kotla Fort, and parts of Shahjahanabad, focusing on its surviving gates.

The decision to organise the programme was taken at a recent review meeting of the civic body’s heritage initiatives, officials said.

While no separate fee will be charged for the walks and seminars, participants will have to pay entry fees at monuments where applicable, they said.

One of the walks planned for July will focus on remains from the Mauryan period, including rock edicts and pillars attributed to Ashoka, they added.

The civic body had organised a similar series of heritage walks during the winter of 2024, including walks in the Qutub Minar area, covering the city’s medieval settlements.