Exploring India through her stories

Every sight has a story to tell. Join us as we uncover fascinating, insightful stories behind places, people and monuments of India. Each episode offers a bite-sized glimpse into India’s history, culture, and heritage; Hidden histories, unexpected tales, and stories that help you make sense of the sights around you. Come, experience India with us! Storytrails is an award-winning organisation that attempts to showcase India through her stories. It is a pioneer in designing highly acclaimed, story-based walking tours, audio tours and experiences across India. Storytrails is a winner of the ‘Creative Entrepreneurship Award’ from the British Council, and the ‘Travellers’Choice’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ Awards from Tripadvisor among others. It is highly rated in most travel publications and has seen glowing reviews in Lonely Planet, Frommer’s, Conde Nast, and Nat Geo traveller and many more. Explore more of these stories in our short video series, blog, online workshops, audio tours and walking tours; links on our website www.storytrails.in

Humayun was sandwiched between the ambitious Babur and the visionary Akbar. Add avaricious brothers and defiant governors into the mix, and you have a king caught in a bad place. He struggled, but managed to hold on tenaciously to his kingdom. And when he died, his son, Akbar built a tomb befitting of an emperor for him.

Humayun’s tomb stands in all its majestic glory in the heart of Delhi, ensconced in its own lush gardens, one of the earliest mausoleums to be built this way. It has inspired many later buildings, including the Taj Mahal. Who else is buried in this tomb complex? Just how did the insides look when it was first built? And what happened to this imposing monument when the Mughals lost power?

Join us on the Storytrails podcast, and listen as Ms Swapna Liddle takes us through this glorious monument called Humayun’s tomb.