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India is also known for its vast and diverse cuisine which is very  famous across the globe. Though there are at least four groups of cuisine found across India, I would like to show your some of the finest restaurant of North Indian cuisine in Delhi.

Karim Hotel
If you love Mugulai food, then look no further than Karim Hotel in old Delhi. This restaurant was established in 1913 and had a long tradition (परंपरा – Parampara) of serving their customers (ग्राहकों – Grahakon). This restaurant is very famous (प्रसिद्ध – Prasidh) in the authentic (प्रामाणिक – Praamaadik) Mughlai cuisine (भोजन – Bhojan) such as Kebabs, Biryani, kofta etc.

Karim Hotel

Moti Mahal Hotel
Moti Mahl has invented some of the famous Indian Tandoori dishes such as Butter Chicken as well as Dal Makkani. This restaurant was established in 1920 in present day Pakistan (when India was individed) is now located in located in Daryaganj area of the old Delhi. This restaurant is very popular for its tandoori dishes including tandoori chicken and butter chicken etc. Those dishes are served with variety (विविधता – Vividhata) of Indian bread called Naan (नान). With over 90 franchises around India making it is more likely that you may find it somewhere near when you are on your Indian trip (यात्रा – Yaatra).

Moti Mahal

Chor Bizaare
Chor Bizaare is a finest restaurant for the tradition Kashmiri cuisine. The restaurant opened in Delhi in the year of 1990 in Delhi and, later in London in 1997. The restaurant showcase a decor (रंग-सज्जा – Rang Sajja) which may seem the remnant (अवशेष – Avashesh) of medieval period (मध्ययुगीन काल- Madhyayugin Kaal) of India, but it has a good ambiance. The  customers favorite is lamb based dishes. It is located on Asif Ali Road in Delhi.

Bukhara
Bukhara is located in the prestigious hotel the ITC Maurya Hotel, Chanakyapuri in New Delhi. This is a paradise (स्वर्ग – Svarg) for authentic tandoori dishes, which is considered as the finest in Indian cuisine and voted as the best restaurant in Asia, and 37^{th in} the world. Some of the favorite dishes include Sikandari Raan (Marinated Whole Leg of Spring Lamb) and Murgh Malai Kebab (Creamy Chicken Kebab). Many famous international (अंतरराष्ट्रीय – Antraraastriya) celebrities including Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin and etc.

Bukhara

Punjabi By Nature
Though established only in 1998, the restaurant has made a very good name in the business (व्यापार – Vyaapar) by offering its customer unique (अद्वितीय – Adavitiya) and authentic taste of India. The restaurant offers some of the finest north Indian dishes be it the tandoori cuisine or vegetarian in an excellent ambiance. The original restaurant is located in Noida, a satellite city Delhi. Other branches are located in Vasand Vihar, Raja Garden, Gurgoan and Bengaluru.

Punjabi By Nature

When I was in University, I used to go to the wholesale book (पुस्तक – Pustak) market of Delhi which is located in the walled city area of Delhi. This market is located in the area called Daryaganj, which is considered as the India’s biggest wholesale (थोक – thok) book market (or perhaps the biggest book publishing area in Asia). Many claims that you can find any Hindi books as well as English book available on this planet as every publishing house have a distributor there.

Sunday Book Market of Delhi

On Sunday (रविवार – Ravivaar), though, you could witness a different book market (बाज़ार – Baazar) in this area. This is the market where used books’ vendors gather and sell their books along the main street in open. This is the second biggest used books market in Asia. Those vendors (दुकानदार  – Dukaandar) may not have proper shops, but they have a fixed place on the pedestrian area where they will stack or scatter their collection of used books. Some vendors have a mixed collection (संग्राहलय – Sangrahlay) of books containing novels, magazine, technical etc. while, others seems more selective in their collection selling the used books from the field of technical or medical science. Because of this, many students frequently visit this market in hope to get their study program related books which could be very expensive when brought new. It is also a treat for all novel (उपन्यास – Upanyaas) lovers as they get almost all famous novels at throw away price. By evening, when the vendors must finish up, they could be seen selling the books at the price that you won’t believe. For those collecting historical or rare collection of books, this market is a worth visiting. Couple of years ago, a gentlemen (सजन – Sajan) found a rare book at throw away price (मूल्य – Mulya) which was published in the 18th century!

Just like many shops in India, there you can bargain on the book’s price. According to my personal experience (अनुभव – Anubhav), depending on the vendor’s knowledge (जानकारी – Jaankaari) about the work, you can get low or huge bargain. Those vendors which don’t know much about the book could be pursued to offer good discount.

I would say that it is worth to visit such market as you never know which books await you there. On one occasion (अवसर – Avasar), I found an old book from Russia (रूस – Roos) which fascinated (मोहित – Mohit) so much that I decided to learn Russian language (रूसी  – Roosi) since after then (and in fact, I had started learning it). On another count, I could find a rare technical book from the famous MIR Publisher from former USSR related to my field of study which showed me a completely new way of visualizing the geometrical figures which helped me understand the related topic much better than any other book available from the local market.

How about an inspiring Hindi poem in this post?

Those who are learning Hindi through reading comprehension Hindi poems could be a great resource as it offers great variety of composition and grammatical structure.

Hope, you will try to comprehend the poem with the above given explanation. So, here it is.

कविता (Kavita – Poem) : अग्निपथ (Agnipath- You)
कवि (Kavi – Poet): हरिवंश राय बच्चन (Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

वृक्ष हों भले खड़े
हों घने, हों बड़े
एक पत्र छाँह भी
मांग मत! मांग मत! मांग मत!
अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ!

Trees may have been standing,
May they be dense, may they be big,
even a shade of single leaf,
don’t ask! don’t ask! don’t ask!
(Keep walking on) Agnipath (the path of fire)!, Agnipath!, Agnipath!

तू न थकेगा कभी
तू न थमेगा कभी
तू न मुड़ेगा कभी
कर शपथ! कर शपथ! कर शपथ!
अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ!

you won’t ever tired,
you won’t ever stop,
you won’t ever turn back,
take this oath! take this oath! take this oath!
(Keep walking on) Agnipath (the path of fire)!, Agnipath!, Agnipath!

यह महान दृश्य है
चल रहा मनुष्य है
अश्रु-स्वेद-रक्त से
लथ-पथ! लथ-पथ! लथ-पथ!
अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ! अग्निपथ!

This view is great,
the man is walking,
in teardrop, sweat, and blood,
soaked! soaked! soaked!
(Keep walking on) Agnipath (the path of fire)!, Agnipath!, Agnipath!