(Gajendra Yadav)The 3-km uphill stretch from the parking lot to the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri is teeming with tourists, including foreign. The 16th-century capital of the Mughal Empire, Fatehpur Sikri is located less than 40 km from India’s foremost tourist destination Taj Mahal. Yet, points out Mohammad Alim Qureshi, 62, the vice-president of the Fatehpur Sikri Approved Guides Association, “Only about 30 per cent of international tourists from Agra visit Fatehpur Sikri now. There are no lapkas in Fatehpur Sikri. Although the monuments at Fatehpur Sikri are considered one of the best preserved in the country, the town itself is in a shambles.

Source: Indian Express November 04, 2017 18:45 UTC