DELHI is said to have been the site of seven cities and whenever a new city came up, protection had to be provided to it mostly in the form of a fort. Delhi thus abounds with forts, sorine of which are visible in their remnanrts some having mere jWalls, and hardly any in its original shape. Lai Kot, Rai Pithora and Siri exist in the ruins of their walls; the inside of Tughlaqabad and Kotia Feroze Shah are in slightly better shape and Purana Qila is better preserved. Lai Qila or Red Fort is the only fort that has withstood ravages but, more than time, when the Mughuls grew weak, plunderers and vandals played havoc with its precious posses¬ sions as well as with its inmates, includ¬ ing royalty. Continue Reading...