New Delhi: A short wall has kept the Azimganj Serai, a 16 th- century monument, just out of reach of both conservation architects and heritage enthusiasts.

It is a small but significant demarcation that blocks its natural access from the Sunder Nursery heritage complex—the serai’s fortress-like structure is within sight of the nursery’s symmetrical gardens and pruned shrubbery.

One of the earliest Mughal-era serais in Delhi, it was a welcome respite for weary travellers on the Grand Trunk Road, just as curious visitors visiting the nursery complex look at it today. The nursery receives around 10 lakh footfalls each year. Show Full Article

Yet plans by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) to complete conservation at Azimganj serai and allow public access to the monument

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