Travel Diaries

Travel Diaries "Chalo Kahin Chalay"
A personal pictorial blog on my travels around the country (and beyond). Promoting Pakistan through the lens of my phone camera.

People always have an unfounded notion that one needs a DSLR to be a photographer. However TD aims to rebut by providing images captured and processed with a phone camera. By stitching a few pictures together, anyone can get a Hi-Res picture, similar to that of a professional camera. No laptop is used anywhere in the process. TD aims to capture Pakistan’s jagged, scenic beauty, and tell the story

of a resilient people; things most people seem to pass by without noticing. A drive across Karachi’s streets, conversations over firewood and chai in Kashmir, Pakhtun mountains and Punjabi winters are examples of such instances. With a backpack and a phone camera, one could do anything. :)


About the Photographer:

Moebin Khurram Hafeez is currently studying Law at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He originates from Karachi, lives in Lahore and frequently travels to Islamabad.

Jallianwala Bagh from inside!-India Diaries
20/02/2016

Jallianwala Bagh from inside!

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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, was an event which took place on 13 April 1919 when ...
18/02/2016

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, was an event which took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of nonviolent protesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer.

The park still exists today, with a memorial for those who lost their lives that day.

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The Harimandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The holiest text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib, is present inside ...
16/02/2016

The Harimandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The holiest text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib, is present inside the gurdwara during daytime and the holy book goes for Sukhasan during the night time. Its construction was mainly intended to build a place of worship for men and women from all walks of life and all religions to come and worship God equally. Over 100,000 people visit the holy shrine daily for worship, and also partake in the free community kitchen and meal (Langar) that is a hallmark of all Sikh Gurudwaras.

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We know we haven't posted in a while, but that was only because we were away working on other projects! In the meanwhile...
14/02/2016

We know we haven't posted in a while, but that was only because we were away working on other projects! In the meanwhile, enjoy the rest of the India Diaries!

Harmandir Sahib. also also known as Darbar Sahib and informally referred to as the "Golden Temple" is the holiest Sikh gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar. The city was founded in 1574 by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das. The Harmandir Sahib was designed by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan, who had the cornerstone laid by the Muslim Sufi saint Sai Hazrat Mian Mir on 28 December 1588. Guru Arjan completed the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism, in 1604 and installed it in the gurdwara.

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One certainly cannot tell how tall the Qutub Minar is through pictures, but it seemed never ending when I was standing a...
14/01/2016

One certainly cannot tell how tall the Qutub Minar is through pictures, but it seemed never ending when I was standing at the bottom of it!

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Walking through these hallways, looking at the pillars was such a treat for me. The Qutub Minar complex certainly lived ...
13/01/2016

Walking through these hallways, looking at the pillars was such a treat for me. The Qutub Minar complex certainly lived up to my standards.

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You can see some tourists resting in the Qutub Minar complex.-India Diaries
12/01/2016

You can see some tourists resting in the Qutub Minar complex.

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Just look at the details on each pillar!-India Diaries
11/01/2016

Just look at the details on each pillar!

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These intricate engravings could be found all over the Qutub Minar complex. It certainly left me in awe, and staring at ...
11/01/2016

These intricate engravings could be found all over the Qutub Minar complex. It certainly left me in awe, and staring at a wall for long periods of time.

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The Quwwat ul Islam Mosque at the bottom of Qutub Minar was dimly lit during the night viewing. -India Diaries
10/01/2016

The Quwwat ul Islam Mosque at the bottom of Qutub Minar was dimly lit during the night viewing.

-India Diaries

The Qutub Minar is made of dark red sandstone covered with iron intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an. The Minar...
08/01/2016

The Qutub Minar is made of dark red sandstone covered with iron intricate carvings and verses from the Qur'an. The Minar comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, separated be balconies carried on Muqarnas corbels. The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth and sixth storeys are of marble and sandstone. At the foot of the tower is the Quwwat ul Islam Mosque.

In 1200 CE, Qutub-ud-Din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate started construction of the Qutub Minar. In 1220, Aib...
07/01/2016

In 1200 CE, Qutub-ud-Din Aibak, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate started construction of the Qutub Minar. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish added three storeys to the tower.

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