Residents walk down heritage lane at Bahadurgarh Fort

Tribune News Service

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Patiala, March 25

A heritage walk was organised at the Bahadurgarh Fort here on Sunday. 

The two-hour event gave residents of the city a glimpse of the Mughal, Rajput, and Persian tradition, history and architecture that enriched the fort.

The walk was organised by Patiala Foundation, a city-based NGO, in association with GoUNESCO, an umbrella of initiatives that help engage laymen with the heritage. 

Under its campaign, ‘Make Heritage Fun’, GoUNESCO had been holding a series of events in cities around the world to draw attention towards heritage sites.

The Bahadurgarh Fort, situated on the Patiala-Chandigarh road, was constructed by Nawab Saif Khan in 1658 AD and was later renovated by a Sikh ruler, Maharaja Karam Singh, in 1837. 

The construction of the fort, enclosed within two rounded walls and a moat, was completed in eight years.

Ravee Singh Ahluwalia, the guide of the walk, informed the walkers that Maharaja Karam Singh christened the fort as a tribute to Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Sikh master who had stayed there for three months and nine days before leaving for Delhi.