In Stone and Silence: Rahim’s Love Letter to Eternity

On the quiet edge of Delhi’s ancient Grand Trunk Road stands a monument born not of imperial ambition, but of devotion. This walk traces the life and legacy of Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana: poet, statesman, polymath, and lover- who, long before marble dreams took shape in Agra, carved his grief and gratitude into stone for his beloved Mah Banu. A Navratna in the court of Akbar, and later a troubled servant of Jahangir, Rahim lived between power and prayer, loss and learning. Fluent in many tongues, devoted to Krishna, compassionate to the poor, and indifferent to wealth, he believed that freedom lay in wanting nothing and loving deeply. Beside the Yamuna, near Humayun’s Tomb and the dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya, rises the first Mughal tomb built for a woman, an elegy in sandstone. Here, poetry meets architecture, faith meets feeling, and memory resists time. Join this Valentine’s Day walk to listen to whispered…