Ugrasen ki Baoli, Delhi

• The Baoli area is surprisingly small. It makes sense to cover this as part of a set that may include Jantar Mantar & India Gate.
• There is limited parking. It is advisable to park on the outer ring of Rajeev Chowk and walk to this place.

Covid was over - or so we thought. We decided to venture out to a place which was on our list forever. We had crossed this place a hundred times and were never able to visit. As planned, we parked our car near the British Library and decided to walk to the Baoli.

Ugrasen ki Baoli, A stepwell at the centre of the most crowded area in Delhi

Baoli is a step-well, an open well with steps for people to walk and retrieve water. Apart from the possibility of architecture, the wells are deeper than traditional wells. It was a winter afternoon when we reached Ugrasen ki Baoli. There was minimal crowd given the covid situation and the weather was perfect for such an outing.

The stepwell itself is decently elaborate and open for public viewing. It took us not time to cover the levels and return back to the top of the stairs where we basked in the lukewarm weather under the shades of large trees.