The City Sense

The City Sense The City Sense is a tour guiding service provider based in Gwalior and Curren a active in Gwalior, Ochha, Datia and Shivpuri.

The aim to showcase the real essence of our country and provide a wholesome local experience.

Gwalior Fort houses the largest group of Jain rock-cut sculptures and monuments of its kind, dating from the 7th to 15th...
24/04/2026

Gwalior Fort houses the largest group of Jain rock-cut sculptures and monuments of its kind, dating from the 7th to 15th century — all spread across the Gopachal hill and divided into five distinct groups.

Urwahi Ghati — the most visited,
Gopachal — the largest cluster,
South-West — still worshipped,
North-East — visible yet difficult to access,
and the North-West group — the one we explored today.

Sharing glimpses from this lesser-seen side ↓

Slide 1: Parshvanath Ji seated inside a cave — getting here itself was an adventure with those uneven, wobbly steps.

Slide 2: Neminath Ji inside another cave — and the moment that truly caught our attention. Unlike most Jain sculptures known for their calm, expressionless faces, this one seems to be… smiling.

Slide 3 & 4: Close-ups of that rare expression carved in stone.

Slide 5: Inscriptions on the sculpture — would love if someone can help decode these. Happy to share clearer images.

Slide 6: Another depiction of Parshvanath Ji in the adjoining cave — serene, meditative, just as we usually see.

Slide 7: A glimpse of distant caves with no visible access… makes you wonder what stories still remain hidden there.

Wishing a Happy Guru Purnima~ When your mind is cluttered with thoughts and there is only confusion surround you, a guru...
24/07/2021

Wishing a Happy Guru Purnima~ When your mind is cluttered with thoughts and there is only confusion surround you, a guru can be the guiding light.

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*Greetings from Jai Vilas Palace* Jai Vilas Palace is organizing a carnival on the occasion of Friendship Day. It has be...
24/07/2021

*Greetings from Jai Vilas Palace*

Jai Vilas Palace is organizing a carnival on the occasion of Friendship Day. It has been organized with a vision to promote a sustainable lifestyle, support creative entrepreneurship, and budding visual and performing artists from the city. Bringing together groups of all interests aims to provide an opportunity to participate and celebrate heritage and culture. It is a medium through which we can build a strong and vibrant community. Witness people of all age groups come together to enjoy and celebrate the friendship at the JVP Carnival!

To complement the ambiance of the Carnival, there will be various activities for children and adults. Various cuisines, plants and saplings, fashion and lifestyle, handicrafts, workshops, packed food, live artists and performing artists along with the museum tour of the HH Maharaja Sir Jiwaji Rao Scindia Museum.

You can buy tickets online at https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_HbsVYSkMWRwjJw/view

Father's Day || The city sense thanks for sharing your story with us. Abhishek Borkar is recognized as one of India’s v...
20/06/2021

Father's Day || The city sense thanks for sharing your story with us.

Abhishek Borkar is recognized as one of India’s versatile sarod players. He is playing the Sarod professionally since 2002. His father Pandit Shekhar Borkar is a notable maestro of the instrument who also invented the surtarang ('wave of notes'), a blend of sarod and veena. He guided his sons Abhishek and Praashekh in his tarankaar baaz playing form, which combines the Maihar Gharana of Ustad Allauddin Khan with doctrines from khayal vocal music, prominently including complex ornamentation of taans (melodic lines).
Abhishek has lately been performing at various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad, keeping strict attention to the purity of the art.

Father's Day || The city sense thanks for sharing your story with us. "Having my father and my guru in the same incredi...
20/06/2021

Father's Day || The city sense thanks for sharing your story with us.

"Having my father and my guru in the same incredible human being has truly been a blessing. As a guru, from placing my small fingers on a baby sarod and introducing me to the world of music, and as a father, holding my hand and teaching me how to play cricket, the balance with which he performed this dual role was and continues to be extraordinary. Even today, after a concert of mine he'd say "As a father, I'm extremely proud of you. As a guru, the work has just begun." And of course, as my guru, there is so much to learn from him, but like my father, he's the biggest role model I could ever hope for. He once said to me "Real riyaz starts after you keep your instrument aside. Live the life that you want your music to reflect." And I'm sure he said this to me more as a father than a guru. Been trying to follow this path ever since."

Father's Day || The city sense thanks for sharing your story with us. Abhishek Borkar is recognized as one of India’s v...
20/06/2021

Father's Day || The city sense thanks for sharing your story with us.

Abhishek Borkar is recognized as one of India’s versatile sarod players. He is playing the Sarod professionally since 2002. His father Pandit Shekhar Borkar is a notable maestro of the instrument who also invented the surtarang ('wave of notes'), a blend of sarod and veena. He guided his sons Abhishek and Praashekh in his tarankaar baaz playing form, which combines the Maihar Gharana of Ustad Allauddin Khan with doctrines from khayal vocal music, prominently including complex ornamentation of taans (melodic lines).
Abhishek has lately been performing at various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad, keeping strict attention to the purity of the art.


He shared with us that how he learnt the sarod professionally and personally from his father and the bond that they share.

"Having my father and my guru in the same incredible human being has truly been a blessing. As a guru, from placing my small fingers on a baby sarod and introducing me to the world of music, and as a father, holding my hand and teaching me how to play cricket, the balance with which he performed this dual role was and continues to be extraordinary. Even today, after a concert of mine he'd say "As a father, I'm extremely proud of you. As a guru, the work has just begun." And of course, as my guru, there is so much to learn from him, but like my father, he's the biggest role model I could ever hope for. He once said to me "Real riyaz starts after you keep your instrument aside. Live the life that you want your music to reflect." And I'm sure he said this to me more as a father than a guru. Been trying to follow this path ever since."

BARADARI~ The architecture that admired for its fresh air throughout the hot summers of India.The Baradari of Shivpuri i...
18/06/2021

BARADARI~ The architecture that admired for its fresh air throughout the hot summers of India.

The Baradari of Shivpuri is located in Madhav national park, built by Madho Rao Scindia in 1915. It erected in Italian style and used marble for the construction. It faces the Sakhya Sagar Lake or the Sailing club.

Baradari is pavilions that have excellent acoustic features like, the twelve (Bara) doors (Dari) designed to relinquish free airflow and the three doorways on each side of the square-shaped.
these buildings were especially well-suited for live dance performances by the noble courtesans and private recitals by incredible musicians and poets in front of the ruling kings.



BARADARI~ The architecture that admired for its fresh air throughout the hot summers of India.Baradari of Phoolbagh is a...
17/06/2021

BARADARI~ The architecture that admired for its fresh air throughout the hot summers of India.

Baradari of Phoolbagh is an open theatre, where music festivals were once celebrated. It is located in the middle of the city, enduring beside the Italian Garden.

Baradari is pavilions that have excellent acoustic features like, the twelve (Bara) doors (Dari) designed to relinquish free airflow and the three doorways on each side of the square-shaped.
These buildings were especially well-suited for live dance performances by the noble courtesans and private recitals by incredible musicians and poets in front of the ruling kings.

Dm us for exploring Gwalior.

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BARADARI~ The architecture that admired for its fresh air throughout the hot summers of IndiaIn the late 1600 AD, a Mugh...
15/06/2021

BARADARI~ The architecture that admired for its fresh air throughout the hot summers of India

In the late 1600 AD, a Mughal general camped in the Gwalior Char Bagh that has this stunning baradari in the centre.

Baradari is a pavilion that have excellent acoustic features like, the twelve (Bara) doors (Dari) designed to relinquish free airflow and the three doorways on each side of the square-shaped.

These buildings were especially well-suited for live dance performances by the noble courtesans and private recitals by incredible musicians and poets in front of the ruling kings.

THE SAROD~ The sarod speaks eloquently of the close connections between India, Afganistan and the Persian world as it co...
14/06/2021

THE SAROD~ The sarod speaks eloquently of the close connections between India, Afganistan and the Persian world as it connects to the wiry, muscular style of the Afghan rabab. The sarod's tone quality is its foremost charm. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan says "The skin of the sarod makes the sound very human- it's not wooden. It has flexibility, sensitivity and depth in its tone.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan plays the vocal traditions of dhrupad and khayal style of singing on his sarod.

Picture courtesy: thevinylfactory.com

“The SLAVE of the SAROD”The sarod is more petite than the Sitar and it fits comfortably in the player's lap. It has a le...
13/06/2021

“The SLAVE of the SAROD”

The sarod is more petite than the Sitar and it fits comfortably in the player's lap. It has a leaner and more precise tone without any predominant jangling of sympathetic strings.

Once when someone asked Ustad Amjad Ali Khan that People like to talk about the king of the sarod that moment Ustad laughed and said "I'm the Slave of the sarod" acknowledging how hard it is to master, yet also confident that no one is likely to outshine him and also mentioned, "I am devoted to it and I always want to try and find out what it wants to say."

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