The view from the top of Daulatabad I first visited Daulatabad about 25 years ago. From all those years ago, I remember two things distinctly: the frighteningly dark passages that can lead you straight to a moat full of hungry crocodiles if you take the wrong turn, and the smell of bats.The latter stays the same, except that it's mingled with the stench of sweat. What has changed, though, is the passages. A few electric lights have been installed, but what really changes the feel of the place is the fact that everyone has a mobile phone with a flashlight! Where's the drama of a flaming torch leading the way through dark, unpredictable, winding passages? The walls of Daulatabad Fort Daulatabad on a cloudy Sunday morning Unlike most other people who link … [Read more...]