Who constructed sarais in olden times
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When Ziauddin Barni, a 14th-century chronicler, laments the ruin of the city of Delhi due to the change of capital ordered by Tughlaq Sultan, Muhammad, the first thing that comes up in his list of losses is sarais – medieval structures of public use that can be compared to modern day inns or hotels.
This reference establishes the significance of the sarais in the pre-modern consciousness.
Sarais were spaces where travellers could stay for a considerable period of time. If they were merchants, they could also store their goods in these places, with special arrangements made for security. Usually, these inns charged a small sum, but some establishments were free of charge as they were built by nobles or royal personages looking for benefits in the afterlife.
Delhi as a city, or as several cities, boasted of many such structures. The memory of these public spaces, however, has been easily eroded, and the only hint of their presence remains in the names of areas and localities with prefix or suffix of “sarai”.
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