Culture & Books

Rana Siddiqui Zaman  -June 9, 2023

New Delhi witnesses the first edition of Natya Kumbh – a celebration of drama and dramatist- featuring one emerging playwright, six directors, seven groups, eight plays and nine shows. Could it attract enough audience or maybe even spark a culture consciousness in the Capital?  

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VIVEK SHUKLA -June 3, 2023

Labourers from West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha who built the new Parliament are likely to be forgotten; much like the labourers of Rajasthan of the old Parliament who have been rendered invisible in pages of history

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Rohan Chauhan -May 31, 2023

Designed by Dastkari Haat Samiti’s president Jaya Jaitly, the Shilp Gallery exhibits the creative imprints of over 350 artisans narrating India’s versatile cultural and crafts history

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Vivek Shukla -May 30, 2023

The Central News Agency was definitely a different bookshop, for the simple reason that here no staff member used to object if some customer started reading a book or newspaper and did it for hours together

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VIVEK SHUKLA -May 27, 2023

7, Moti Lal Nehru Marg has memories attached to India’s first Prime Minister who lived there before shifting to Teen Murti House 

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Vivek Shukla -May 22, 2023

Kapurthala House that came to life due to Raghav Chadha and Parineeti Chopra’s engagement is one of the many royal houses that served as embassies in British Raj

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Mohd Shehwaaz Khan -May 19, 2023

The exhibition features architectural models and artworks by renowned artists Tyeb Mehta, Zarina, and Nasreen Mohamedi from KNMA’s collection. Spanning over a century, the display also includes a film titled “Touch Air” (2023) by filmmaker Amit Dutta

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Tahir Bhat -May 15, 2023

The 14th century fort, built by Tughlaq dynasty ruler Feroz Shah, has turned into a sanctuary for troubled souls who beseech supernatural beings

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